Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Laon (02408)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 16 980 16 027 15 092
Working age adult in % 66,9 67,2 65,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,2 49,5 50,3
 Unemployed workers in % 14,6 17,7 15,4
Economically inactive people in % 33,1 32,8 34,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,5 10,7
 Retirees in % 8,8 7,5 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,9 15,8 17,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 15 092 9 923 65,7 7 596 50,3
 15 to 24 years old 3 441 1 446 42,0 941 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 8 722 6 925 79,4 5 377 61,7
 55 to 64 years old 2 930 1 553 53,0 1 278 43,6
Male 7 578 5 192 68,5 3 950 52,1
 15 to 24 years old 1 735 761 43,8 479 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 4 575 3 700 80,9 2 875 62,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 268 731 57,6 596 47,0
Female 7 514 4 731 63,0 3 646 48,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 705 685 40,2 462 27,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 147 3 225 77,8 2 502 60,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 662 822 49,4 682 41,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 50,3
Unemployed workers 15,4
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 17,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 11 359 8 868 10 777 7 932 9 802 7 566
including farmer operators 19 19 12 12 28 28
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 421 379 397 336 343 304
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 244 1 193 967 909 908 871
including intermediate professions 2 321 2 070 2 323 2 084 2 217 1 983
including employees 3 805 2 944 3 522 2 569 3 075 2 414
including workers 3 193 2 262 3 109 2 020 2 886 1 966
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 2 485 2 837 2 327
Unemployment rate in % 21,9 26,3 23,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,1 45,5 34,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 19,6 23,6 22,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,6 20,2 17,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 39,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 31,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 27,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,4
2 years at university 15,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 17 035 16 122 16 203
Working age adult living in the area 8 951 8 071 7 738
Occupational concentration by industry 190,3 199,8 209,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 52,8 50,4
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 17 035 100,0 16 122 100,0 16 203 100,0
Employee 16 002 93,9 15 067 93,5 15 027 92,7
 including women 8 419 49,4 8 038 49,9 7 969 49,2
 including part time jobs 2 913 17,1 2 884 17,9 2 443 15,1
Non-employee 1 033 6,1 1 055 6,5 1 175 7,3
 including women 351 2,1 398 2,5 499 3,1
 including part time jobs 96 0,6 169 1,0 164 1,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 16 089 100,0
Farmer operators 32 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 617 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 355 14,6
Intermediate professions 4 971 30,9
Employees 5 116 31,8
Workers 2 998 18,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,1 0,1 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 3,0 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 13,4 14,6
Intermediate professions 28,4 30,0 30,9
Employees 33,7 34,3 31,8
Workers 20,3 19,1 18,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 16 791 100,0 15 889 100,0 16 089 100,0 53,1 94,0
Agriculture 49 0,3 40 0,3 61 0,4 20,2 47,0
Industry 1 250 7,4 1 261 7,9 1 118 6,9 31,7 94,0
Construction 809 4,8 694 4,4 806 5,0 14,6 88,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 402 38,1 5 849 36,8 5 792 36,0 48,5 89,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 8 282 49,3 8 047 50,6 8 312 51,7 63,1 97,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 29,8 11,6
Industry 30,4 51,6
Construction 16,1 3,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,6 39,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,1 63,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.