EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
173 708 |
181 630 |
190 298 |
| Working age adult in % |
68,5 |
69,7 |
73,5 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
58,2 |
58,5 |
64,6 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
10,3 |
11,2 |
8,9 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
31,5 |
30,3 |
26,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
20,1 |
20,0 |
17,3 |
| Retirees in % |
4,5 |
3,1 |
2,4 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
6,9 |
7,1 |
6,7 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
190 298 |
139 951 |
73,5 |
122 999 |
64,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
52 723 |
20 478 |
38,8 |
16 230 |
30,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
113 674 |
103 114 |
90,7 |
91 896 |
80,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 901 |
16 359 |
68,4 |
14 873 |
62,2 |
| Male |
91 217 |
69 249 |
75,9 |
61 100 |
67,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
24 153 |
9 970 |
41,3 |
7 897 |
32,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
56 009 |
51 329 |
91,6 |
45 962 |
82,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
11 055 |
7 951 |
71,9 |
7 241 |
65,5 |
| Female |
99 081 |
70 701 |
71,4 |
61 899 |
62,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
28 570 |
10 508 |
36,8 |
8 333 |
29,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
57 665 |
51 785 |
89,8 |
45 934 |
79,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
12 847 |
8 408 |
65,4 |
7 632 |
59,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
64,6 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,9 |
| Retirees |
2,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
17,3 |
| Other economically inactive people |
6,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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 |
118 993 |
101 062 |
126 602 |
106 331 |
140 843 |
125 158 |
| including farmer operators |
214 |
207 |
126 |
115 |
92 |
92 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
6 400 |
5 779 |
8 044 |
7 362 |
9 033 |
8 572 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
30 066 |
28 504 |
34 971 |
32 741 |
46 056 |
44 096 |
| including intermediate professions |
33 037 |
28 891 |
34 678 |
29 936 |
37 326 |
33 882 |
| including employees |
31 637 |
25 737 |
31 094 |
24 704 |
31 761 |
26 821 |
| including workers |
15 955 |
11 944 |
15 582 |
11 472 |
14 665 |
11 695 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
17 929 |
20 255 |
16 952 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
15,1 |
16,0 |
12,1 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
26,0 |
26,2 |
20,7 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,8 |
15,0 |
10,9 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,1 |
10,2 |
9,1 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
26,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
24,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,3 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,3 |
| 2 years at university |
10,6 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
165 058 |
179 397 |
210 898 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
102 254 |
108 012 |
125 154 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
161,4 |
166,1 |
168,5 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
58,2 |
59,0 |
61,9 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
165 058 |
100,0 |
179 397 |
100,0 |
210 898 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
147 118 |
89,1 |
155 723 |
86,8 |
179 503 |
85,1 |
| including women |
81 453 |
49,3 |
84 790 |
47,3 |
96 384 |
45,7 |
| including part time jobs |
25 772 |
15,6 |
26 885 |
15,0 |
26 463 |
12,5 |
| Non-employee |
17 940 |
10,9 |
23 674 |
13,2 |
31 395 |
14,9 |
| including women |
6 442 |
3,9 |
8 937 |
5,0 |
12 412 |
5,9 |
| including part time jobs |
2 322 |
1,4 |
3 562 |
2,0 |
5 206 |
2,5 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
212 214 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
102 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
14 283 |
6,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
58 501 |
27,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
61 901 |
29,2 |
| Employees |
53 446 |
25,2 |
| Workers |
23 981 |
11,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,2 |
6,5 |
6,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
21,4 |
23,5 |
27,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
29,6 |
29,2 |
29,2 |
| Employees |
31,3 |
28,6 |
25,2 |
| Workers |
12,4 |
12,0 |
11,3 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
164 400 |
100,0 |
178 615 |
100,0 |
212 214 |
100,0 |
51,6 |
86,6 |
| Agriculture |
518 |
0,3 |
426 |
0,2 |
637 |
0,3 |
36,9 |
83,2 |
| Industry |
7 672 |
4,7 |
7 500 |
4,2 |
8 998 |
4,2 |
34,0 |
88,8 |
| Construction |
6 302 |
3,8 |
8 283 |
4,6 |
11 327 |
5,3 |
9,9 |
68,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
86 401 |
52,6 |
95 993 |
53,7 |
118 016 |
55,6 |
47,2 |
84,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
63 506 |
38,6 |
66 414 |
37,2 |
73 237 |
34,5 |
67,4 |
92,5 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
39,2 |
25,5 |
| Industry |
32,9 |
42,9 |
| Construction |
12,3 |
4,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,4 |
40,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,3 |
56,2 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.