EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
187 652 |
197 514 |
214 619 |
| Working age adult in % |
64,8 |
65,1 |
67,1 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
51,7 |
51,1 |
54,7 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
13,1 |
14,0 |
12,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
35,2 |
34,9 |
32,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
20,4 |
21,8 |
19,8 |
| Retirees in % |
4,7 |
3,4 |
2,6 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
10,1 |
9,6 |
10,5 |
- 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 |
214 619 |
144 077 |
67,1 |
117 414 |
54,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
67 982 |
24 530 |
36,1 |
17 357 |
25,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
120 629 |
102 968 |
85,4 |
85 756 |
71,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
26 009 |
16 579 |
63,7 |
14 302 |
55,0 |
| Male |
101 339 |
72 301 |
71,3 |
59 290 |
58,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
30 633 |
11 621 |
37,9 |
8 158 |
26,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
59 223 |
52 906 |
89,3 |
44 486 |
75,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
11 482 |
7 774 |
67,7 |
6 646 |
57,9 |
| Female |
113 281 |
71 776 |
63,4 |
58 124 |
51,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
37 349 |
12 909 |
34,6 |
9 199 |
24,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
61 406 |
50 062 |
81,5 |
41 269 |
67,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
14 526 |
8 805 |
60,6 |
7 656 |
52,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
54,7 |
| Unemployed workers |
12,4 |
| Retirees |
2,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
19,8 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,5 |
- 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 |
121 556 |
97 069 |
128 604 |
101 009 |
144 293 |
118 493 |
| including farmer operators |
127 |
116 |
70 |
48 |
117 |
98 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
5 809 |
4 936 |
6 661 |
5 777 |
7 890 |
7 285 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
24 004 |
22 378 |
28 259 |
26 126 |
36 288 |
33 826 |
| including intermediate professions |
32 708 |
28 005 |
35 070 |
29 506 |
38 365 |
33 754 |
| including employees |
36 264 |
27 790 |
36 053 |
27 052 |
36 807 |
28 282 |
| including workers |
19 616 |
13 843 |
18 547 |
12 501 |
20 314 |
15 249 |
- 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 |
24 533 |
27 630 |
26 663 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
20,2 |
21,5 |
18,5 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
34,6 |
37,1 |
29,2 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
18,2 |
19,4 |
16,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
11,1 |
14,8 |
13,7 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
32,6 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
27,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
23,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
25,4 |
| 2 years at university |
15,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
14,6 |
| 5 years or more at university |
10,1 |
- 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 |
146 857 |
154 807 |
177 615 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
98 184 |
102 718 |
119 716 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
149,6 |
150,7 |
148,4 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,0 |
54,8 |
56,3 |
- 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 |
146 857 |
100,0 |
154 807 |
100,0 |
177 615 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
130 553 |
88,9 |
134 516 |
86,9 |
151 308 |
85,2 |
| including women |
69 081 |
47,0 |
70 745 |
45,7 |
79 789 |
44,9 |
| including part time jobs |
26 473 |
18,0 |
26 835 |
17,3 |
27 262 |
15,3 |
| Non-employee |
16 304 |
11,1 |
20 292 |
13,1 |
26 307 |
14,8 |
| including women |
5 839 |
4,0 |
7 616 |
4,9 |
9 937 |
5,6 |
| including part time jobs |
2 394 |
1,6 |
3 726 |
2,4 |
5 643 |
3,2 |
- 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 |
177 052 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
163 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
11 459 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
50 586 |
28,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
53 501 |
30,2 |
| Employees |
42 211 |
23,8 |
| Workers |
19 133 |
10,8 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,9 |
6,0 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
24,5 |
26,1 |
28,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
30,7 |
30,7 |
30,2 |
| Employees |
27,9 |
26,1 |
23,8 |
| Workers |
11,8 |
11,0 |
10,8 |
- 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 |
144 905 |
100,0 |
154 240 |
100,0 |
177 052 |
100,0 |
50,5 |
87,0 |
| Agriculture |
400 |
0,3 |
239 |
0,2 |
455 |
0,3 |
30,0 |
67,9 |
| Industry |
7 734 |
5,3 |
7 806 |
5,1 |
8 278 |
4,7 |
31,6 |
89,6 |
| Construction |
7 671 |
5,3 |
8 237 |
5,3 |
10 157 |
5,7 |
12,0 |
69,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
71 394 |
49,3 |
76 714 |
49,7 |
90 518 |
51,1 |
44,3 |
84,8 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
57 706 |
39,8 |
61 243 |
39,7 |
67 643 |
38,2 |
67,1 |
92,2 |
- 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 |
35,0 |
19,2 |
| Industry |
31,3 |
34,2 |
| Construction |
15,6 |
3,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,8 |
36,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,9 |
57,0 |
- 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.