EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
151 504 |
153 792 |
162 407 |
| Working age adult in % |
65,2 |
65,5 |
68,0 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
55,6 |
54,4 |
58,5 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
9,6 |
11,1 |
9,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
34,8 |
34,5 |
32,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
23,2 |
23,5 |
21,4 |
| Retirees in % |
5,4 |
4,1 |
3,0 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
6,3 |
6,9 |
7,6 |
- 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 |
162 407 |
110 454 |
68,0 |
94 952 |
58,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
54 832 |
20 056 |
36,6 |
15 599 |
28,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
88 087 |
78 106 |
88,7 |
68 214 |
77,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 488 |
12 292 |
63,1 |
11 139 |
57,2 |
| Male |
79 394 |
57 033 |
71,8 |
49 257 |
62,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
25 354 |
10 068 |
39,7 |
7 783 |
30,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
44 912 |
40 883 |
91,0 |
35 976 |
80,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
9 128 |
6 082 |
66,6 |
5 498 |
60,2 |
| Female |
83 013 |
53 421 |
64,4 |
45 695 |
55,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
29 478 |
9 988 |
33,9 |
7 815 |
26,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
43 175 |
37 223 |
86,2 |
32 238 |
74,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
10 360 |
6 210 |
59,9 |
5 641 |
54,5 |
- 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 |
58,5 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,5 |
| Retirees |
3,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
21,4 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,6 |
- 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 |
98 743 |
84 165 |
100 666 |
83 591 |
110 737 |
95 979 |
| including farmer operators |
63 |
60 |
68 |
52 |
92 |
83 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
3 547 |
3 144 |
3 656 |
3 352 |
4 025 |
3 711 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
24 104 |
22 982 |
26 942 |
25 459 |
34 630 |
33 051 |
| including intermediate professions |
25 519 |
22 581 |
26 077 |
22 455 |
28 691 |
25 812 |
| including employees |
26 707 |
22 168 |
26 348 |
21 001 |
25 093 |
20 590 |
| including workers |
17 360 |
13 231 |
15 486 |
11 273 |
16 086 |
12 732 |
- 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 |
14 575 |
17 073 |
15 502 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,8 |
17,0 |
14,0 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
25,8 |
26,9 |
22,2 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,0 |
15,9 |
12,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,7 |
9,7 |
9,4 |
- 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 |
30,3 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
27,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
19,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
21,4 |
| 2 years at university |
11,1 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
10,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,4 |
- 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 |
131 887 |
137 794 |
154 948 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
84 779 |
84 488 |
96 036 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
155,6 |
163,1 |
161,3 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,2 |
55,0 |
57,1 |
- 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 |
131 887 |
100,0 |
137 794 |
100,0 |
154 948 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
121 565 |
92,2 |
126 016 |
91,5 |
139 839 |
90,2 |
| including women |
66 734 |
50,6 |
68 609 |
49,8 |
74 640 |
48,2 |
| including part time jobs |
26 303 |
19,9 |
26 350 |
19,1 |
26 662 |
17,2 |
| Non-employee |
10 321 |
7,8 |
11 778 |
8,5 |
15 110 |
9,8 |
| including women |
3 809 |
2,9 |
4 531 |
3,3 |
6 209 |
4,0 |
| including part time jobs |
1 477 |
1,1 |
1 962 |
1,4 |
2 902 |
1,9 |
- 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 |
154 444 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
132 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6 023 |
3,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
45 651 |
29,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
46 977 |
30,4 |
| Employees |
37 917 |
24,6 |
| Workers |
17 744 |
11,5 |
- 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 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
3,5 |
3,9 |
3,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
24,9 |
25,9 |
29,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
29,2 |
29,8 |
30,4 |
| Employees |
29,4 |
28,4 |
24,6 |
| Workers |
12,8 |
11,9 |
11,5 |
- 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 |
130 822 |
100,0 |
137 233 |
100,0 |
154 444 |
100,0 |
52,3 |
91,4 |
| Agriculture |
437 |
0,3 |
311 |
0,2 |
279 |
0,2 |
34,3 |
62,3 |
| Industry |
6 739 |
5,2 |
6 225 |
4,5 |
6 509 |
4,2 |
33,0 |
92,9 |
| Construction |
4 727 |
3,6 |
5 881 |
4,3 |
7 398 |
4,8 |
15,5 |
83,4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
66 851 |
51,1 |
69 491 |
50,6 |
81 510 |
52,8 |
47,2 |
89,5 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
52 068 |
39,8 |
55 325 |
40,3 |
58 748 |
38,0 |
66,2 |
95,1 |
- 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 |
32,7 |
36,9 |
| Industry |
32,3 |
42,1 |
| Construction |
17,2 |
6,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,3 |
37,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,5 |
59,7 |
- 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.