Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Grenoble (38185)

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 109 664 108 984 109 360
Working age adult in % 69,7 70,0 70,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,6 58,9 61,1
 Unemployed workers in % 10,1 11,0 9,5
Economically inactive people in % 30,3 30,0 29,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 19,1 19,9 19,4
 Retirees in % 4,4 3,4 2,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,8 6,7 7,3
  • 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 109 360 77 270 70,7 66 854 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 33 201 12 156 36,6 9 563 28,8
 25 to 54 years old 62 559 55 906 89,4 49 026 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 600 9 209 67,7 8 264 60,8
Male 55 390 40 686 73,5 35 385 63,9
 15 to 24 years old 16 797 6 513 38,8 5 206 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 32 212 29 761 92,4 26 305 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 6 381 4 412 69,1 3 873 60,7
Female 53 970 36 584 67,8 31 469 58,3
 15 to 24 years old 16 404 5 642 34,4 4 357 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 30 347 26 145 86,2 22 720 74,9
 55 to 64 years old 7 219 4 797 66,4 4 391 60,8
  • 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 61,1
Unemployed workers 9,5
Retirees 2,6
Pupils, students or interns 19,4
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 76 437 65 314 76 274 64 244 77 229 67 324
including farmer operators 28 28 27 19 13 10
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 044 2 731 2 860 2 547 2 956 2 763
including managers and higher intellectual professions 21 135 19 960 22 254 20 873 25 429 24 132
including intermediate professions 20 044 17 850 20 043 17 657 19 773 17 922
including employees 19 249 15 808 18 887 15 271 17 634 14 738
including workers 11 728 8 937 10 648 7 878 9 753 7 760
  • 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 11 125 12 013 10 417
Unemployment rate in % 14,6 15,8 13,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,8 25,3 21,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,2 14,6 12,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 11,0 10,3
  • 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 28,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,3
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years or more at university 8,2
  • 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 93 904 95 733 100 370
Working age adult living in the area 66 056 65 127 67 895
Occupational concentration by industry 142,2 147,0 147,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,5 57,8 58,7
  • 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 93 904 100,0 95 733 100,0 100 370 100,0
Employee 84 194 89,7 84 846 88,6 87 907 87,6
 including women 43 553 46,4 43 583 45,5 44 646 44,5
 including part time jobs 18 809 20,0 18 425 19,2 17 135 17,1
Non-employee 9 711 10,3 10 887 11,4 12 462 12,4
 including women 3 542 3,8 4 025 4,2 4 753 4,7
 including part time jobs 1 469 1,6 1 821 1,9 2 311 2,3
  • 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 99 609 100,0
Farmer operators 65 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 613 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 33 643 33,8
Intermediate professions 27 632 27,7
Employees 22 245 22,3
Workers 10 413 10,5
  • 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 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,4 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29,1 31,0 33,8
Intermediate professions 29,2 29,0 27,7
Employees 25,4 24,1 22,3
Workers 11,3 10,4 10,5
  • 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 93 048 100,0 95 431 100,0 99 609 100,0 49,1 89,0
Agriculture 233 0,3 166 0,2 168 0,2 31,7 67,3
Industry 9 993 10,7 9 564 10,0 9 456 9,5 30,7 95,1
Construction 3 578 3,8 4 113 4,3 4 509 4,5 9,0 68,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 962 52,6 50 885 53,3 53 598 53,8 44,3 87,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 283 32,5 30 703 32,2 31 878 32,0 68,3 92,0
  • 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 33,9 27,1
Industry 30,6 33,5
Construction 12,0 2,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,5 36,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 58,8
  • 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.