Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Saint-Étienne (42218)

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 107 472 106 895 107 326
Working age adult in % 67,4 67,3 68,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,2 53,1 55,2
 Unemployed workers in % 12,1 14,2 13,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 32,7 31,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,1 15,7 15,4
 Retirees in % 7,5 5,7 4,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,0 11,3 12,0
  • 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 107 326 73 225 68,2 59 229 55,2
 15 to 24 years old 29 369 11 836 40,3 8 602 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 60 045 50 975 84,9 41 619 69,3
 55 to 64 years old 17 912 10 414 58,1 9 007 50,3
Male 53 164 38 545 72,5 31 544 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 14 947 6 511 43,6 4 889 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 29 827 26 891 90,2 22 271 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 389 5 143 61,3 4 384 52,3
Female 54 162 34 679 64,0 27 684 51,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 422 5 325 36,9 3 713 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 30 217 24 084 79,7 19 348 64,0
 55 to 64 years old 9 523 5 270 55,3 4 623 48,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 55,2
Unemployed workers 13,0
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 15,4
Other economically inactive people 12,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 72 428 59 368 72 025 56 776 73 822 60 021
including farmer operators 47 46 37 37 36 36
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 349 2 974 3 801 3 296 3 559 3 270
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 560 9 122 10 087 9 575 11 859 11 211
including intermediate professions 17 864 16 000 17 697 15 547 17 640 15 888
including employees 21 502 17 399 20 628 16 003 20 485 16 315
including workers 18 459 13 828 17 406 12 318 17 579 13 301
  • 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 13 045 15 225 13 996
Unemployment rate in % 18,0 21,2 19,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,3 33,6 27,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,3 19,8 18,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,9 15,2 13,5
  • 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 33,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,5
2 years at university 11,0
3 to 4 years at university 12,5
5 years or more at university 8,8
  • 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 83 058 80 937 83 597
Working age adult living in the area 59 967 57 402 60 244
Occupational concentration by industry 138,5 141,0 138,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,3 51,0 51,9
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 83 058 100,0 80 937 100,0 83 597 100,0
Employee 75 193 90,5 72 238 89,3 73 942 88,5
 including women 38 975 46,9 37 430 46,2 38 657 46,2
 including part time jobs 16 676 20,1 15 572 19,2 14 743 17,6
Non-employee 7 865 9,5 8 698 10,7 9 655 11,5
 including women 2 595 3,1 2 879 3,6 3 357 4,0
 including part time jobs 1 014 1,2 1 399 1,7 1 613 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 83 602 100,0
Farmer operators 66 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 808 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 641 19,9
Intermediate professions 24 880 29,8
Employees 22 786 27,3
Workers 14 420 17,2
  • 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 5,5 6,0 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,8 18,1 19,9
Intermediate professions 28,2 29,3 29,8
Employees 29,8 28,6 27,3
Workers 19,6 17,9 17,2
  • 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 82 915 100,0 81 242 100,0 83 602 100,0 50,6 89,8
Agriculture 106 0,1 110 0,1 113 0,1 42,9 50,5
Industry 9 891 11,9 8 653 10,7 8 752 10,5 30,8 94,0
Construction 5 178 6,2 4 609 5,7 5 316 6,4 9,4 75,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 38 390 46,3 38 024 46,8 39 335 47,1 47,0 87,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 351 35,4 29 846 36,7 30 085 36,0 68,4 93,9
  • 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 41,7 44,1
Industry 31,4 21,6
Construction 11,2 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 33,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 57,4
  • 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.