Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Le Puy-en-Velay (43157)

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 11 767 12 038 11 666
Working age adult in % 63,9 70,5 72,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,3 57,2 61,8
 Unemployed workers in % 10,6 13,3 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 36,1 29,5 27,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 15,4 12,0 10,7
 Retirees in % 9,8 6,1 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,9 11,4 10,1
  • 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 11 666 8 454 72,5 7 212 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 767 1 430 51,7 1 160 41,9
 25 to 54 years old 6 480 5 693 87,9 4 855 74,9
 55 to 64 years old 2 419 1 331 55,0 1 197 49,5
Male 5 732 4 264 74,4 3 641 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 480 796 53,8 649 43,8
 25 to 54 years old 3 181 2 867 90,1 2 452 77,1
 55 to 64 years old 1 070 601 56,1 541 50,5
Female 5 934 4 190 70,6 3 571 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 286 634 49,2 512 39,8
 25 to 54 years old 3 299 2 826 85,7 2 403 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 349 731 54,2 656 48,6
  • 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 61,8
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 10,1
  • 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 7 514 6 269 8 479 6 881 8 567 7 316
including farmer operators 9 9 25 25 20 20
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 427 356 543 472 570 531
including managers and higher intellectual professions 909 855 1 048 1 001 1 050 1 014
including intermediate professions 1 861 1 691 2 111 1 938 2 173 2 027
including employees 2 490 2 089 2 737 2 151 2 714 2 277
including workers 1 681 1 270 1 811 1 294 1 843 1 446
  • 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 1 252 1 599 1 243
Unemployment rate in % 16,6 18,8 14,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,4 30,3 18,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,6 17,3 14,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 13,6 10,1
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 30,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,6
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 15 051 15 254 15 924
Working age adult living in the area 6 335 6 997 7 314
Occupational concentration by industry 237,6 218,0 217,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 47,5 52,6 52,6
  • 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 15 051 100,0 15 254 100,0 15 924 100,0
Employee 13 650 90,7 13 640 89,4 14 112 88,6
 including women 8 078 53,7 8 031 52,6 8 300 52,1
 including part time jobs 3 552 23,6 3 530 23,1 3 323 20,9
Non-employee 1 401 9,3 1 614 10,6 1 812 11,4
 including women 520 3,5 589 3,9 702 4,4
 including part time jobs 152 1,0 225 1,5 265 1,7
  • 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 15 884 100,0
Farmer operators 49 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 923 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 453 15,4
Intermediate professions 5 378 33,9
Employees 5 145 32,4
Workers 1 936 12,2
  • 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 0,4 0,5 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,7 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 13,6 15,4
Intermediate professions 32,3 34,4 33,9
Employees 35,7 34,6 32,4
Workers 12,6 11,3 12,2
  • 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 15 164 100,0 15 289 100,0 15 884 100,0 57,7 90,5
Agriculture 78 0,5 88 0,6 39 0,2 32,5 25,1
Industry 859 5,7 793 5,2 705 4,4 42,6 88,7
Construction 726 4,8 650 4,3 724 4,6 9,3 71,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 4 937 32,6 5 175 33,8 5 326 33,5 49,2 84,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 8 563 56,5 8 582 56,1 9 091 57,2 67,8 96,3
  • 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 51,8 26,0
Industry 43,4 35,9
Construction 11,4 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,1 38,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,1 58,0
  • 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.