Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Villeneuve-en-Retz (44021)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2013 :

  • 01/01/2016 – Bourgneuf-en-Retz devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Villeneuve-en-Retz (44021) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2016 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Villeneuve-en-Retz en lieu et place des communes de Bourgneuf-en-Retz (44021) et de Fresnay-en-Retz (44059) devenues déléguées.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

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 2 732 2 836 2 894
Working age adult in % 77,4 77,9 77,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 69,5 68,5 70,8
 Unemployed workers in % 7,9 9,4 6,6
Economically inactive people in % 22,6 22,1 22,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 4,7 6,5 8,0
 Retirees in % 11,3 10,1 9,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,5 5,6 5,4
  • 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 2 894 2 240 77,4 2 050 70,8
 15 to 24 years old 463 215 46,5 182 39,4
 25 to 54 years old 1 796 1 707 95,0 1 587 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 636 318 50,1 281 44,2
Male 1 443 1 154 80,0 1 077 74,7
 15 to 24 years old 227 128 56,3 109 47,9
 25 to 54 years old 903 872 96,5 830 91,9
 55 to 64 years old 312 155 49,6 138 44,3
Female 1 451 1 086 74,8 973 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 236 88 37,1 74 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 892 835 93,6 757 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 323 163 50,5 143 44,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 70,8
Unemployed workers 6,6
Retirees 9,2
Pupils, students or interns 8,0
Other economically inactive people 5,4
  • 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 2 089 1 839 2 175 1 899 2 317 2 098
including farmer operators 89 85 60 60 89 84
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 157 129 126 116 142 142
including managers and higher intellectual professions 121 117 186 171 225 205
including intermediate professions 448 419 447 422 470 419
including employees 589 508 663 558 639 554
including workers 681 581 683 573 744 694
  • 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 216 266 190
Unemployment rate in % 10,2 12,1 8,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,8 31,0 15,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,5 9,3 7,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,9 15,5 11,7
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 17,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 9,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 6,7
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 6,0
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 987 1 026 987
Working age adult living in the area 1 909 1 955 2 066
Occupational concentration by industry 51,7 52,5 47,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,4 58,4 55,0
  • 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 987 100,0 1 026 100,0 987 100,0
Employee 751 76,0 777 75,7 744 75,4
 including women 428 43,3 460 44,8 425 43,1
 including part time jobs 213 21,6 226 22,1 186 18,9
Non-employee 237 24,0 249 24,3 243 24,6
 including women 66 6,7 83 8,1 86 8,7
 including part time jobs 15 1,5 31 3,0 23 2,4
  • 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 1 039 100,0
Farmer operators 84 8,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 99 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 47 4,5
Intermediate professions 184 17,7
Employees 265 25,5
Workers 359 34,6
  • 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 8,4 5,9 8,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,2 10,5 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4,7 5,5 4,5
Intermediate professions 14,4 13,8 17,7
Employees 34,2 32,3 25,5
Workers 29,2 32,0 34,6
  • 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 1 022 100,0 905 100,0 1 039 100,0 50,3 78,8
Agriculture 163 16,0 150 16,6 233 22,4 40,8 61,6
Industry 69 6,8 34 3,7 97 9,3 36,9 73,7
Construction 147 14,4 128 14,2 93 8,9 5,6 69,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 289 28,2 256 28,3 304 29,3 46,6 78,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 354 34,6 337 37,3 313 30,1 78,5 96,4
  • 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 55,7 17,0
Industry 35,6 40,5
Construction 0,0 18,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 39,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 79,4 53,7
  • 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.