Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Lessay (50267)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2013 :

  • 01/01/2016 – Lessay devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Lessay (50267) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2016 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Lessay en lieu et place des communes d'Angoville-sur-Ay (50012) et de Lessay (50267) 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 1 359 1 340 1 301
Working age adult in % 73,1 72,2 75,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,2 63,8 67,7
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 8,4 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 26,9 27,8 24,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 5,6 8,4 6,7
 Retirees in % 11,2 10,1 8,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,1 9,4 9,0
  • 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 1 301 987 75,8 881 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 226 135 59,8 108 47,9
 25 to 54 years old 755 691 91,5 627 83,1
 55 to 64 years old 320 161 50,2 145 45,4
Male 642 505 78,7 454 70,7
 15 to 24 years old 111 77 69,2 61 55,1
 25 to 54 years old 360 338 94,0 314 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 171 90 52,5 78 45,9
Female 659 482 73,1 427 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 115 58 50,7 47 41,0
 25 to 54 years old 395 352 89,2 313 79,3
 55 to 64 years old 149 71 47,6 67 44,8
  • 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 67,7
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 8,4
Pupils, students or interns 6,7
Other economically inactive people 9,0
  • 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 976 852 971 871 922 836
including farmer operators 16 16 29 29 20 20
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 88 76 113 93 61 61
including managers and higher intellectual professions 36 36 39 39 51 35
including intermediate professions 140 124 126 116 142 127
including employees 329 289 252 221 284 269
including workers 357 309 413 373 355 325
  • 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 120 112 106
Unemployment rate in % 12,1 11,6 10,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,8 20,6 19,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,7 11,1 9,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,5 7,2 9,6
  • 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 16,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,5
2 years at university 8,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • 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 1 685 1 750 1 917
Working age adult living in the area 878 867 897
Occupational concentration by industry 192,0 201,8 213,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 53,2 52,7
  • 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 1 685 100,0 1 750 100,0 1 917 100,0
Employee 1 487 88,2 1 573 89,9 1 733 90,4
 including women 746 44,3 799 45,7 885 46,2
 including part time jobs 295 17,5 328 18,8 278 14,5
Non-employee 199 11,8 177 10,1 184 9,6
 including women 71 4,2 68 3,9 72 3,7
 including part time jobs 17 1,0 18 1,0 18 0,9
  • 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 1 602 100,0
Farmer operators 5 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 102 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 237 14,8
Intermediate professions 342 21,4
Employees 283 17,7
Workers 632 39,4
  • 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 1,4 1,6 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 6,9 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,4 9,3 14,8
Intermediate professions 18,5 18,3 21,4
Employees 19,3 18,6 17,7
Workers 45,5 45,2 39,4
  • 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 1 758 100,0 1 818 100,0 1 602 100,0 52,8 89,9
Agriculture 72 4,1 47 2,6 45 2,8 45,0 65,5
Industry 674 38,3 782 43,0 623 38,9 48,7 97,5
Construction 183 10,4 79 4,3 82 5,1 13,0 81,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 606 34,5 610 33,5 571 35,6 53,3 85,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 223 12,7 301 16,6 282 17,6 73,4 89,3
  • 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 33,8 66,4
Industry 50,0 0,0
Construction 16,0 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,4 52,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,2 50,2
  • 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.