Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Lyon (69123)

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 345 693 360 703 365 981
Working age adult in % 72,8 73,1 74,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,5 63,1 66,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,3 9,9 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,2 26,9 25,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 16,7 17,5 16,4
 Retirees in % 4,4 3,3 2,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,1 6,1 6,3
  • 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 365 981 273 770 74,8 243 284 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 99 146 39 214 39,6 32 042 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 220 799 202 494 91,7 182 099 82,5
 55 to 64 years old 46 035 32 063 69,6 29 144 63,3
Male 175 737 137 631 78,3 122 927 69,9
 15 to 24 years old 44 511 18 727 42,1 15 223 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 109 660 102 906 93,8 93 279 85,1
 55 to 64 years old 21 566 15 998 74,2 14 425 66,9
Female 190 244 136 139 71,6 120 357 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 54 635 20 487 37,5 16 819 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 111 139 99 588 89,6 88 820 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 24 469 16 064 65,7 14 718 60,1
  • 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 66,5
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 2,5
Pupils, students or interns 16,4
Other economically inactive people 6,3
  • 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 251 710 219 607 263 628 227 767 275 204 246 240
including farmer operators 171 170 56 42 77 74
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 178 9 307 11 452 10 433 11 859 11 174
including managers and higher intellectual professions 72 256 68 649 82 650 78 260 102 481 98 063
including intermediate professions 72 252 64 617 75 268 66 413 73 283 66 569
including employees 63 455 53 464 62 115 51 196 58 795 50 000
including workers 30 425 23 400 27 817 21 424 24 981 20 360
  • 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 32 063 35 872 30 486
Unemployment rate in % 12,7 13,6 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,1 23,3 18,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,4 12,4 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 9,7 9,1
  • 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 23,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,9
2 years at university 9,2
3 to 4 years at university 9,7
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 300 687 318 963 355 115
Working age adult living in the area 221 831 231 131 247 404
Occupational concentration by industry 135,5 138,0 143,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,2 61,2 62,7
  • 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 300 687 100,0 318 963 100,0 355 115 100,0
Employee 269 381 89,6 280 803 88,0 308 941 87,0
 including women 146 019 48,6 150 889 47,3 163 046 45,9
 including part time jobs 51 762 17,2 52 894 16,6 51 418 14,5
Non-employee 31 306 10,4 38 160 12,0 46 174 13,0
 including women 11 030 3,7 14 468 4,5 18 271 5,1
 including part time jobs 4 471 1,5 6 557 2,1 8 304 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 355 169 100,0
Farmer operators 108 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 409 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 125 115 35,2
Intermediate professions 99 975 28,1
Employees 81 129 22,8
Workers 30 434 8,6
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,2 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27,7 29,9 35,2
Intermediate professions 29,8 29,7 28,1
Employees 27,4 25,7 22,8
Workers 10,3 9,5 8,6
  • 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 297 896 100,0 317 474 100,0 355 169 100,0 51,2 88,2
Agriculture 260 0,1 164 0,1 281 0,1 30,5 60,1
Industry 21 895 7,3 21 802 6,9 24 462 6,9 40,2 93,5
Construction 10 366 3,5 10 751 3,4 12 846 3,6 15,5 76,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 173 034 58,1 186 455 58,7 212 960 60,0 47,1 86,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 92 341 31,0 98 301 31,0 104 620 29,5 66,6 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 39,9 16,4
Industry 40,4 38,4
Construction 19,2 3,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 37,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 56,0
  • 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.