Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Le Mans (72181)

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 92 398 88 350 89 159
Working age adult in % 71,6 72,5 72,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,6 58,6 60,7
 Unemployed workers in % 11,9 13,9 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 28,4 27,5 27,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,8 12,3 13,0
 Retirees in % 8,6 7,3 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,0 8,0 8,7
  • 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 89 159 64 782 72,7 54 111 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 22 336 10 006 44,8 7 432 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 50 623 45 497 89,9 38 388 75,8
 55 to 64 years old 16 200 9 279 57,3 8 291 51,2
Male 43 399 32 286 74,4 27 154 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 11 428 5 211 45,6 3 866 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 24 568 22 733 92,5 19 448 79,2
 55 to 64 years old 7 404 4 341 58,6 3 840 51,9
Female 45 760 32 497 71,0 26 957 58,9
 15 to 24 years old 10 908 4 795 44,0 3 565 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 26 055 22 764 87,4 18 940 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 796 4 938 56,1 4 451 50,6
  • 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 60,7
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 13,0
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • 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 66 165 55 130 64 029 51 774 64 404 54 176
including farmer operators 32 25 39 35 26 26
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 464 2 162 2 426 2 117 2 535 2 328
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 535 9 220 10 171 9 727 11 834 11 392
including intermediate professions 17 580 15 937 16 548 14 808 16 660 15 114
including employees 20 572 16 964 19 613 15 370 18 737 15 423
including workers 14 704 10 823 13 327 9 718 12 756 9 894
  • 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 11 039 12 238 10 671
Unemployment rate in % 16,7 19,1 16,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,2 32,0 25,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,0 18,0 15,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 11,7 10,6
  • 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 35,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,7
2 years at university 10,1
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 84 936 82 136 85 355
Working age adult living in the area 55 518 52 314 54 891
Occupational concentration by industry 153,0 157,0 155,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 54,6 54,2
  • 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 84 936 100,0 82 136 100,0 85 355 100,0
Employee 78 954 93,0 75 713 92,2 78 154 91,6
 including women 40 770 48,0 39 704 48,3 41 253 48,3
 including part time jobs 15 266 18,0 14 750 18,0 13 985 16,4
Non-employee 5 982 7,0 6 423 7,8 7 201 8,4
 including women 2 238 2,6 2 562 3,1 2 938 3,4
 including part time jobs 729 0,9 1 026 1,2 1 230 1,4
  • 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 85 731 100,0
Farmer operators 81 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 652 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 167 18,9
Intermediate professions 25 830 30,1
Employees 25 069 29,2
Workers 14 931 17,4
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 4,1 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,7 16,8 18,9
Intermediate professions 29,3 29,4 30,1
Employees 31,2 30,3 29,2
Workers 20,0 19,3 17,4
  • 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 84 025 100,0 81 932 100,0 85 731 100,0 51,8 92,7
Agriculture 204 0,2 110 0,1 178 0,2 36,3 73,5
Industry 9 194 10,9 8 135 9,9 8 123 9,5 25,7 95,0
Construction 4 052 4,8 3 787 4,6 4 090 4,8 12,0 84,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 41 901 49,9 40 908 49,9 43 071 50,2 48,2 91,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 674 34,1 28 991 35,4 30 270 35,3 69,3 95,4
  • 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 39,3 27,8
Industry 25,6 27,8
Construction 13,0 7,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 40,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 54,6
  • 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.