Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Ardennes (08)

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 180 350 170 489 161 118
Working age adult in % 69,8 71,6 73,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,8 59,4 62,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,0 12,2 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 28,4 26,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,2 8,6 7,9
 Retirees in % 9,8 8,6 7,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,2 11,3 11,0
  • 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 161 118 118 792 73,7 101 170 62,8
 15 to 24 years old 28 075 13 533 48,2 9 692 34,5
 25 to 54 years old 94 920 84 523 89,0 73 354 77,3
 55 to 64 years old 38 124 20 736 54,4 18 124 47,5
Male 81 085 62 707 77,3 53 795 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 15 034 7 866 52,3 5 771 38,4
 25 to 54 years old 47 249 44 095 93,3 38 606 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 18 802 10 745 57,2 9 418 50,1
Female 80 033 56 085 70,1 47 375 59,2
 15 to 24 years old 13 040 5 667 43,5 3 921 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 47 671 40 428 84,8 34 748 72,9
 55 to 64 years old 19 322 9 990 51,7 8 706 45,1
  • 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 62,8
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 11,0
  • 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 125 913 106 369 121 871 101 034 118 797 101 254
including farmer operators 3 093 3 054 2 611 2 602 2 463 2 438
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 845 6 356 6 486 5 935 6 704 6 228
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 635 9 391 9 732 9 392 9 568 9 242
including intermediate professions 25 809 23 952 26 166 23 895 27 837 25 812
including employees 36 830 30 564 36 302 29 635 34 236 28 607
including workers 41 252 33 052 37 765 29 575 35 433 28 927
  • 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 19 871 20 770 17 622
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 17,0 14,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,7 36,1 28,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,6 15,0 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,2 13,5 12,6
  • 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 29,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,7
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 97 691 93 506 91 318
Working age adult living in the area 106 924 102 623 102 771
Occupational concentration by industry 91,4 91,1 88,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 54,6 54,4
  • 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 97 691 100,0 93 506 100,0 91 318 100,0
Employee 85 208 87,2 81 313 87,0 79 237 86,8
 including women 40 142 41,1 39 341 42,1 38 862 42,6
 including part time jobs 16 736 17,1 16 226 17,4 14 494 15,9
Non-employee 12 483 12,8 12 193 13,0 12 080 13,2
 including women 4 060 4,2 3 986 4,3 4 245 4,6
 including part time jobs 1 170 1,2 1 273 1,4 1 365 1,5
  • 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 91 402 100,0
Farmer operators 2 622 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 216 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 865 9,7
Intermediate professions 22 558 24,7
Employees 26 206 28,7
Workers 24 935 27,3
  • 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 3,2 2,9 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,4 6,3 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,2 9,8 9,7
Intermediate professions 22,0 23,3 24,7
Employees 28,8 29,5 28,7
Workers 30,4 28,2 27,3
  • 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 98 171 100,0 93 084 100,0 91 402 100,0 47,1 87,6
Agriculture 4 662 4,7 4 180 4,5 3 901 4,3 23,1 33,4
Industry 21 385 21,8 18 919 20,3 17 561 19,2 22,4 95,1
Construction 7 079 7,2 6 136 6,6 6 076 6,6 9,2 75,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 32 132 32,7 30 535 32,8 31 050 34,0 48,3 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 913 33,5 33 315 35,8 32 814 35,9 69,1 94,9
  • 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 25,9 21,7
Industry 22,3 23,3
Construction 10,2 6,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,6 40,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,4 63,9
  • 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.