Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Cher (18)

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 192 683 182 270 173 072
Working age adult in % 71,9 73,6 75,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,7 63,2 66,1
 Unemployed workers in % 9,2 10,4 9,0
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 26,4 24,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,3 8,0
 Retirees in % 11,5 9,4 8,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,7 8,6 8,8
  • 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 173 072 130 012 75,1 114 450 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 29 421 14 006 47,6 10 677 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 101 052 91 790 90,8 81 967 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 42 599 24 215 56,8 21 807 51,2
Male 86 793 66 983 77,2 59 190 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 754 8 138 51,7 6 261 39,7
 25 to 54 years old 50 326 46 935 93,3 42 196 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 20 713 11 910 57,5 10 733 51,8
Female 86 279 63 029 73,1 55 261 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 13 666 5 868 42,9 4 416 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 50 726 44 855 88,4 39 771 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 21 886 12 306 56,2 11 074 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 66,1
Unemployed workers 9,0
Retirees 8,1
Pupils, students or interns 8,0
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 138 711 121 056 134 295 115 097 129 486 113 771
including farmer operators 3 916 3 862 3 366 3 335 2 726 2 688
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 314 7 735 7 910 7 323 7 942 7 534
including managers and higher intellectual professions 13 351 12 888 13 386 12 893 14 956 14 467
including intermediate professions 30 615 28 487 30 340 27 964 31 053 28 999
including employees 42 716 36 913 41 734 35 030 37 838 32 682
including workers 38 319 31 171 35 614 28 552 33 058 27 402
  • 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 17 722 18 989 15 562
Unemployment rate in % 12,8 14,2 12,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,1 31,4 23,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 12,4 10,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,5 9,9
  • 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 25,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,4
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 117 946 112 387 112 294
Working age adult living in the area 122 062 116 815 116 771
Occupational concentration by industry 96,6 96,2 96,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,7 52,8 52,4
  • 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 117 946 100,0 112 387 100,0 112 294 100,0
Employee 102 410 86,8 97 294 86,6 96 776 86,2
 including women 50 110 42,5 48 643 43,3 48 005 42,7
 including part time jobs 17 221 14,6 16 265 14,5 14 211 12,7
Non-employee 15 536 13,2 15 093 13,4 15 518 13,8
 including women 5 215 4,4 5 322 4,7 5 770 5,1
 including part time jobs 1 522 1,3 1 633 1,5 1 947 1,7
  • 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 112 554 100,0
Farmer operators 2 966 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 000 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 511 12,9
Intermediate professions 28 232 25,1
Employees 31 939 28,4
Workers 26 905 23,9
  • 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 3,5 3,2 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,6 6,6 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 11,0 12,9
Intermediate professions 23,3 24,2 25,1
Employees 30,4 30,4 28,4
Workers 25,5 24,6 23,9
  • 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 118 253 100,0 112 503 100,0 112 554 100,0 48,0 87,1
Agriculture 7 119 6,0 6 295 5,6 5 379 4,8 29,1 45,5
Industry 19 563 16,5 17 358 15,4 18 110 16,1 31,6 93,4
Construction 8 017 6,8 6 983 6,2 6 709 6,0 10,2 71,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 635 36,1 42 053 37,4 43 195 38,4 46,8 84,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 918 34,6 39 813 35,4 39 160 34,8 66,1 95,0
  • 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 33,1 25,7
Industry 31,9 27,6
Construction 12,4 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 45,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,5 58,8
  • 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.