Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Drôme (26)

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 304 829 306 693 310 165
Working age adult in % 72,7 74,8 76,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,3 64,0 67,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,4 10,8 9,0
Economically inactive people in % 27,3 25,2 23,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,6 8,8 8,4
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,5 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,9 8,6
  • 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 310 165 237 500 76,6 209 458 67,5
 15 to 24 years old 53 121 24 542 46,2 18 902 35,6
 25 to 54 years old 187 862 171 399 91,2 153 356 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 69 183 41 560 60,1 37 201 53,8
Male 153 562 121 367 79,0 108 313 70,5
 15 to 24 years old 28 290 14 276 50,5 11 131 39,3
 25 to 54 years old 91 788 86 594 94,3 78 713 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 33 484 20 497 61,2 18 469 55,2
Female 156 603 116 133 74,2 101 145 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 830 10 265 41,3 7 771 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 96 074 84 805 88,3 74 643 77,7
 55 to 64 years old 35 699 21 063 59,0 18 731 52,5
  • 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 67,5
Unemployed workers 9,0
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 8,4
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 221 495 192 560 228 944 195 681 237 661 210 550
including farmer operators 5 406 5 326 5 235 5 156 4 572 4 518
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 16 308 15 264 17 455 16 126 18 252 17 527
including managers and higher intellectual professions 25 421 24 161 28 303 26 723 33 484 31 942
including intermediate professions 55 131 50 416 57 407 51 823 63 116 58 401
including employees 60 407 51 034 62 579 51 935 61 025 52 035
including workers 57 008 46 360 55 417 43 919 54 873 46 127
  • 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 28 645 33 121 28 042
Unemployment rate in % 12,9 14,4 11,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,7 29,6 23,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,2 12,9 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,1 11,8 10,5
  • 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 22,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,5
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,4
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 205 692 209 594 225 214
Working age adult living in the area 194 792 199 247 213 245
Occupational concentration by industry 105,6 105,2 105,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,4 56,3 56,2
  • 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 205 692 100,0 209 594 100,0 225 214 100,0
Employee 175 368 85,3 177 682 84,8 189 162 84,0
 including women 85 098 41,4 87 791 41,9 93 902 41,7
 including part time jobs 38 374 18,7 38 133 18,2 36 626 16,3
Non-employee 30 325 14,7 31 912 15,2 36 052 16,0
 including women 10 335 5,0 11 418 5,4 13 660 6,1
 including part time jobs 3 843 1,9 5 019 2,4 6 186 2,7
  • 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 226 322 100,0
Farmer operators 4 825 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 523 8,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 33 424 14,8
Intermediate professions 62 856 27,8
Employees 55 070 24,3
Workers 51 624 22,8
  • 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 2,7 2,5 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,7 8,0 8,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 13,4 14,8
Intermediate professions 26,4 26,7 27,8
Employees 26,0 26,1 24,3
Workers 24,9 23,2 22,8
  • 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 205 670 100,0 208 873 100,0 226 322 100,0 47,8 85,3
Agriculture 9 048 4,4 8 887 4,3 8 527 3,8 30,6 44,6
Industry 37 363 18,2 36 855 17,6 39 201 17,3 32,6 93,5
Construction 16 901 8,2 15 534 7,4 17 053 7,5 13,3 70,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 84 447 41,1 86 650 41,5 98 307 43,4 46,1 83,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 57 910 28,2 60 947 29,2 63 234 27,9 71,5 91,7
  • 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 38,2 24,4
Industry 33,0 27,3
Construction 16,8 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,4 39,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,0 65,7
  • 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.