Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Isère (38)

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 787 135 791 211 807 670
Working age adult in % 73,6 74,9 76,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,8 66,2 69,1
 Unemployed workers in % 7,8 8,8 7,2
Economically inactive people in % 26,4 25,1 23,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,0 11,5 11,1
 Retirees in % 7,8 6,4 5,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,5 7,2 7,2
  • 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 807 670 616 930 76,4 558 413 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 162 367 68 743 42,3 55 294 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 485 857 447 567 92,1 410 122 84,4
 55 to 64 years old 159 445 100 620 63,1 92 997 58,3
Male 404 447 318 938 78,9 290 852 71,9
 15 to 24 years old 84 807 39 122 46,1 31 709 37,4
 25 to 54 years old 241 337 229 151 95,0 212 229 87,9
 55 to 64 years old 78 304 50 664 64,7 46 914 59,9
Female 403 222 297 992 73,9 267 561 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 77 560 29 620 38,2 23 585 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 244 521 218 416 89,3 197 893 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 81 142 49 956 61,6 46 083 56,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,1
Unemployed workers 7,2
Retirees 5,4
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 579 164 517 378 593 063 524 234 616 119 558 443
including farmer operators 4 575 4 490 4 845 4 779 4 195 4 146
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 34 299 32 355 36 730 34 615 39 303 37 718
including managers and higher intellectual professions 101 893 98 069 108 073 103 625 125 453 121 132
including intermediate professions 151 143 139 628 160 070 146 771 167 646 156 826
including employees 151 635 132 685 154 258 132 807 150 555 132 443
including workers 130 875 110 151 122 833 101 636 122 674 106 177
  • 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 61 774 69 308 58 517
Unemployment rate in % 10,7 11,7 9,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,7 25,5 19,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 10,2 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,2 7,6
  • 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 20,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,3
2 years at university 6,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
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 487 508 486 837 517 265
Working age adult living in the area 522 186 529 495 566 268
Occupational concentration by industry 93,4 91,9 91,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,8 59,3 59,2
  • 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 487 508 100,0 486 837 100,0 517 265 100,0
Employee 428 005 87,8 424 707 87,2 446 296 86,3
 including women 211 720 43,4 211 646 43,5 222 270 43,0
 including part time jobs 89 810 18,4 87 358 17,9 83 133 16,1
Non-employee 59 503 12,2 62 131 12,8 70 969 13,7
 including women 20 467 4,2 22 381 4,6 27 160 5,3
 including part time jobs 7 652 1,6 9 102 1,9 11 334 2,2
  • 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 519 095 100,0
Farmer operators 4 410 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 37 256 7,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 112 698 21,7
Intermediate professions 141 649 27,3
Employees 124 761 24,0
Workers 98 321 18,9
  • 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 1,0 1,0 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,6 7,0 7,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,1 19,9 21,7
Intermediate professions 26,5 27,3 27,3
Employees 25,8 25,5 24,0
Workers 21,1 19,3 18,9
  • 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 487 479 100,0 487 931 100,0 519 095 100,0 48,2 87,3
Agriculture 6 401 1,3 6 628 1,4 6 442 1,2 29,3 34,8
Industry 82 680 17,0 79 315 16,3 82 030 15,8 30,9 94,4
Construction 35 611 7,3 33 448 6,9 36 067 6,9 12,1 72,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 218 938 44,9 217 819 44,6 237 464 45,7 45,1 85,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 143 848 29,5 150 721 30,9 157 093 30,3 71,1 91,8
  • 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 38,1 24,7
Industry 31,2 27,1
Construction 15,0 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 38,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,8 62,7
  • 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.