EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
161 521 |
156 487 |
152 491 |
| Working age adult in % |
74,0 |
75,5 |
76,8 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
66,3 |
67,3 |
70,2 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
7,7 |
8,2 |
6,6 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
26,0 |
24,5 |
23,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,1 |
8,3 |
7,8 |
| Retirees in % |
10,3 |
8,6 |
7,5 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,6 |
7,6 |
7,9 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
152 491 |
117 132 |
76,8 |
107 034 |
70,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
25 704 |
12 705 |
49,4 |
10 484 |
40,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
90 811 |
83 349 |
91,8 |
76 971 |
84,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
35 976 |
21 078 |
58,6 |
19 579 |
54,4 |
| Male |
76 701 |
60 739 |
79,2 |
55 687 |
72,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
13 764 |
7 451 |
54,1 |
6 205 |
45,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
45 216 |
42 713 |
94,5 |
39 659 |
87,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
17 722 |
10 575 |
59,7 |
9 823 |
55,4 |
| Female |
75 790 |
56 393 |
74,4 |
51 347 |
67,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
11 941 |
5 254 |
44,0 |
4 279 |
35,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
45 595 |
40 636 |
89,1 |
37 312 |
81,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
18 254 |
10 503 |
57,5 |
9 756 |
53,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
70,2 |
| Unemployed workers |
6,6 |
| Retirees |
7,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
7,8 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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 |
119 801 |
107 464 |
118 679 |
105 677 |
116 660 |
107 039 |
| including farmer operators |
2 825 |
2 779 |
2 759 |
2 718 |
2 607 |
2 598 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 202 |
6 936 |
7 889 |
7 524 |
7 921 |
7 653 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
10 991 |
10 677 |
11 007 |
10 646 |
12 163 |
11 734 |
| including intermediate professions |
27 177 |
25 525 |
28 392 |
26 437 |
30 621 |
28 968 |
| including employees |
32 053 |
28 637 |
31 964 |
27 974 |
29 193 |
26 325 |
| including workers |
38 648 |
32 911 |
35 734 |
30 378 |
33 378 |
29 762 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
12 416 |
12 820 |
10 098 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,4 |
10,9 |
8,6 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
23,6 |
23,2 |
17,5 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,9 |
9,6 |
7,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,6 |
8,6 |
7,1 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
16,7 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
13,0 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
9,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
8,1 |
| 2 years at university |
5,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
5,3 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
97 608 |
95 686 |
96 964 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
108 003 |
106 510 |
108 916 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
90,4 |
89,8 |
89,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,4 |
55,6 |
55,0 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
97 608 |
100,0 |
95 686 |
100,0 |
96 964 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
83 756 |
85,8 |
81 530 |
85,2 |
82 128 |
84,7 |
| including women |
42 425 |
43,5 |
41 865 |
43,8 |
42 152 |
43,5 |
| including part time jobs |
17 067 |
17,5 |
16 373 |
17,1 |
14 742 |
15,2 |
| Non-employee |
13 852 |
14,2 |
14 156 |
14,8 |
14 835 |
15,3 |
| including women |
4 383 |
4,5 |
4 710 |
4,9 |
5 282 |
5,4 |
| including part time jobs |
1 355 |
1,4 |
1 666 |
1,7 |
1 873 |
1,9 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
96 814 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 720 |
2,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7 706 |
8,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
10 478 |
10,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
25 567 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
24 676 |
25,5 |
| Workers |
25 667 |
26,5 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
2,9 |
2,9 |
2,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7,1 |
7,8 |
8,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,8 |
10,3 |
10,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
23,5 |
24,4 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
27,2 |
27,0 |
25,5 |
| Workers |
29,5 |
27,6 |
26,5 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
97 810 |
100,0 |
96 534 |
100,0 |
96 814 |
100,0 |
49,1 |
86,1 |
| Agriculture |
4 237 |
4,3 |
4 278 |
4,4 |
4 115 |
4,3 |
22,0 |
36,8 |
| Industry |
21 487 |
22,0 |
20 309 |
21,0 |
19 841 |
20,5 |
33,0 |
93,7 |
| Construction |
7 560 |
7,7 |
6 817 |
7,1 |
6 684 |
6,9 |
9,0 |
73,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
33 648 |
34,4 |
34 598 |
35,8 |
35 754 |
36,9 |
48,9 |
83,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
30 878 |
31,6 |
30 532 |
31,6 |
30 420 |
31,4 |
72,2 |
94,0 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
28,0 |
18,4 |
| Industry |
33,1 |
31,6 |
| Construction |
11,0 |
3,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
50,5 |
41,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
72,8 |
62,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.