EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
240 080 |
242 234 |
250 758 |
| Working age adult in % |
72,6 |
74,5 |
76,5 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
64,1 |
64,2 |
68,0 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,6 |
10,3 |
8,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
27,4 |
25,5 |
23,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
7,3 |
7,7 |
7,5 |
| Retirees in % |
11,7 |
9,6 |
8,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
8,3 |
8,1 |
7,8 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
250 758 |
191 708 |
76,5 |
170 443 |
68,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
38 546 |
18 024 |
46,8 |
13 832 |
35,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
150 705 |
139 216 |
92,4 |
125 616 |
83,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
61 506 |
34 467 |
56,0 |
30 996 |
50,4 |
| Male |
124 597 |
97 078 |
77,9 |
87 508 |
70,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
20 562 |
10 394 |
50,6 |
8 101 |
39,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
74 319 |
69 923 |
94,1 |
64 150 |
86,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
29 716 |
16 761 |
56,4 |
15 257 |
51,3 |
| Female |
126 161 |
94 630 |
75,0 |
82 935 |
65,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
17 985 |
7 630 |
42,4 |
5 731 |
31,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
76 386 |
69 293 |
90,7 |
61 466 |
80,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
31 790 |
17 707 |
55,7 |
15 739 |
49,5 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
68,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,5 |
| Retirees |
8,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
7,5 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,8 |
- 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 |
175 433 |
154 535 |
180 804 |
156 541 |
191 738 |
170 762 |
| including farmer operators |
4 643 |
4 598 |
4 161 |
4 086 |
3 077 |
3 048 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
13 247 |
12 409 |
14 442 |
13 546 |
16 438 |
15 718 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
15 757 |
15 077 |
16 415 |
15 520 |
20 884 |
19 897 |
| including intermediate professions |
39 583 |
36 371 |
41 933 |
38 173 |
48 375 |
44 724 |
| including employees |
54 691 |
46 677 |
56 749 |
47 770 |
56 699 |
48 885 |
| including workers |
46 562 |
39 402 |
45 704 |
37 447 |
45 024 |
38 491 |
- 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 |
20 588 |
24 987 |
21 265 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,8 |
13,8 |
11,1 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
27,7 |
31,0 |
23,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,2 |
12,3 |
9,8 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,5 |
11,3 |
10,1 |
- 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 |
21,3 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
12,2 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
11,4 |
| 2 years at university |
7,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,0 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,3 |
- 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 |
144 776 |
146 172 |
157 964 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
155 338 |
157 770 |
173 206 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
93,2 |
92,6 |
91,2 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
54,7 |
54,0 |
53,6 |
- 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 |
144 776 |
100,0 |
146 172 |
100,0 |
157 964 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
121 607 |
84,0 |
121 734 |
83,3 |
129 934 |
82,3 |
| including women |
60 353 |
41,7 |
61 509 |
42,1 |
66 136 |
41,9 |
| including part time jobs |
21 405 |
14,8 |
21 321 |
14,6 |
19 923 |
12,6 |
| Non-employee |
23 169 |
16,0 |
24 438 |
16,7 |
28 031 |
17,7 |
| including women |
8 249 |
5,7 |
9 065 |
6,2 |
11 282 |
7,1 |
| including part time jobs |
2 398 |
1,7 |
3 113 |
2,1 |
3 919 |
2,5 |
- 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 |
158 510 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
3 244 |
2,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
15 594 |
9,8 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
17 988 |
11,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
40 315 |
25,4 |
| Employees |
44 979 |
28,4 |
| Workers |
36 389 |
23,0 |
- 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 |
3,2 |
2,9 |
2,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8,4 |
9,1 |
9,8 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,7 |
9,9 |
11,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
22,7 |
23,8 |
25,4 |
| Employees |
29,8 |
30,1 |
28,4 |
| Workers |
26,0 |
24,1 |
23,0 |
- 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 |
145 723 |
100,0 |
146 917 |
100,0 |
158 510 |
100,0 |
48,9 |
83,4 |
| Agriculture |
8 239 |
5,7 |
7 692 |
5,2 |
6 605 |
4,2 |
29,0 |
51,4 |
| Industry |
21 814 |
15,0 |
20 123 |
13,7 |
20 750 |
13,1 |
31,6 |
91,7 |
| Construction |
12 092 |
8,3 |
11 360 |
7,7 |
12 145 |
7,7 |
10,8 |
69,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
56 102 |
38,5 |
57 385 |
39,1 |
65 743 |
41,5 |
48,4 |
79,7 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
47 476 |
32,6 |
50 356 |
34,3 |
53 267 |
33,6 |
67,5 |
92,0 |
- 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 |
31,3 |
26,5 |
| Industry |
31,0 |
38,5 |
| Construction |
13,8 |
4,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
49,8 |
43,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,0 |
62,4 |
- 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.
