Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Département de la Loire (42)

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 465 243 458 080 457 473
Working age adult in % 71,1 72,7 74,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,4 62,6 65,7
 Unemployed workers in % 8,7 10,0 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 27,3 25,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 10,7 10,4
 Retirees in % 10,0 8,0 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,7 8,9
  • 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

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 457 473 339 349 74,2 300 385 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 92 164 40 952 44,4 32 142 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 269 524 242 770 90,1 217 956 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 95 785 55 626 58,1 50 286 52,5
Male 227 895 175 663 77,1 156 649 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 47 615 23 202 48,7 18 457 38,8
 25 to 54 years old 133 745 124 906 93,4 113 255 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 46 536 27 555 59,2 24 937 53,6
Female 229 578 163 686 71,3 143 736 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 44 549 17 750 39,8 13 686 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 135 779 117 864 86,8 104 701 77,1
 55 to 64 years old 49 250 28 071 57,0 25 350 51,5
  • 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 65,7
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 10,4
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 330 990 290 743 333 304 287 241 340 522 302 081
including farmer operators 5 121 5 097 4 719 4 667 4 248 4 223
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 21 299 19 913 21 809 20 287 22 882 21 910
including managers and higher intellectual professions 34 631 33 454 37 580 36 069 44 458 42 905
including intermediate professions 79 255 73 574 82 506 75 546 88 340 82 604
including employees 94 765 81 982 94 658 80 143 91 186 78 996
including workers 92 119 76 722 86 701 70 529 84 202 71 444
  • 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 40 496 45 922 38 964
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 13,8 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,2 28,6 21,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 12,0 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,3 9,6
  • 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 24,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 6,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 283 824 279 106 291 207
Working age adult living in the area 292 606 289 746 304 475
Occupational concentration by industry 97,0 96,3 95,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 54,0 54,1
  • 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 283 824 100,0 279 106 100,0 291 207 100,0
Employee 246 742 86,9 241 570 86,6 250 334 86,0
 including women 124 566 43,9 123 428 44,2 127 861 43,9
 including part time jobs 55 586 19,6 53 462 19,2 50 237 17,3
Non-employee 37 082 13,1 37 536 13,4 40 873 14,0
 including women 11 964 4,2 12 702 4,6 14 430 5,0
 including part time jobs 3 955 1,4 4 658 1,7 5 570 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 292 500 100,0
Farmer operators 4 391 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 22 410 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 40 937 14,0
Intermediate professions 79 313 27,1
Employees 77 658 26,5
Workers 67 791 23,2
  • 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 1,8 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,2 7,4 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 12,8 14,0
Intermediate professions 24,9 25,8 27,1
Employees 28,5 28,2 26,5
Workers 25,9 24,0 23,2
  • 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 284 338 100,0 279 581 100,0 292 500 100,0 48,9 86,9
Agriculture 6 981 2,5 6 226 2,2 6 128 2,1 26,9 28,6
Industry 52 917 18,6 49 735 17,8 50 673 17,3 28,8 93,6
Construction 22 263 7,8 19 588 7,0 21 712 7,4 11,5 73,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 111 436 39,2 112 275 40,2 120 343 41,1 47,1 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 90 741 31,9 91 758 32,8 93 644 32,0 72,3 93,2
  • 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 35,4 23,5
Industry 29,0 24,8
Construction 14,7 3,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 37,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,1 61,3
  • 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.