Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Loire-Atlantique (44)

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 840 482 872 843 925 091
Working age adult in % 73,4 75,4 77,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,7 66,4 70,1
 Unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,0 7,3
Economically inactive people in % 26,6 24,6 22,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,2 10,7
 Retirees in % 9,2 7,2 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,5 6,2 6,1
  • 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 925 091 716 056 77,4 648 863 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 184 225 80 898 43,9 66 246 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 570 166 533 430 93,6 488 723 85,7
 55 to 64 years old 170 700 101 729 59,6 93 894 55,0
Male 461 896 366 614 79,4 333 937 72,3
 15 to 24 years old 94 612 45 212 47,8 37 386 39,5
 25 to 54 years old 285 093 271 760 95,3 250 562 87,9
 55 to 64 years old 82 191 49 641 60,4 45 989 56,0
Female 463 195 349 442 75,4 314 926 68,0
 15 to 24 years old 89 612 35 685 39,8 28 860 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 285 074 261 669 91,8 238 161 83,5
 55 to 64 years old 88 509 52 088 58,9 47 904 54,1
  • 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 70,1
Unemployed workers 7,3
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 6,1
  • 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 617 050 552 556 657 857 579 261 716 964 652 198
including farmer operators 8 182 8 016 7 601 7 436 6 655 6 526
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 32 057 29 810 37 064 34 865 41 032 39 560
including managers and higher intellectual professions 97 148 93 209 114 607 109 238 154 000 148 226
including intermediate professions 163 510 149 961 177 923 161 070 195 216 181 905
including employees 169 829 149 522 174 489 150 507 173 428 153 234
including workers 142 109 122 037 138 964 116 146 140 324 122 747
  • 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 64 681 78 470 67 193
Unemployment rate in % 10,5 11,9 9,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,3 25,0 18,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 10,5 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,6 7,7
  • 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 21,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,6
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
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 561 809 591 577 664 215
Working age adult living in the area 555 501 583 926 654 844
Occupational concentration by industry 101,1 101,3 101,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,4 59,5 59,9
  • 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 561 809 100,0 591 577 100,0 664 215 100,0
Employee 497 996 88,6 521 386 88,1 582 081 87,6
 including women 247 372 44,0 259 779 43,9 287 507 43,3
 including part time jobs 106 289 18,9 105 936 17,9 103 312 15,6
Non-employee 63 813 11,4 70 191 11,9 82 134 12,4
 including women 22 402 4,0 26 161 4,4 32 964 5,0
 including part time jobs 8 153 1,5 10 162 1,7 12 686 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 667 971 100,0
Farmer operators 6 795 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 40 758 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 147 171 22,0
Intermediate professions 186 683 27,9
Employees 157 455 23,6
Workers 129 109 19,3
  • 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 1,5 1,3 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 6,1 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,4 18,2 22,0
Intermediate professions 27,2 27,7 27,9
Employees 27,1 26,1 23,6
Workers 22,5 20,6 19,3
  • 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 562 437 100,0 590 668 100,0 667 971 100,0 48,1 88,6
Agriculture 14 290 2,5 13 340 2,3 12 752 1,9 31,3 48,8
Industry 76 598 13,6 75 609 12,8 85 306 12,8 29,6 94,3
Construction 42 032 7,5 40 762 6,9 46 237 6,9 14,7 79,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 265 458 47,2 288 702 48,9 340 388 51,0 45,2 87,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 164 059 29,2 172 255 29,2 183 288 27,4 71,8 92,5
  • 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 38,9 24,0
Industry 29,4 32,6
Construction 17,0 5,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,9 40,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,4 64,1
  • 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.