Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Manche (50)

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 307 877 296 914 289 116
Working age adult in % 72,0 74,0 76,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,6 65,7 69,5
 Unemployed workers in % 7,5 8,3 6,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,0 26,0 23,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,1 7,3
 Retirees in % 12,0 10,1 9,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,9 7,7 7,5
  • 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 289 116 220 031 76,1 200 872 69,5
 15 to 24 years old 48 170 25 177 52,3 20 835 43,3
 25 to 54 years old 168 804 156 347 92,6 144 415 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 72 142 38 508 53,4 35 622 49,4
Male 146 194 113 890 77,9 104 615 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 25 632 14 495 56,6 12 147 47,4
 25 to 54 years old 84 866 80 339 94,7 74 780 88,1
 55 to 64 years old 35 696 19 056 53,4 17 688 49,6
Female 142 922 106 141 74,3 96 257 67,3
 15 to 24 years old 22 538 10 681 47,4 8 688 38,5
 25 to 54 years old 83 939 76 008 90,6 69 635 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 36 445 19 452 53,4 17 934 49,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,5
Unemployed workers 6,6
Retirees 9,1
Pupils, students or interns 7,3
Other economically inactive people 7,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 220 872 197 950 219 684 195 001 218 852 200 563
including farmer operators 8 635 8 523 7 817 7 736 6 854 6 778
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 14 058 13 240 13 395 12 622 13 659 13 102
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 752 18 139 19 797 19 099 23 634 22 796
including intermediate professions 48 489 45 244 51 841 48 232 54 158 51 465
including employees 65 000 56 763 64 013 55 208 60 005 53 526
including workers 64 352 56 041 60 888 52 103 58 869 52 896
  • 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 22 986 24 675 19 159
Unemployment rate in % 10,4 11,2 8,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,3 24,0 17,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,7 9,8 7,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,2 8,9 7,5
  • 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 16,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,8
2 years at university 5,4
3 to 4 years at university 5,1
5 years or more at university 4,8
  • 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 196 864 194 553 202 142
Working age adult living in the area 200 241 197 274 203 686
Occupational concentration by industry 98,3 98,6 99,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 53,7 53,3
  • 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 196 864 100,0 194 553 100,0 202 142 100,0
Employee 167 035 84,8 166 260 85,5 173 558 85,9
 including women 81 603 41,5 82 418 42,4 86 345 42,7
 including part time jobs 33 072 16,8 32 348 16,6 28 575 14,1
Non-employee 29 829 15,2 28 293 14,5 28 585 14,1
 including women 10 820 5,5 10 442 5,4 11 031 5,5
 including part time jobs 2 652 1,3 2 890 1,5 3 366 1,7
  • 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 201 829 100,0
Farmer operators 7 166 3,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13 487 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 104 11,4
Intermediate professions 51 582 25,6
Employees 54 141 26,8
Workers 52 348 25,9
  • 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 4,4 4,1 3,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,8 6,6 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 10,0 11,4
Intermediate professions 22,8 24,5 25,6
Employees 28,8 28,2 26,8
Workers 27,9 26,5 25,9
  • 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 195 299 100,0 194 727 100,0 201 829 100,0 48,3 86,8
Agriculture 13 719 7,0 12 596 6,5 11 604 5,7 27,0 38,4
Industry 34 574 17,7 33 257 17,1 35 404 17,5 29,2 95,1
Construction 17 719 9,1 15 739 8,1 15 266 7,6 10,8 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 68 456 35,1 71 051 36,5 77 053 38,2 48,9 85,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 60 831 31,1 62 084 31,9 62 503 31,0 71,4 94,6
  • 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 26,3 27,4
Industry 28,9 34,8
Construction 12,4 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,0 42,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,9 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.