EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
Altogether |
273 800 |
276 935 |
282 449 |
Working age adult in % |
67,6 |
69,7 |
70,7 |
Working age adults with a job in % |
56,0 |
56,0 |
58,8 |
Unemployed workers in % |
11,6 |
13,8 |
11,9 |
Economically inactive people in % |
32,4 |
30,3 |
29,3 |
Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,7 |
9,1 |
8,8 |
Retirees in % |
11,3 |
8,3 |
7,3 |
Other economically inactive people in % |
12,4 |
12,9 |
13,2 |
- 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 |
282 449 |
199 675 |
70,7 |
166 076 |
58,8 |
15 to 24 years old |
49 491 |
20 477 |
41,4 |
13 815 |
27,9 |
25 to 54 years old |
165 463 |
142 128 |
85,9 |
120 525 |
72,8 |
55 to 64 years old |
67 494 |
37 070 |
54,9 |
31 736 |
47,0 |
Male |
136 988 |
100 228 |
73,2 |
83 934 |
61,3 |
15 to 24 years old |
25 630 |
11 436 |
44,6 |
7 758 |
30,3 |
25 to 54 years old |
79 238 |
70 629 |
89,1 |
60 582 |
76,5 |
55 to 64 years old |
32 120 |
18 162 |
56,5 |
15 594 |
48,5 |
Female |
145 460 |
99 447 |
68,4 |
82 142 |
56,5 |
15 to 24 years old |
23 861 |
9 040 |
37,9 |
6 057 |
25,4 |
25 to 54 years old |
86 225 |
71 499 |
82,9 |
59 943 |
69,5 |
55 to 64 years old |
35 374 |
18 908 |
53,5 |
16 142 |
45,6 |
- 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 |
58,8 |
Unemployed workers |
11,9 |
Retirees |
7,3 |
Pupils, students or interns |
8,8 |
Other economically inactive people |
13,2 |
- 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 |
184 965 |
153 152 |
192 707 |
155 032 |
200 617 |
166 918 |
including farmer operators |
3 182 |
3 068 |
2 600 |
2 500 |
2 411 |
2 337 |
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
16 670 |
15 202 |
16 941 |
15 108 |
18 431 |
17 070 |
including managers and higher intellectual professions |
18 487 |
17 236 |
18 933 |
17 762 |
21 915 |
20 563 |
including intermediate professions |
42 491 |
38 136 |
46 023 |
40 211 |
49 733 |
44 666 |
including employees |
60 190 |
48 555 |
63 736 |
49 892 |
63 147 |
50 738 |
including workers |
41 140 |
30 955 |
40 914 |
29 558 |
41 287 |
31 544 |
- 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 |
31 722 |
38 088 |
33 599 |
Unemployment rate in % |
17,1 |
19,7 |
16,8 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
37,1 |
41,7 |
32,5 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,0 |
17,8 |
15,2 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
12,4 |
14,9 |
14,4 |
- 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 |
29,6 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
24,4 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
19,5 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
17,6 |
2 years at university |
11,5 |
3 to 4 years at university |
9,0 |
5 years or more at university |
8,4 |
- 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 |
153 349 |
155 148 |
166 449 |
Working age adult living in the area |
155 344 |
157 577 |
169 737 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
98,7 |
98,5 |
98,1 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
49,8 |
49,5 |
49,0 |
- 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 |
153 349 |
100,0 |
155 148 |
100,0 |
166 449 |
100,0 |
Employee |
125 506 |
81,8 |
126 304 |
81,4 |
134 391 |
80,7 |
including women |
64 661 |
42,2 |
65 579 |
42,3 |
70 098 |
42,1 |
including part time jobs |
26 342 |
17,2 |
26 447 |
17,0 |
25 192 |
15,1 |
Non-employee |
27 844 |
18,2 |
28 843 |
18,6 |
32 058 |
19,3 |
including women |
9 998 |
6,5 |
10 844 |
7,0 |
12 650 |
7,6 |
including part time jobs |
3 526 |
2,3 |
4 139 |
2,7 |
4 940 |
3,0 |
- 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 |
167 387 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
2 517 |
1,5 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
17 771 |
10,6 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
20 436 |
12,2 |
Intermediate professions |
44 536 |
26,6 |
Employees |
50 544 |
30,2 |
Workers |
31 583 |
18,9 |
- 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 |
2,1 |
1,7 |
1,5 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
10,1 |
10,0 |
10,6 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
11,1 |
11,4 |
12,2 |
Intermediate professions |
24,7 |
25,8 |
26,6 |
Employees |
31,7 |
32,0 |
30,2 |
Workers |
20,2 |
19,1 |
18,9 |
- 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 |
153 175 |
100,0 |
155 110 |
100,0 |
167 387 |
100,0 |
49,6 |
82,0 |
Agriculture |
5 687 |
3,7 |
5 244 |
3,4 |
5 324 |
3,2 |
30,0 |
54,5 |
Industry |
9 298 |
6,1 |
9 729 |
6,3 |
10 552 |
6,3 |
32,4 |
86,2 |
Construction |
13 331 |
8,7 |
11 989 |
7,7 |
13 194 |
7,9 |
11,0 |
66,9 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
69 625 |
45,5 |
69 084 |
44,5 |
77 918 |
46,5 |
46,8 |
79,4 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
55 234 |
36,1 |
59 064 |
38,1 |
60 398 |
36,1 |
66,2 |
90,3 |
- 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 |
31,6 |
28,1 |
Industry |
31,3 |
39,5 |
Construction |
13,9 |
5,3 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,3 |
41,1 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,9 |
59,7 |
- 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.