Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Sarthe (72)

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 353 060 343 345 337 803
Working age adult in % 73,4 74,6 75,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,8 64,8 67,4
 Unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,8 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 26,6 25,4 24,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,0 9,5 9,7
 Retirees in % 10,6 8,9 7,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,0 6,9 7,1
  • 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 337 803 255 446 75,6 227 822 67,4
 15 to 24 years old 66 416 31 230 47,0 24 573 37,0
 25 to 54 years old 197 288 182 839 92,7 165 269 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 74 099 41 377 55,8 37 980 51,3
Male 168 716 130 186 77,2 116 835 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 34 636 17 351 50,1 13 722 39,6
 25 to 54 years old 97 860 92 555 94,6 84 472 86,3
 55 to 64 years old 36 220 20 281 56,0 18 641 51,5
Female 169 087 125 260 74,1 110 987 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 31 780 13 879 43,7 10 851 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 99 428 90 285 90,8 80 797 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 37 879 21 096 55,7 19 339 51,1
  • 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 67,4
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 7,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 258 881 228 693 256 147 222 269 255 890 228 738
including farmer operators 5 541 5 473 4 967 4 924 4 889 4 787
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 13 065 12 142 13 479 12 584 13 182 12 658
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 269 25 321 26 354 25 377 30 436 29 330
including intermediate professions 58 454 54 209 59 115 54 350 61 221 57 470
including employees 75 785 66 365 74 233 63 222 71 034 62 473
including workers 77 297 65 183 74 186 61 812 71 544 62 020
  • 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 30 189 33 696 27 624
Unemployment rate in % 11,6 13,2 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,2 28,3 21,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 11,5 9,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 9,7 8,2
  • 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 22,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,7
2 years at university 6,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 223 235 216 411 222 029
Working age adult living in the area 230 461 224 400 230 504
Occupational concentration by industry 96,9 96,4 96,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,9 55,9 55,2
  • 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 223 235 100,0 216 411 100,0 222 029 100,0
Employee 198 554 88,9 191 906 88,7 196 514 88,5
 including women 98 792 44,3 96 624 44,6 99 591 44,9
 including part time jobs 37 269 16,7 36 201 16,7 33 177 14,9
Non-employee 24 681 11,1 24 505 11,3 25 515 11,5
 including women 8 684 3,9 8 982 4,2 9 767 4,4
 including part time jobs 2 345 1,1 2 800 1,3 3 160 1,4
  • 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 223 396 100,0
Farmer operators 4 954 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 897 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 28 611 12,8
Intermediate professions 55 940 25,0
Employees 61 284 27,4
Workers 59 709 26,7
  • 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 2,5 2,3 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,8 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 11,4 12,8
Intermediate professions 23,6 24,1 25,0
Employees 29,0 28,7 27,4
Workers 28,3 27,6 26,7
  • 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 222 999 100,0 216 195 100,0 223 396 100,0 49,2 89,2
Agriculture 8 777 3,9 7 750 3,6 8 360 3,7 30,4 41,2
Industry 41 730 18,7 38 154 17,6 37 769 16,9 31,0 94,8
Construction 15 305 6,9 14 232 6,6 13 985 6,3 11,6 80,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 89 718 40,2 87 447 40,4 93 979 42,1 47,7 88,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 67 469 30,3 68 612 31,7 69 303 31,0 71,0 94,8
  • 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 32,7 28,7
Industry 31,3 26,1
Construction 13,2 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,6 59,2
  • 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.