Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 inter-communality metropolis of Grand Besançon Métropole (242500361)

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 128 220 125 864 127 540
Working age adult in % 70,4 70,2 71,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,3 60,6 63,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 9,5 8,4
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 29,8 28,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 15,6 16,4 15,3
 Retirees in % 7,4 6,2 5,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,6 7,2 7,8
  • 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 127 540 91 608 71,8 80 915 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 33 571 13 515 40,3 10 852 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 70 665 63 388 89,7 56 601 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 23 305 14 705 63,1 13 462 57,8
Male 62 031 45 994 74,1 40 453 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 16 505 7 103 43,0 5 705 34,6
 25 to 54 years old 34 655 31 800 91,8 28 308 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 10 871 7 091 65,2 6 439 59,2
Female 65 509 45 614 69,6 40 463 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 17 065 6 413 37,6 5 147 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 36 010 31 588 87,7 28 293 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 12 434 7 613 61,2 7 023 56,5
  • 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 63,4
Unemployed workers 8,4
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 15,3
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • 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 90 173 78 562 88 296 76 159 91 242 80 684
including farmer operators 239 232 267 241 281 270
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 351 4 065 4 469 4 094 4 727 4 447
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 688 15 133 16 304 15 590 18 502 17 914
including intermediate professions 24 750 22 718 24 815 22 732 25 453 23 541
including employees 24 915 21 403 24 552 20 832 24 253 21 013
including workers 18 847 15 011 16 371 12 670 16 408 13 499
  • 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 11 728 12 014 10 693
Unemployment rate in % 13,0 13,6 11,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,8 26,2 19,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,5 12,2 10,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 9,7 8,4
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 25,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,0
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 94 203 93 971 99 475
Working age adult living in the area 79 251 77 239 82 371
Occupational concentration by industry 118,9 121,7 120,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 55,6 55,9
  • 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 94 203 100,0 93 971 100,0 99 475 100,0
Employee 85 750 91,0 84 627 90,1 89 200 89,7
 including women 43 831 46,5 43 892 46,7 46 200 46,4
 including part time jobs 17 935 19,0 17 213 18,3 16 882 17,0
Non-employee 8 453 9,0 9 344 9,9 10 275 10,3
 including women 2 729 2,9 3 278 3,5 3 888 3,9
 including part time jobs 970 1,0 1 345 1,4 1 703 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 99 132 100,0
Farmer operators 321 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 086 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 522 19,7
Intermediate professions 29 586 29,8
Employees 26 755 27,0
Workers 17 862 18,0
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,1 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17,0 18,3 19,7
Intermediate professions 28,7 30,1 29,8
Employees 28,5 28,3 27,0
Workers 20,5 18,0 18,0
  • 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 93 477 100,0 93 255 100,0 99 132 100,0 50,5 90,5
Agriculture 505 0,5 575 0,6 624 0,6 29,9 50,8
Industry 11 735 12,6 10 992 11,8 11 476 11,6 31,0 94,3
Construction 4 679 5,0 4 004 4,3 4 704 4,7 11,6 77,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 39 629 42,4 38 845 41,7 42 099 42,5 46,5 87,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 36 929 39,5 38 840 41,6 40 230 40,6 65,2 94,5
  • 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 40,0 19,5
Industry 31,5 21,9
Construction 13,3 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,8 36,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,5 60,7
  • 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.