EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
Altogether |
3 881 065 |
3 811 844 |
3 744 732 |
Working age adult in % |
69,4 |
70,9 |
72,7 |
Working age adults with a job in % |
58,6 |
58,8 |
62,4 |
Unemployed workers in % |
10,8 |
12,1 |
10,4 |
Economically inactive people in % |
30,6 |
29,1 |
27,3 |
Pupils, students or interns in % |
10,5 |
10,9 |
10,8 |
Retirees in % |
9,1 |
7,3 |
6,1 |
Other economically inactive people in % |
11,1 |
10,9 |
10,4 |
- 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 |
3 744 732 |
2 723 729 |
72,7 |
2 335 229 |
62,4 |
15 to 24 years old |
764 502 |
325 367 |
42,6 |
232 091 |
30,4 |
25 to 54 years old |
2 234 428 |
1 989 155 |
89,0 |
1 740 740 |
77,9 |
55 to 64 years old |
745 802 |
409 207 |
54,9 |
362 398 |
48,6 |
Male |
1 859 133 |
1 422 207 |
76,5 |
1 226 165 |
66,0 |
15 to 24 years old |
391 104 |
178 911 |
45,7 |
127 049 |
32,5 |
25 to 54 years old |
1 106 559 |
1 032 767 |
93,3 |
912 335 |
82,4 |
55 to 64 years old |
361 470 |
210 530 |
58,2 |
186 781 |
51,7 |
Female |
1 885 599 |
1 301 522 |
69,0 |
1 109 064 |
58,8 |
15 to 24 years old |
373 398 |
146 457 |
39,2 |
105 042 |
28,1 |
25 to 54 years old |
1 127 868 |
956 388 |
84,8 |
828 405 |
73,4 |
55 to 64 years old |
384 333 |
198 677 |
51,7 |
175 617 |
45,7 |
- 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 |
62,4 |
Unemployed workers |
10,4 |
Retirees |
6,1 |
Pupils, students or interns |
10,8 |
Other economically inactive people |
10,4 |
- 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 |
2 692 966 |
2 273 669 |
2 702 743 |
2 241 524 |
2 724 366 |
2 343 862 |
including farmer operators |
27 536 |
27 287 |
24 922 |
24 565 |
22 006 |
21 775 |
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
118 525 |
109 258 |
123 923 |
112 887 |
127 662 |
120 603 |
including managers and higher intellectual professions |
305 096 |
294 870 |
324 008 |
311 316 |
381 351 |
368 003 |
including intermediate professions |
628 783 |
576 361 |
647 159 |
587 473 |
674 813 |
625 159 |
including employees |
792 763 |
663 652 |
797 192 |
652 046 |
765 408 |
644 035 |
including workers |
764 947 |
602 241 |
718 242 |
553 236 |
694 016 |
564 286 |
- 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 |
417 797 |
461 211 |
388 500 |
Unemployment rate in % |
15,5 |
17,1 |
14,3 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
34,8 |
36,6 |
28,7 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,0 |
14,8 |
12,5 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,7 |
13,3 |
11,4 |
- 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 |
28,5 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
23,3 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,2 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,6 |
2 years at university |
8,3 |
3 to 4 years at university |
6,8 |
5 years or more at university |
5,6 |
- 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 |
2 152 383 |
2 115 049 |
2 197 747 |
Working age adult living in the area |
2 290 448 |
2 264 531 |
2 363 661 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
94,0 |
93,4 |
93,0 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,8 |
56,5 |
56,4 |
- 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 |
2 152 383 |
100,0 |
2 115 049 |
100,0 |
2 197 747 |
100,0 |
Employee |
1 942 890 |
90,3 |
1 900 731 |
89,9 |
1 961 887 |
89,3 |
including women |
939 372 |
43,6 |
937 278 |
44,3 |
971 898 |
44,2 |
including part time jobs |
370 501 |
17,2 |
364 093 |
17,2 |
340 301 |
15,5 |
Non-employee |
209 493 |
9,7 |
214 318 |
10,1 |
235 860 |
10,7 |
including women |
72 942 |
3,4 |
77 731 |
3,7 |
90 704 |
4,1 |
including part time jobs |
21 301 |
1,0 |
26 042 |
1,2 |
31 881 |
1,5 |
- 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 |
2 207 599 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
23 452 |
1,1 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
121 737 |
5,5 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
342 001 |
15,5 |
Intermediate professions |
581 917 |
26,4 |
Employees |
614 696 |
27,8 |
Workers |
523 796 |
23,7 |
- 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 |
1,3 |
1,2 |
1,1 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,1 |
5,3 |
5,5 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,8 |
13,8 |
15,5 |
Intermediate professions |
25,1 |
25,9 |
26,4 |
Employees |
29,5 |
29,4 |
27,8 |
Workers |
26,3 |
24,3 |
23,7 |
- 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 |
2 151 856 |
100,0 |
2 112 808 |
100,0 |
2 207 599 |
100,0 |
48,3 |
90,1 |
Agriculture |
49 913 |
2,3 |
46 797 |
2,2 |
43 827 |
2,0 |
28,2 |
47,0 |
Industry |
332 620 |
15,5 |
297 432 |
14,1 |
292 859 |
13,3 |
25,4 |
95,4 |
Construction |
142 882 |
6,6 |
127 507 |
6,0 |
135 339 |
6,1 |
10,3 |
80,3 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
890 262 |
41,4 |
885 893 |
41,9 |
971 360 |
44,0 |
45,4 |
88,3 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
736 178 |
34,2 |
755 180 |
35,7 |
764 215 |
34,6 |
68,7 |
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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
Agriculture |
32,3 |
24,5 |
Industry |
25,2 |
30,9 |
Construction |
11,7 |
4,8 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,2 |
39,5 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,2 |
60,0 |
- 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.