EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
Altogether |
2 276 048 |
2 296 049 |
2 356 838 |
Working age adult in % |
73,8 |
75,4 |
77,1 |
Working age adults with a job in % |
66,0 |
66,4 |
69,8 |
Unemployed workers in % |
7,8 |
9,0 |
7,2 |
Economically inactive people in % |
26,2 |
24,6 |
22,9 |
Pupils, students or interns in % |
9,7 |
10,2 |
9,9 |
Retirees in % |
10,2 |
8,2 |
7,0 |
Other economically inactive people in % |
6,3 |
6,1 |
6,1 |
- 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
Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
Altogether |
2 356 838 |
1 816 047 |
77,1 |
1 645 409 |
69,8 |
15 to 24 years old |
463 395 |
215 791 |
46,6 |
176 458 |
38,1 |
25 to 54 years old |
1 411 177 |
1 322 981 |
93,8 |
1 213 629 |
86,0 |
55 to 64 years old |
482 266 |
277 274 |
57,5 |
255 321 |
52,9 |
Male |
1 178 404 |
930 784 |
79,0 |
849 338 |
72,1 |
15 to 24 years old |
239 305 |
121 901 |
50,9 |
100 944 |
42,2 |
25 to 54 years old |
704 848 |
672 629 |
95,4 |
622 239 |
88,3 |
55 to 64 years old |
234 251 |
136 255 |
58,2 |
126 155 |
53,9 |
Female |
1 178 435 |
885 262 |
75,1 |
796 071 |
67,6 |
15 to 24 years old |
224 090 |
93 890 |
41,9 |
75 514 |
33,7 |
25 to 54 years old |
706 329 |
650 353 |
92,1 |
591 391 |
83,7 |
55 to 64 years old |
248 015 |
141 019 |
56,9 |
129 166 |
52,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
Working age adults who have a job |
69,8 |
Unemployed workers |
7,2 |
Retirees |
7,0 |
Pupils, students or interns |
9,9 |
Other economically inactive people |
6,1 |
- 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 |
1 678 991 |
1 502 006 |
1 733 900 |
1 525 771 |
1 817 832 |
1 651 584 |
including farmer operators |
41 200 |
40 620 |
37 205 |
36 696 |
32 163 |
31 699 |
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
91 552 |
85 810 |
99 508 |
93 245 |
106 937 |
103 241 |
including managers and higher intellectual professions |
200 751 |
193 176 |
223 577 |
213 622 |
285 175 |
274 466 |
including intermediate professions |
401 811 |
370 543 |
426 308 |
389 100 |
461 990 |
432 818 |
including employees |
466 365 |
411 031 |
472 281 |
407 460 |
461 888 |
409 232 |
including workers |
465 660 |
400 827 |
456 303 |
385 649 |
452 945 |
400 128 |
- 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 |
176 871 |
207 461 |
170 638 |
Unemployment rate in % |
10,5 |
12,0 |
9,4 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,7 |
25,3 |
18,2 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,0 |
10,4 |
8,3 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,3 |
9,9 |
7,9 |
- 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 |
20,6 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
16,1 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
10,0 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
9,8 |
2 years at university |
6,2 |
3 to 4 years at university |
6,4 |
5 years or more at university |
5,8 |
- 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 |
1 493 159 |
1 517 878 |
1 642 721 |
Working age adult living in the area |
1 511 313 |
1 536 488 |
1 662 261 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
98,8 |
98,8 |
98,8 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
58,1 |
57,7 |
57,4 |
- 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 |
1 493 159 |
100,0 |
1 517 878 |
100,0 |
1 642 721 |
100,0 |
Employee |
1 308 262 |
87,6 |
1 326 279 |
87,4 |
1 431 784 |
87,2 |
including women |
649 716 |
43,5 |
664 005 |
43,7 |
714 815 |
43,5 |
including part time jobs |
264 802 |
17,7 |
262 247 |
17,3 |
248 672 |
15,1 |
Non-employee |
184 897 |
12,4 |
191 599 |
12,6 |
210 937 |
12,8 |
including women |
62 959 |
4,2 |
68 142 |
4,5 |
80 577 |
4,9 |
including part time jobs |
19 909 |
1,3 |
23 695 |
1,6 |
28 869 |
1,8 |
- 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 |
1 650 688 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
32 577 |
2,0 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
105 758 |
6,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
271 898 |
16,5 |
Intermediate professions |
431 567 |
26,1 |
Employees |
408 169 |
24,7 |
Workers |
400 719 |
24,3 |
- 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 |
2,8 |
2,5 |
2,0 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,8 |
6,3 |
6,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,7 |
13,9 |
16,5 |
Intermediate professions |
24,6 |
25,4 |
26,1 |
Employees |
27,3 |
26,6 |
24,7 |
Workers |
26,8 |
25,4 |
24,3 |
- 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 |
1 493 741 |
100,0 |
1 520 246 |
100,0 |
1 650 688 |
100,0 |
48,4 |
88,0 |
Agriculture |
67 562 |
4,5 |
62 532 |
4,1 |
59 958 |
3,6 |
30,3 |
46,4 |
Industry |
251 773 |
16,9 |
243 562 |
16,0 |
258 923 |
15,7 |
32,1 |
94,6 |
Construction |
117 543 |
7,9 |
110 204 |
7,2 |
119 228 |
7,2 |
13,3 |
79,2 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
622 681 |
41,7 |
650 771 |
42,8 |
746 243 |
45,2 |
46,6 |
87,1 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
434 182 |
29,1 |
453 176 |
29,8 |
466 337 |
28,3 |
71,6 |
93,5 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
Agriculture |
36,4 |
25,0 |
Industry |
32,1 |
31,2 |
Construction |
15,3 |
5,7 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,5 |
40,2 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
72,3 |
62,3 |
- 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.