EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
Altogether |
3 089 699 |
3 063 487 |
3 103 524 |
Working age adult in % |
70,5 |
72,1 |
73,5 |
Working age adults with a job in % |
60,8 |
61,2 |
64,7 |
Unemployed workers in % |
9,8 |
10,8 |
8,8 |
Economically inactive people in % |
29,5 |
27,9 |
26,5 |
Pupils, students or interns in % |
10,1 |
10,2 |
9,9 |
Retirees in % |
8,6 |
6,7 |
5,6 |
Other economically inactive people in % |
10,8 |
11,1 |
11,0 |
- 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 |
3 103 524 |
2 281 156 |
73,5 |
2 007 573 |
64,7 |
15 to 24 years old |
555 916 |
222 950 |
40,1 |
169 148 |
30,4 |
25 to 54 years old |
1 867 702 |
1 642 589 |
87,9 |
1 463 804 |
78,4 |
55 to 64 years old |
679 906 |
415 616 |
61,1 |
374 621 |
55,1 |
Male |
1 514 236 |
1 159 296 |
76,6 |
1 029 559 |
68,0 |
15 to 24 years old |
285 436 |
123 641 |
43,3 |
93 656 |
32,8 |
25 to 54 years old |
906 258 |
829 285 |
91,5 |
748 834 |
82,6 |
55 to 64 years old |
322 542 |
206 370 |
64,0 |
187 069 |
58,0 |
Female |
1 589 288 |
1 121 860 |
70,6 |
978 013 |
61,5 |
15 to 24 years old |
270 480 |
99 309 |
36,7 |
75 492 |
27,9 |
25 to 54 years old |
961 445 |
813 305 |
84,6 |
714 969 |
74,4 |
55 to 64 years old |
357 364 |
209 246 |
58,6 |
187 552 |
52,5 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
Working age adults who have a job |
64,7 |
Unemployed workers |
8,8 |
Retirees |
5,6 |
Pupils, students or interns |
9,9 |
Other economically inactive people |
11,0 |
- 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 |
2 178 819 |
1 876 739 |
2 208 102 |
1 875 703 |
2 280 830 |
2 018 377 |
including farmer operators |
18 444 |
18 076 |
16 061 |
15 699 |
14 904 |
14 656 |
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
169 020 |
156 087 |
175 661 |
162 173 |
191 067 |
182 683 |
including managers and higher intellectual professions |
310 273 |
296 358 |
331 549 |
314 332 |
394 897 |
377 170 |
including intermediate professions |
541 069 |
490 401 |
555 118 |
498 528 |
592 360 |
546 232 |
including employees |
686 968 |
576 109 |
688 584 |
567 427 |
664 012 |
566 505 |
including workers |
424 656 |
339 708 |
407 380 |
317 544 |
394 797 |
331 130 |
- 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 |
301 680 |
332 035 |
273 583 |
Unemployment rate in % |
13,8 |
15,0 |
12,0 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
29,3 |
31,3 |
24,1 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
12,2 |
13,6 |
10,9 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,2 |
11,7 |
9,9 |
- 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 |
21,5 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,4 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,9 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,2 |
2 years at university |
8,6 |
3 to 4 years at university |
8,0 |
5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- 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 |
1 882 570 |
1 893 341 |
2 027 752 |
Working age adult living in the area |
1 904 554 |
1 912 638 |
2 058 674 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
98,8 |
99,0 |
98,5 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
54,1 |
53,8 |
53,9 |
- 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
Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
Altogether |
1 882 570 |
100,0 |
1 893 341 |
100,0 |
2 027 752 |
100,0 |
Employee |
1 590 949 |
84,5 |
1 586 928 |
83,8 |
1 672 146 |
82,5 |
including women |
797 515 |
42,4 |
804 764 |
42,5 |
848 162 |
41,8 |
including part time jobs |
300 198 |
15,9 |
291 477 |
15,4 |
270 052 |
13,3 |
Non-employee |
291 621 |
15,5 |
306 413 |
16,2 |
355 606 |
17,5 |
including women |
103 546 |
5,5 |
113 464 |
6,0 |
140 440 |
6,9 |
including part time jobs |
36 104 |
1,9 |
44 007 |
2,3 |
55 167 |
2,7 |
- 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 |
2 040 315 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
16 298 |
0,8 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
191 155 |
9,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
378 190 |
18,5 |
Intermediate professions |
549 290 |
26,9 |
Employees |
570 568 |
28,0 |
Workers |
334 816 |
16,4 |
- 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 |
1,0 |
0,9 |
0,8 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8,6 |
9,0 |
9,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15,6 |
16,6 |
18,5 |
Intermediate professions |
26,1 |
26,5 |
26,9 |
Employees |
30,6 |
30,1 |
28,0 |
Workers |
18,1 |
16,9 |
16,4 |
- 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 |
1 881 392 |
100,0 |
1 894 568 |
100,0 |
2 040 315 |
100,0 |
48,7 |
84,0 |
Agriculture |
34 599 |
1,8 |
33 247 |
1,8 |
33 062 |
1,6 |
33,8 |
51,2 |
Industry |
165 119 |
8,8 |
160 947 |
8,5 |
164 105 |
8,0 |
31,0 |
89,6 |
Construction |
142 343 |
7,6 |
131 650 |
6,9 |
143 059 |
7,0 |
12,4 |
67,9 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
900 484 |
47,9 |
908 348 |
47,9 |
1 011 528 |
49,6 |
45,3 |
81,7 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
638 848 |
34,0 |
660 376 |
34,9 |
688 561 |
33,7 |
66,3 |
90,9 |
- 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 |
36,1 |
31,3 |
Industry |
30,4 |
35,4 |
Construction |
16,0 |
4,8 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,6 |
39,6 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,9 |
60,3 |
- 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.