Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Besançon (25601)

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 94 246 91 537 93 227
Working age adult in % 68,8 67,8 69,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,2 57,0 60,0
 Unemployed workers in % 10,5 10,8 9,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,2 32,2 30,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 17,5 18,6 17,0
 Retirees in % 6,6 5,5 4,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,2 8,1 8,9
  • 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 93 227 64 931 69,6 55 935 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 27 339 11 005 40,3 8 735 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 50 260 44 037 87,6 38 261 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 15 628 9 889 63,3 8 939 57,2
Male 45 242 32 684 72,2 27 991 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 13 304 5 667 42,6 4 517 34,0
 25 to 54 years old 24 810 22 291 89,8 19 263 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 128 4 727 66,3 4 211 59,1
Female 47 985 32 247 67,2 27 944 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 035 5 338 38,0 4 217 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 25 450 21 746 85,4 18 998 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 500 5 163 60,7 4 728 55,6
  • 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 60,0
Unemployed workers 9,7
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 17,0
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 64 864 54 933 62 166 52 280 64 649 55 720
including farmer operators 64 57 69 68 78 72
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 746 2 528 3 025 2 755 2 965 2 755
including managers and higher intellectual professions 11 973 11 513 12 017 11 425 13 668 13 174
including intermediate professions 17 597 15 917 17 093 15 411 17 343 15 792
including employees 17 958 15 038 17 533 14 494 17 535 14 840
including workers 13 242 9 881 11 064 8 127 11 565 9 086
  • 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 9 904 9 880 8 996
Unemployment rate in % 15,3 15,9 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,0 27,4 20,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,0 14,8 13,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 10,4 9,6
  • 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 28,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,7
2 years at university 10,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 80 131 79 611 84 051
Working age adult living in the area 55 467 52 937 57 094
Occupational concentration by industry 144,5 150,4 147,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,4 53,9 54,7
  • 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 80 131 100,0 79 611 100,0 84 051 100,0
Employee 73 596 91,8 72 256 90,8 75 989 90,4
 including women 38 220 47,7 38 142 47,9 40 286 47,9
 including part time jobs 15 458 19,3 14 883 18,7 14 774 17,6
Non-employee 6 534 8,2 7 355 9,2 8 062 9,6
 including women 2 202 2,7 2 670 3,4 3 088 3,7
 including part time jobs 783 1,0 1 098 1,4 1 426 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 83 326 100,0
Farmer operators 114 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 772 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 715 21,3
Intermediate professions 25 192 30,2
Employees 23 282 27,9
Workers 13 251 15,9
  • 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 0,2 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,6 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,3 19,6 21,3
Intermediate professions 29,7 30,9 30,2
Employees 29,1 28,9 27,9
Workers 18,4 15,9 15,9
  • 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 79 421 100,0 79 696 100,0 83 326 100,0 51,9 91,4
Agriculture 227 0,3 290 0,4 279 0,3 31,4 69,8
Industry 8 519 10,7 8 027 10,1 8 087 9,7 29,8 94,8
Construction 3 070 3,9 2 701 3,4 3 180 3,8 10,7 76,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 553 43,5 33 813 42,4 35 649 42,8 47,9 88,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 052 41,6 34 864 43,7 36 131 43,4 64,6 94,9
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 39,4 13,1
Industry 30,1 24,0
Construction 12,7 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,4 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,0 58,8
  • 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.