Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Saint-Nazaire (44601)

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 108 710 107 751 109 626
Working age adult in % 69,6 72,6 75,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,7 62,3 66,9
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,3 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,4 27,4 24,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,6 8,2
 Retirees in % 12,9 10,3 8,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,6 8,2
  • 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 109 626 82 446 75,2 73 344 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 18 913 9 020 47,7 7 092 37,5
 25 to 54 years old 64 141 59 014 92,0 53 243 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 26 572 14 411 54,2 13 010 49,0
Male 54 475 41 994 77,1 37 639 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 10 445 5 259 50,4 4 171 39,9
 25 to 54 years old 31 576 29 858 94,6 27 157 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 12 454 6 877 55,2 6 310 50,7
Female 55 151 40 452 73,3 35 706 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 8 468 3 761 44,4 2 921 34,5
 25 to 54 years old 32 565 29 156 89,5 26 085 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 118 7 535 53,4 6 700 47,5
  • 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 66,9
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 8,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 8,2
  • 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 75 547 65 971 78 009 67 025 82 430 73 685
including farmer operators 395 376 497 486 501 496
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 784 4 404 5 167 4 777 5 720 5 506
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 518 8 150 9 659 9 171 12 696 12 149
including intermediate professions 18 340 16 704 19 747 17 644 22 004 20 511
including employees 23 303 19 846 23 114 19 340 22 075 18 985
including workers 19 632 16 491 18 975 15 607 18 659 16 038
  • 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 9 639 11 129 9 101
Unemployment rate in % 12,7 14,2 11,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,4 28,1 21,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 12,5 9,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 11,8 9,7
  • 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 21,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 79 789 81 879 90 081
Working age adult living in the area 66 588 67 844 74 503
Occupational concentration by industry 119,8 120,7 120,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,8 51,4 50,7
  • 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 79 789 100,0 81 879 100,0 90 081 100,0
Employee 70 842 88,8 72 503 88,5 78 934 87,6
 including women 33 423 41,9 34 163 41,7 37 494 41,6
 including part time jobs 14 439 18,1 13 703 16,7 12 926 14,3
Non-employee 8 947 11,2 9 376 11,5 11 147 12,4
 including women 3 414 4,3 3 725 4,5 4 618 5,1
 including part time jobs 1 178 1,5 1 423 1,7 1 768 2,0
  • 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 90 559 100,0
Farmer operators 596 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 137 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 809 15,2
Intermediate professions 25 858 28,6
Employees 22 124 24,4
Workers 22 034 24,3
  • 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 0,7 0,7 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,4 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 12,6 15,2
Intermediate professions 25,7 27,2 28,6
Employees 28,7 27,1 24,4
Workers 27,7 26,0 24,3
  • 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 79 610 100,0 81 910 100,0 90 559 100,0 46,6 88,8
Agriculture 650 0,8 651 0,8 729 0,8 33,2 50,6
Industry 15 419 19,4 16 753 20,5 19 399 21,4 22,4 95,3
Construction 6 023 7,6 5 842 7,1 6 391 7,1 14,0 80,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 736 43,6 34 352 41,9 38 860 42,9 47,2 85,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 782 28,6 24 311 29,7 25 180 27,8 72,9 92,5
  • 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 39,0 27,2
Industry 22,3 25,3
Construction 15,8 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 39,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,4 66,3
  • 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.