Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Nantes (44701)

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 402 549 422 741 451 999
Working age adult in % 71,9 73,8 76,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,3 63,8 67,8
 Unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,0 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 26,2 23,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,3 14,2 13,2
 Retirees in % 7,6 5,7 4,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,2 6,3 6,4
  • 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

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 451 999 343 821 76,1 306 257 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 104 125 43 087 41,4 34 864 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 276 418 255 320 92,4 229 542 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 71 455 45 415 63,6 41 851 58,6
Male 223 826 175 298 78,3 156 395 69,9
 15 to 24 years old 51 713 22 942 44,4 18 651 36,1
 25 to 54 years old 138 656 130 477 94,1 117 665 84,9
 55 to 64 years old 33 458 21 879 65,4 20 079 60,0
Female 228 172 168 523 73,9 149 862 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 52 412 20 145 38,4 16 214 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 137 763 124 842 90,6 111 877 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 37 997 23 535 61,9 21 771 57,3
  • 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 67,8
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 4,3
Pupils, students or interns 13,2
Other economically inactive people 6,4
  • 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 289 252 254 957 311 781 269 446 345 164 309 549
including farmer operators 521 478 474 410 374 348
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 12 697 11 699 15 394 14 315 16 668 15 882
including managers and higher intellectual professions 62 535 59 833 75 888 72 088 101 212 97 187
including intermediate professions 84 091 76 139 90 217 80 586 95 799 88 155
including employees 77 018 66 751 77 758 65 519 79 327 68 672
including workers 49 652 40 056 47 265 36 529 47 522 39 305
  • 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 34 449 42 341 37 564
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 13,6 10,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,2 26,3 19,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,6 12,3 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 9,3 7,8
  • 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 27,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 324 752 345 673 395 544
Working age adult living in the area 256 508 271 857 309 039
Occupational concentration by industry 126,6 127,2 128,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,3 59,8 61,3
  • 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 324 752 100,0 345 673 100,0 395 544 100,0
Employee 295 869 91,1 312 015 90,3 354 059 89,5
 including women 147 622 45,5 155 756 45,1 174 570 44,1
 including part time jobs 60 959 18,8 60 449 17,5 60 771 15,4
Non-employee 28 883 8,9 33 659 9,7 41 484 10,5
 including women 10 400 3,2 12 845 3,7 17 003 4,3
 including part time jobs 4 390 1,4 5 494 1,6 7 294 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 397 723 100,0
Farmer operators 457 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19 279 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 112 979 28,4
Intermediate professions 118 215 29,7
Employees 91 007 22,9
Workers 55 785 14,0
  • 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 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 5,0 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21,5 23,7 28,4
Intermediate professions 30,2 30,4 29,7
Employees 27,0 25,5 22,9
Workers 16,8 15,2 14,0
  • 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 322 055 100,0 345 560 100,0 397 723 100,0 48,2 90,4
Agriculture 1 464 0,5 1 528 0,4 1 626 0,4 36,8 69,2
Industry 30 600 9,5 29 645 8,6 34 080 8,6 30,9 94,1
Construction 18 658 5,8 19 152 5,5 22 845 5,7 16,4 83,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 173 769 54,0 193 979 56,1 229 197 57,6 44,1 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 97 564 30,3 101 256 29,3 109 975 27,7 69,0 92,9
  • 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 45,4 17,5
Industry 30,7 34,6
Construction 18,7 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 63,1
  • 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.