Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Le Mans (72701)

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 137 003 131 500 131 125
Working age adult in % 71,3 72,4 72,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,9 60,4 62,6
 Unemployed workers in % 10,4 12,1 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 28,7 27,6 27,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,4 11,9
 Retirees in % 9,7 8,1 6,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,9 8,0 8,5
  • 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 131 125 95 628 72,9 82 025 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 29 955 13 114 43,8 9 793 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 74 809 67 562 90,3 58 642 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 26 360 14 953 56,7 13 590 51,6
Male 64 258 47 681 74,2 41 167 64,1
 15 to 24 years old 15 490 6 949 44,9 5 172 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 36 425 33 622 92,3 29 552 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 12 343 7 110 57,6 6 443 52,2
Female 66 866 47 947 71,7 40 858 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 465 6 164 42,6 4 622 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 38 384 33 940 88,4 29 089 75,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 017 7 843 56,0 7 147 51,0
  • 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 62,6
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 11,9
Other economically inactive people 8,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • 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 97 548 83 166 95 199 79 230 95 510 82 250
including farmer operators 217 211 169 162 202 187
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 951 3 566 3 979 3 603 4 265 4 015
including managers and higher intellectual professions 13 509 13 066 13 912 13 356 16 686 16 056
including intermediate professions 25 478 23 279 24 739 22 409 24 868 22 888
including employees 30 232 25 534 29 205 23 711 27 672 23 407
including workers 22 562 17 510 20 894 15 990 19 541 15 697
  • 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 14 255 15 890 13 603
Unemployment rate in % 14,6 16,7 14,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,4 31,5 25,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,8 15,3 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 10,4 9,1
  • 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 31,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 110 171 107 076 111 936
Working age adult living in the area 84 078 80 102 83 123
Occupational concentration by industry 131,0 133,7 134,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 54,6 53,7
  • 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 110 171 100,0 107 076 100,0 111 936 100,0
Employee 101 843 92,4 98 329 91,8 102 314 91,4
 including women 51 559 46,8 50 320 47,0 52 485 46,9
 including part time jobs 19 698 17,9 19 100 17,8 17 906 16,0
Non-employee 8 328 7,6 8 746 8,2 9 622 8,6
 including women 3 007 2,7 3 388 3,2 3 847 3,4
 including part time jobs 987 0,9 1 292 1,2 1 528 1,4
  • 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 112 150 100,0
Farmer operators 272 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 174 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 895 16,8
Intermediate professions 32 936 29,4
Employees 32 759 29,2
Workers 22 114 19,7
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,4 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 14,9 16,8
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,8 29,4
Employees 31,2 30,4 29,2
Workers 22,1 21,2 19,7
  • 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 109 036 100,0 106 751 100,0 112 150 100,0 50,4 92,2
Agriculture 616 0,6 529 0,5 670 0,6 38,8 63,3
Industry 13 401 12,3 12 097 11,3 12 023 10,7 24,8 94,5
Construction 6 358 5,8 5 918 5,5 6 160 5,5 12,0 84,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 53 124 48,7 51 800 48,5 55 479 49,5 47,2 90,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 35 537 32,6 36 407 34,1 37 818 33,7 69,7 95,2
  • 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 45,1 27,9
Industry 24,5 28,2
Construction 13,2 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 40,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 57,9
  • 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.