Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Niort (79501)

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 46 135 45 966 46 193
Working age adult in % 74,1 75,3 76,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,3 64,0 68,6
 Unemployed workers in % 9,7 11,3 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 25,9 24,7 23,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,1 9,0
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,6 6,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,0 8,0 8,1
  • 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 46 193 35 499 76,8 31 677 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 8 787 4 201 47,8 3 257 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 27 816 25 399 91,3 22 948 82,5
 55 to 64 years old 9 591 5 899 61,5 5 472 57,1
Male 22 681 17 706 78,1 15 686 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 743 2 402 50,6 1 824 38,5
 25 to 54 years old 13 527 12 551 92,8 11 333 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 4 411 2 753 62,4 2 529 57,3
Female 23 512 17 793 75,7 15 991 68,0
 15 to 24 years old 4 044 1 799 44,5 1 433 35,4
 25 to 54 years old 14 288 12 847 89,9 11 615 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 5 180 3 146 60,7 2 943 56,8
  • 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 68,6
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 34 158 29 728 34 538 29 333 35 293 31 697
including farmer operators 89 85 65 54 73 70
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 547 1 426 1 491 1 372 1 674 1 611
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 055 5 866 6 724 6 515 8 230 8 017
including intermediate professions 9 118 8 371 8 961 8 159 8 552 7 978
including employees 10 059 8 580 10 420 8 510 10 325 9 063
including workers 6 969 5 398 6 284 4 723 5 969 4 957
  • 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 4 487 5 188 3 822
Unemployment rate in % 13,1 15,0 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,9 30,5 22,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,6 13,5 9,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 9,7 7,2
  • 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 25,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,2
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 53 144 53 756 58 772
Working age adult living in the area 29 936 29 700 32 084
Occupational concentration by industry 177,5 181,0 183,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,6 57,3 57,0
  • 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 53 144 100,0 53 756 100,0 58 772 100,0
Employee 49 522 93,2 49 968 93,0 54 238 92,3
 including women 27 223 51,2 27 546 51,2 29 635 50,4
 including part time jobs 8 754 16,5 8 542 15,9 8 169 13,9
Non-employee 3 622 6,8 3 788 7,0 4 534 7,7
 including women 1 264 2,4 1 358 2,5 1 606 2,7
 including part time jobs 423 0,8 524 1,0 621 1,1
  • 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 58 240 100,0
Farmer operators 112 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 365 4,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 335 24,6
Intermediate professions 15 524 26,7
Employees 17 947 30,8
Workers 7 957 13,7
  • 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 3,3 3,9 4,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20,4 21,7 24,6
Intermediate professions 29,5 28,8 26,7
Employees 30,1 30,3 30,8
Workers 16,4 15,1 13,7
  • 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 52 437 100,0 53 414 100,0 58 240 100,0 52,6 92,9
Agriculture 233 0,4 148 0,3 171 0,3 10,1 39,8
Industry 4 017 7,7 3 880 7,3 4 142 7,1 31,4 95,0
Construction 2 538 4,8 2 251 4,2 2 661 4,6 12,7 77,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 330 57,8 31 870 59,7 34 570 59,4 50,5 93,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 15 319 29,2 15 265 28,6 16 694 28,7 68,8 94,8
  • 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 9,0 10,8
Industry 31,6 28,1
Construction 15,6 2,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,5 37,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 51,5
  • 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.