Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of La Roche-sur-Yon (85501)

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 35 181 34 480 34 312
Working age adult in % 69,2 70,5 72,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,4 58,5 63,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,8 12,0 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 30,8 29,5 27,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,8 14,2 13,5
 Retirees in % 9,6 7,1 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 8,2 8,0
  • 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 34 312 24 783 72,2 21 752 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 9 001 4 003 44,5 3 288 36,5
 25 to 54 years old 18 498 16 753 90,6 14 774 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 6 813 4 027 59,1 3 690 54,2
Male 16 795 12 491 74,4 10 980 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 600 2 270 49,3 1 894 41,2
 25 to 54 years old 9 063 8 326 91,9 7 340 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 3 132 1 896 60,5 1 746 55,7
Female 17 517 12 292 70,2 10 772 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 4 401 1 733 39,4 1 394 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 9 435 8 428 89,3 7 434 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 3 681 2 131 57,9 1 944 52,8
  • 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 63,4
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 13,5
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 24 371 20 911 24 316 20 164 24 801 21 989
including farmer operators 97 78 84 81 59 55
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 947 854 1 073 914 1 009 951
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 461 3 340 3 301 3 184 3 947 3 831
including intermediate professions 6 684 6 097 6 584 5 902 6 659 6 185
including employees 7 137 5 992 7 100 5 680 6 765 5 902
including workers 5 816 4 550 5 702 4 404 6 019 5 065
  • 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 3 451 4 138 3 031
Unemployment rate in % 14,2 17,0 12,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,6 28,4 17,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,1 15,9 11,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,3 11,7 8,4
  • 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 24,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,8
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 5,4
  • 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 41 871 42 073 45 657
Working age adult living in the area 21 009 20 418 22 098
Occupational concentration by industry 199,3 206,1 206,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,0 54,0 53,9
  • 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 41 871 100,0 42 073 100,0 45 657 100,0
Employee 39 154 93,5 39 062 92,8 42 253 92,5
 including women 21 110 50,4 21 471 51,0 23 510 51,5
 including part time jobs 8 127 19,4 8 153 19,4 7 673 16,8
Non-employee 2 718 6,5 3 012 7,2 3 405 7,5
 including women 929 2,2 1 153 2,7 1 384 3,0
 including part time jobs 320 0,8 455 1,1 524 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 45 320 100,0
Farmer operators 88 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 744 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 520 16,6
Intermediate professions 15 328 33,8
Employees 13 129 29,0
Workers 7 511 16,6
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,4 3,8 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,6 15,9 16,6
Intermediate professions 31,7 32,9 33,8
Employees 31,0 29,6 29,0
Workers 18,9 17,5 16,6
  • 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 41 229 100,0 41 722 100,0 45 320 100,0 55,0 93,4
Agriculture 285 0,7 290 0,7 253 0,6 30,1 71,4
Industry 4 283 10,4 4 393 10,5 4 620 10,2 31,5 96,6
Construction 1 904 4,6 1 765 4,2 2 031 4,5 15,2 88,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 17 982 43,6 18 145 43,5 19 691 43,4 50,4 90,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 16 776 40,7 17 129 41,1 18 725 41,3 70,3 97,1
  • 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 34,7 18,5
Industry 31,7 28,0
Construction 16,7 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,7 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,6 58,5
  • 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.