Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Limoges (87601)

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 125 059 118 171 114 475
Working age adult in % 69,2 69,5 70,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,4 58,6 60,8
 Unemployed workers in % 9,7 11,0 9,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,8 30,5 29,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,7 14,5 14,9
 Retirees in % 9,4 7,7 6,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,7 8,3 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 114 475 80 752 70,5 69 640 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 29 262 11 543 39,4 8 716 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 63 455 56 685 89,3 49 564 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 21 758 12 524 57,6 11 360 52,2
Male 55 135 40 375 73,2 34 863 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 010 5 873 41,9 4 459 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 31 175 28 670 92,0 25 173 80,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 950 5 831 58,6 5 231 52,6
Female 59 340 40 377 68,0 34 777 58,6
 15 to 24 years old 15 252 5 670 37,2 4 258 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 32 281 28 015 86,8 24 391 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 11 807 6 692 56,7 6 129 51,9
  • 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 60,8
Unemployed workers 9,7
Retirees 6,1
Pupils, students or interns 14,9
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 86 644 74 480 82 084 69 054 80 784 69 997
including farmer operators 208 175 202 172 176 142
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 860 3 504 3 900 3 494 3 974 3 825
including managers and higher intellectual professions 12 927 12 558 12 897 12 348 13 811 13 330
including intermediate professions 23 490 21 727 22 103 20 261 22 431 20 902
including employees 25 689 21 898 24 551 20 358 22 969 19 255
including workers 18 823 14 617 16 468 12 420 15 624 12 542
  • 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 12 143 12 967 11 111
Unemployment rate in % 14,0 15,8 13,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,7 29,9 24,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,7 14,6 12,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 9,5 9,3
  • 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 32,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,3
2 years at university 8,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 99 677 95 789 97 272
Working age adult living in the area 75 099 70 125 70 771
Occupational concentration by industry 132,7 136,6 137,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 52,4 51,6
  • 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 99 677 100,0 95 789 100,0 97 272 100,0
Employee 91 588 91,9 87 293 91,1 87 552 90,0
 including women 46 828 47,0 44 746 46,7 44 725 46,0
 including part time jobs 14 153 14,2 13 877 14,5 13 214 13,6
Non-employee 8 089 8,1 8 496 8,9 9 719 10,0
 including women 3 020 3,0 3 186 3,3 3 679 3,8
 including part time jobs 970 1,0 1 107 1,2 1 387 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 96 597 100,0
Farmer operators 271 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 998 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 940 17,5
Intermediate professions 29 526 30,6
Employees 26 789 27,7
Workers 18 072 18,7
  • 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 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,9 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,6 16,3 17,5
Intermediate professions 29,6 30,3 30,6
Employees 29,2 29,6 27,7
Workers 20,9 18,7 18,7
  • 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 99 376 100,0 95 666 100,0 96 597 100,0 49,7 91,0
Agriculture 531 0,5 416 0,4 538 0,6 23,0 54,6
Industry 10 273 10,3 9 052 9,5 8 886 9,2 29,3 94,8
Construction 5 905 5,9 4 964 5,2 5 714 5,9 11,3 80,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 838 44,1 41 628 43,5 43 381 44,9 43,8 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 38 830 39,1 39 606 41,4 38 076 39,4 67,5 94,6
  • 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 22,5 23,5
Industry 29,5 24,1
Construction 13,0 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 36,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,0 57,8
  • 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.