Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of L'Ouest (0402)

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 141 813 142 616 143 955
Working age adult in % 69,4 71,1 70,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 44,7 46,6 51,3
 Unemployed workers in % 24,7 24,5 18,9
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 28,9 29,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 10,3 9,6
 Retirees in % 4,5 3,8 3,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,2 14,9 16,7
  • 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 143 955 101 055 70,2 73 916 51,3
 15 to 24 years old 27 547 11 209 40,7 6 119 22,2
 25 to 54 years old 87 953 73 803 83,9 55 420 63,0
 55 to 64 years old 28 455 16 042 56,4 12 378 43,5
Male 69 737 51 268 73,5 38 095 54,6
 15 to 24 years old 14 050 5 942 42,3 3 203 22,8
 25 to 54 years old 41 834 36 683 87,7 28 053 67,1
 55 to 64 years old 13 853 8 644 62,4 6 839 49,4
Female 74 218 49 786 67,1 35 822 48,3
 15 to 24 years old 13 497 5 267 39,0 2 916 21,6
 25 to 54 years old 46 119 37 120 80,5 27 367 59,3
 55 to 64 years old 14 602 7 398 50,7 5 539 37,9
  • 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 51,3
Unemployed workers 18,9
Retirees 3,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 16,7
  • 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 98 587 63 542 101 404 66 325 99 725 74 626
including farmer operators 1 094 1 047 986 900 884 829
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 808 5 200 5 893 5 158 5 675 5 258
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 707 7 364 8 946 8 457 11 218 10 701
including intermediate professions 18 390 15 289 21 049 17 605 23 414 20 612
including employees 31 056 20 482 30 959 20 685 31 326 23 061
including workers 25 530 14 161 24 743 13 520 21 717 14 164
  • 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 35 052 35 011 27 138
Unemployment rate in % 35,6 34,5 26,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 61,8 58,1 45,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 32,2 32,0 24,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 22,9 26,6 22,8
  • 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 44,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 40,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 31,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,4
2 years at university 14,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,8
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 60 678 65 338 73 380
Working age adult living in the area 63 872 67 218 75 443
Occupational concentration by industry 95,0 97,2 97,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 62,2 62,2 59,5
  • 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 60 678 100,0 65 338 100,0 73 380 100,0
Employee 51 553 85,0 55 050 84,3 61 609 84,0
 including women 23 296 38,4 25 764 39,4 29 724 40,5
 including part time jobs 10 117 16,7 11 032 16,9 11 161 15,2
Non-employee 9 125 15,0 10 288 15,7 11 771 16,0
 including women 2 848 4,7 3 591 5,5 4 515 6,2
 including part time jobs 1 149 1,9 1 537 2,4 1 735 2,4
  • 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 74 340 100,0
Farmer operators 871 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 598 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 428 12,7
Intermediate professions 20 330 27,3
Employees 22 980 30,9
Workers 15 132 20,4
  • 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 1,8 1,5 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,3 8,1 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,1 11,1 12,7
Intermediate professions 23,8 25,9 27,3
Employees 32,1 31,2 30,9
Workers 23,9 22,2 20,4
  • 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 60 950 100,0 65 364 100,0 74 340 100,0 47,0 85,9
Agriculture 1 818 3,0 1 565 2,4 1 639 2,2 22,2 52,6
Industry 5 657 9,3 5 756 8,8 6 170 8,3 26,4 87,6
Construction 5 304 8,7 5 212 8,0 5 727 7,7 10,6 81,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 133 41,2 26 891 41,1 31 716 42,7 42,9 83,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 23 037 37,8 25 940 39,7 29 087 39,1 64,5 91,2
  • 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 21,4 23,2
Industry 26,9 23,4
Construction 11,5 6,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,1 36,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,5 54,1
  • 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.