Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Blois (2401)

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 106 695 104 584 102 104
Working age adult in % 74,0 75,2 76,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,8 65,8 68,3
 Unemployed workers in % 8,2 9,4 7,7
Economically inactive people in % 26,0 24,8 24,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,9 9,0
 Retirees in % 10,3 8,9 7,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,2 7,0 7,6
  • 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 102 104 77 625 76,0 69 769 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 18 304 8 234 45,0 6 547 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 60 855 55 955 91,9 50 897 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 22 945 13 436 58,6 12 325 53,7
Male 50 399 39 480 78,3 35 592 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 9 644 4 672 48,4 3 794 39,3
 25 to 54 years old 29 887 28 260 94,6 25 819 86,4
 55 to 64 years old 10 867 6 548 60,3 5 979 55,0
Female 51 705 38 145 73,8 34 177 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 8 660 3 562 41,1 2 753 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 30 968 27 694 89,4 25 078 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 12 077 6 889 57,0 6 346 52,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 68,3
Unemployed workers 7,7
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • 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 78 980 70 175 78 911 69 165 77 300 69 721
including farmer operators 1 125 1 124 1 074 1 069 844 828
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 226 3 980 4 467 4 207 4 814 4 695
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 347 9 039 9 406 9 083 10 604 10 235
including intermediate professions 19 600 18 244 19 865 18 353 20 033 18 960
including employees 23 037 20 300 23 058 19 731 20 987 18 579
including workers 21 009 17 488 20 206 16 722 19 207 16 423
  • 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 8 767 9 836 7 856
Unemployment rate in % 11,1 12,5 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,2 27,4 20,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,6 11,0 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,0 9,7 8,3
  • 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 20,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,1
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,0
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 72 055 71 258 72 300
Working age adult living in the area 70 694 69 768 70 935
Occupational concentration by industry 101,9 102,1 101,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,0 56,4 55,0
  • 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 72 055 100,0 71 258 100,0 72 300 100,0
Employee 64 149 89,0 63 122 88,6 63 685 88,1
 including women 32 803 45,5 32 135 45,1 32 464 44,9
 including part time jobs 10 417 14,5 10 181 14,3 9 186 12,7
Non-employee 7 906 11,0 8 135 11,4 8 616 11,9
 including women 2 658 3,7 2 908 4,1 3 163 4,4
 including part time jobs 773 1,1 1 012 1,4 1 228 1,7
  • 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 71 783 100,0
Farmer operators 924 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 731 6,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 581 14,7
Intermediate professions 19 480 27,1
Employees 19 073 26,6
Workers 16 994 23,7
  • 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 1,7 1,6 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,1 6,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,7 12,9 14,7
Intermediate professions 25,7 26,1 27,1
Employees 28,8 28,7 26,6
Workers 25,4 24,6 23,7
  • 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 72 203 100,0 71 392 100,0 71 783 100,0 49,5 89,1
Agriculture 2 194 3,0 2 132 3,0 2 153 3,0 28,9 57,8
Industry 11 607 16,1 12 037 16,9 10 876 15,2 30,3 94,4
Construction 5 342 7,4 5 054 7,1 5 112 7,1 11,7 77,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 875 42,8 29 557 41,4 31 290 43,6 48,4 87,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 184 30,7 22 612 31,7 22 353 31,1 70,8 94,7
  • 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 34,6 21,0
Industry 30,0 35,9
Construction 13,1 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,8 39,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 61,8
  • 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.