Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Bourges (2402)

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 130 039 123 483 118 303
Working age adult in % 72,3 73,8 75,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,5 63,9 66,8
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 9,9 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,7 26,2 24,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,9 8,5
 Retirees in % 10,8 8,9 7,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,3 8,4 8,6
  • 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 118 303 89 003 75,2 78 975 66,8
 15 to 24 years old 21 116 9 952 47,1 7 723 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 69 099 62 691 90,7 56 414 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 28 088 16 359 58,2 14 838 52,8
Male 59 469 45 842 77,1 40 827 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 11 396 5 808 51,0 4 534 39,8
 25 to 54 years old 34 364 31 948 93,0 28 953 84,3
 55 to 64 years old 13 709 8 085 59,0 7 340 53,5
Female 58 833 43 161 73,4 38 148 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 9 720 4 143 42,6 3 189 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 34 735 30 743 88,5 27 461 79,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 379 8 274 57,5 7 498 52,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,8
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 7,7
Pupils, students or interns 8,5
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • 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 93 943 82 405 91 340 79 074 88 746 78 719
including farmer operators 2 144 2 113 1 844 1 829 1 392 1 386
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 243 4 902 4 906 4 559 4 945 4 689
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 228 9 889 10 467 10 130 11 571 11 261
including intermediate professions 22 055 20 638 21 854 20 348 22 363 21 081
including employees 29 255 25 418 28 485 24 172 26 279 22 795
including workers 23 981 19 445 22 386 18 035 20 951 17 506
  • 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 11 520 12 214 10 028
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 13,4 11,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,8 30,4 22,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 11,8 10,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 10,1 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 24,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 6,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years or more at university 4,9
  • 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 84 609 80 568 81 154
Working age adult living in the area 83 303 79 912 80 442
Occupational concentration by industry 101,6 100,8 100,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,1 54,0 53,6
  • 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 84 609 100,0 80 568 100,0 81 154 100,0
Employee 74 871 88,5 70 993 88,1 71 232 87,8
 including women 36 748 43,4 35 551 44,1 35 268 43,5
 including part time jobs 12 264 14,5 11 659 14,5 10 184 12,5
Non-employee 9 738 11,5 9 575 11,9 9 922 12,2
 including women 3 315 3,9 3 441 4,3 3 692 4,5
 including part time jobs 1 015 1,2 1 108 1,4 1 294 1,6
  • 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 81 434 100,0
Farmer operators 1 556 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 145 6,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 473 14,1
Intermediate professions 21 395 26,3
Employees 23 591 29,0
Workers 18 275 22,4
  • 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 2,7 2,4 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 5,9 6,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 12,2 14,1
Intermediate professions 24,6 25,6 26,3
Employees 31,1 30,8 29,0
Workers 24,1 23,1 22,4
  • 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 84 561 100,0 80 814 100,0 81 434 100,0 48,2 88,7
Agriculture 3 653 4,3 3 090 3,8 2 641 3,2 27,8 41,5
Industry 12 411 14,7 11 241 13,9 11 637 14,3 31,5 92,8
Construction 5 443 6,4 4 741 5,9 4 633 5,7 9,8 74,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 31 947 37,8 32 010 39,6 32 683 40,1 46,3 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 107 36,8 29 733 36,8 29 839 36,6 64,4 95,3
  • 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 33,2 24,0
Industry 31,7 29,1
Construction 11,6 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,7 43,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,7 58,9
  • 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.