Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Besançon (2706)

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 202 291 199 691 201 362
Working age adult in % 72,5 72,9 74,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,4 64,2 67,1
 Unemployed workers in % 8,1 8,7 7,4
Economically inactive people in % 27,5 27,1 25,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,6 13,4 12,6
 Retirees in % 8,3 6,9 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,6 6,8 7,2
  • 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 201 362 150 007 74,5 135 136 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 46 365 19 945 43,0 16 321 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 115 698 105 731 91,4 96 368 83,3
 55 to 64 years old 39 299 24 330 61,9 22 447 57,1
Male 99 591 76 445 76,8 68 918 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 23 518 11 033 46,9 9 089 38,6
 25 to 54 years old 57 228 53 475 93,4 48 853 85,4
 55 to 64 years old 18 846 11 937 63,3 10 976 58,2
Female 101 771 73 562 72,3 66 218 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 847 8 912 39,0 7 232 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 58 470 52 256 89,4 47 515 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 20 453 12 394 60,6 11 471 56,1
  • 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 67,1
Unemployed workers 7,4
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 12,6
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 146 453 130 010 145 496 127 864 149 655 135 128
including farmer operators 2 144 2 121 2 236 2 179 1 977 1 956
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 772 7 335 7 843 7 328 8 438 8 083
including managers and higher intellectual professions 20 726 20 022 21 714 20 790 24 634 23 873
including intermediate professions 37 233 34 584 38 893 36 045 40 120 37 664
including employees 41 379 36 307 40 571 35 126 40 222 35 613
including workers 35 463 29 641 32 302 26 395 32 291 27 938
  • 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 16 486 17 418 14 871
Unemployment rate in % 11,2 12,0 9,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,0 24,0 18,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,7 10,5 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,0 9,5 7,7
  • 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 21,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,9
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • 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 129 463 129 318 135 994
Working age adult living in the area 131 287 129 718 137 358
Occupational concentration by industry 98,6 99,7 99,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,5 56,9 56,9
  • 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 129 463 100,0 129 318 100,0 135 994 100,0
Employee 114 726 88,6 113 694 87,9 119 272 87,7
 including women 57 840 44,7 58 220 45,0 60 961 44,8
 including part time jobs 24 297 18,8 23 512 18,2 22 642 16,6
Non-employee 14 737 11,4 15 624 12,1 16 722 12,3
 including women 4 596 3,5 5 187 4,0 5 984 4,4
 including part time jobs 1 560 1,2 1 927 1,5 2 432 1,8
  • 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 136 265 100,0
Farmer operators 1 952 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 314 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 162 17,0
Intermediate professions 37 974 27,9
Employees 36 568 26,8
Workers 28 295 20,8
  • 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 1,7 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 5,9 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,6 15,7 17,0
Intermediate professions 26,2 27,7 27,9
Employees 28,7 28,2 26,8
Workers 23,0 20,7 20,8
  • 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 129 047 100,0 128 414 100,0 136 265 100,0 49,4 88,6
Agriculture 3 217 2,5 3 587 2,8 3 324 2,4 24,6 44,1
Industry 19 367 15,0 18 612 14,5 19 605 14,4 31,2 93,9
Construction 7 960 6,2 6 716 5,2 7 586 5,6 10,5 74,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 50 193 38,9 49 132 38,3 53 890 39,5 47,3 85,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 48 311 37,4 50 367 39,2 51 860 38,1 65,7 94,3
  • 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 29,4 20,8
Industry 31,7 23,4
Construction 12,2 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 37,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,1 60,3
  • 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.