Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (2805)

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 120 885 116 715 112 928
Working age adult in % 71,6 73,4 76,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,1 64,4 69,3
 Unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,0 6,7
Economically inactive people in % 28,4 26,6 24,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,4 7,3
 Retirees in % 10,9 9,6 8,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,6 8,0
  • 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 112 928 85 788 76,0 78 246 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 18 885 9 960 52,7 8 195 43,4
 25 to 54 years old 66 705 61 439 92,1 56 721 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 27 338 14 389 52,6 13 330 48,8
Male 57 472 44 767 77,9 41 166 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 10 161 5 782 56,9 4 819 47,4
 25 to 54 years old 33 662 31 903 94,8 29 751 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 648 7 081 51,9 6 596 48,3
Female 55 457 41 022 74,0 37 080 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 8 724 4 177 47,9 3 376 38,7
 25 to 54 years old 33 043 29 536 89,4 26 970 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 689 7 308 53,4 6 734 49,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,3
Unemployed workers 6,7
Retirees 8,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,3
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 86 199 75 805 85 617 75 321 85 531 78 297
including farmer operators 2 124 2 096 1 968 1 942 1 593 1 583
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 274 4 001 4 080 3 757 4 088 3 888
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 433 8 198 9 067 8 836 11 326 11 034
including intermediate professions 21 257 19 790 22 933 21 406 23 586 22 459
including employees 26 510 22 617 25 312 21 561 23 490 20 815
including workers 22 696 19 103 21 221 17 819 20 630 18 518
  • 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 10 347 10 518 7 542
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 12,3 8,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,7 25,9 17,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,9 10,6 7,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 9,7 7,4
  • 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 17,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,1
2 years at university 5,5
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 4,0
  • 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 75 515 75 037 79 475
Working age adult living in the area 76 696 75 898 79 129
Occupational concentration by industry 98,5 98,9 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 55,8 55,8
  • 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 75 515 100,0 75 037 100,0 79 475 100,0
Employee 66 811 88,5 66 814 89,0 70 954 89,3
 including women 30 996 41,0 31 407 41,9 33 504 42,2
 including part time jobs 13 321 17,6 12 979 17,3 11 304 14,2
Non-employee 8 705 11,5 8 224 11,0 8 520 10,7
 including women 3 350 4,4 3 280 4,4 3 656 4,6
 including part time jobs 891 1,2 974 1,3 1 102 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 79 787 100,0
Farmer operators 1 652 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 058 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 358 14,2
Intermediate professions 22 804 28,6
Employees 21 122 26,5
Workers 18 793 23,6
  • 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 2,9 2,6 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,2 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 12,0 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,2 28,5 28,6
Employees 29,6 28,3 26,5
Workers 25,0 23,3 23,6
  • 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 74 921 100,0 75 108 100,0 79 787 100,0 46,7 90,1
Agriculture 3 536 4,7 3 229 4,3 2 864 3,6 27,1 42,0
Industry 14 922 19,9 14 175 18,9 16 291 20,4 24,7 96,7
Construction 6 490 8,7 5 598 7,5 5 509 6,9 11,3 86,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 419 33,9 27 718 36,9 30 881 38,7 48,7 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 553 32,8 24 388 32,5 24 241 30,4 69,3 94,8
  • 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 24,8 28,8
Industry 24,3 37,2
Construction 12,1 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 46,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,6 64,4
  • 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.