Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Coutances (2806)

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 38 800 37 244 36 081
Working age adult in % 71,2 73,4 75,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,3 65,4 68,6
 Unemployed workers in % 6,9 8,0 6,9
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 26,6 24,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,6 7,6 6,8
 Retirees in % 13,0 11,0 9,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,2 8,0 7,9
  • 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 36 081 27 245 75,5 24 758 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 5 924 3 232 54,6 2 675 45,2
 25 to 54 years old 20 507 18 915 92,2 17 395 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 9 650 5 098 52,8 4 687 48,6
Male 18 290 14 117 77,2 12 852 70,3
 15 to 24 years old 3 206 1 919 59,9 1 622 50,6
 25 to 54 years old 10 282 9 650 93,8 8 905 86,6
 55 to 64 years old 4 802 2 547 53,0 2 325 48,4
Female 17 791 13 128 73,8 11 905 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 718 1 312 48,3 1 053 38,7
 25 to 54 years old 10 225 9 265 90,6 8 490 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 4 848 2 551 52,6 2 362 48,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 68,6
Unemployed workers 6,9
Retirees 9,8
Pupils, students or interns 6,8
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 27 576 24 808 27 361 24 346 26 938 24 597
including farmer operators 1 436 1 400 1 305 1 295 1 217 1 212
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 263 2 127 2 037 1 897 2 084 1 990
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 128 2 044 2 137 2 049 2 399 2 276
including intermediate professions 5 017 4 633 5 498 5 082 5 800 5 551
including employees 7 772 6 834 7 841 6 787 7 176 6 407
including workers 8 808 7 770 8 405 7 236 8 095 7 161
  • 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 2 689 2 994 2 487
Unemployment rate in % 9,7 11,0 9,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,5 23,7 17,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,2 9,5 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,4 8,4 8,1
  • 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 16,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,8
2 years at university 6,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 23 622 22 888 23 174
Working age adult living in the area 25 171 24 645 25 143
Occupational concentration by industry 93,8 92,9 92,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,0 51,4 50,5
  • 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 23 622 100,0 22 888 100,0 23 174 100,0
Employee 19 090 80,8 18 581 81,2 18 854 81,4
 including women 9 686 41,0 9 807 42,8 9 856 42,5
 including part time jobs 4 156 17,6 4 104 17,9 3 641 15,7
Non-employee 4 533 19,2 4 307 18,8 4 321 18,6
 including women 1 528 6,5 1 493 6,5 1 582 6,8
 including part time jobs 362 1,5 418 1,8 458 2,0
  • 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 22 675 100,0
Farmer operators 1 311 5,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 967 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 046 9,0
Intermediate professions 4 958 21,9
Employees 6 091 26,9
Workers 6 301 27,8
  • 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 5,9 5,6 5,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,1 8,3 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,4 8,1 9,0
Intermediate professions 17,9 19,7 21,9
Employees 27,9 28,4 26,9
Workers 30,8 29,9 27,8
  • 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 23 540 100,0 23 121 100,0 22 675 100,0 49,9 82,0
Agriculture 2 641 11,2 2 364 10,2 2 299 10,1 27,1 43,4
Industry 3 446 14,6 3 711 16,1 3 441 15,2 32,5 92,2
Construction 2 273 9,7 1 907 8,2 1 648 7,3 9,6 77,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 8 339 35,4 7 944 34,4 8 209 36,2 51,3 79,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 841 29,1 7 195 31,1 7 078 31,2 73,5 93,7
  • 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 25,3 28,5
Industry 31,9 39,5
Construction 12,0 1,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,8 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,3 62,1
  • 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.