Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Saint-Lô (2816)

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 66 270 64 185 63 085
Working age adult in % 72,9 74,7 76,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,9 66,7 70,1
 Unemployed workers in % 7,0 8,0 6,6
Economically inactive people in % 27,1 25,3 23,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 8,4 7,8
 Retirees in % 11,6 9,8 8,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,2 7,1 7,3
  • 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 63 085 48 327 76,6 44 195 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 11 191 5 786 51,7 4 804 42,9
 25 to 54 years old 37 133 34 531 93,0 31 919 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 14 760 8 010 54,3 7 472 50,6
Male 31 694 24 917 78,6 22 936 72,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 830 3 292 56,5 2 769 47,5
 25 to 54 years old 18 641 17 704 95,0 16 484 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 7 223 3 921 54,3 3 683 51,0
Female 31 391 23 411 74,6 21 259 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 361 2 494 46,5 2 035 38,0
 25 to 54 years old 18 493 16 827 91,0 15 436 83,5
 55 to 64 years old 7 537 4 089 54,3 3 789 50,3
  • 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 70,1
Unemployed workers 6,6
Retirees 8,3
Pupils, students or interns 7,8
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 48 041 43 432 47 580 42 408 48 427 44 534
including farmer operators 2 067 2 039 1 742 1 717 1 639 1 618
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 007 2 825 2 809 2 701 2 923 2 844
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 842 3 720 3 881 3 743 4 528 4 400
including intermediate professions 10 434 9 782 10 748 10 069 11 743 11 171
including employees 13 634 12 128 14 015 12 165 13 247 11 881
including workers 14 779 12 938 13 980 12 013 14 049 12 620
  • 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 4 636 5 163 4 132
Unemployment rate in % 9,6 10,8 8,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,8 23,3 17,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,1 9,5 7,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 5,6 7,6 6,7
  • 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 16,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,7
2 years at university 4,8
3 to 4 years at university 4,7
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 44 177 43 935 45 936
Working age adult living in the area 44 026 43 316 44 779
Occupational concentration by industry 100,3 101,4 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 55,0 54,8
  • 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 44 177 100,0 43 935 100,0 45 936 100,0
Employee 37 819 85,6 37 835 86,1 39 731 86,5
 including women 19 168 43,4 19 461 44,3 20 357 44,3
 including part time jobs 7 279 16,5 7 279 16,6 6 556 14,3
Non-employee 6 358 14,4 6 100 13,9 6 205 13,5
 including women 2 214 5,0 2 147 4,9 2 245 4,9
 including part time jobs 543 1,2 574 1,3 656 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 45 969 100,0
Farmer operators 1 699 3,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 926 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 825 10,5
Intermediate professions 11 579 25,2
Employees 12 070 26,3
Workers 12 870 28,0
  • 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 4,7 4,1 3,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 6,6 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 9,9 10,5
Intermediate professions 22,5 23,5 25,2
Employees 28,1 28,4 26,3
Workers 28,9 27,6 28,0
  • 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 43 697 100,0 43 484 100,0 45 969 100,0 49,1 87,5
Agriculture 3 206 7,3 3 144 7,2 2 960 6,4 26,5 42,5
Industry 6 846 15,7 6 409 14,7 7 214 15,7 31,1 95,2
Construction 3 906 8,9 3 593 8,3 3 753 8,2 10,2 81,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 15 563 35,6 15 889 36,5 17 467 38,0 48,6 86,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 14 176 32,4 14 449 33,2 14 574 31,7 73,2 96,1
  • 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 29,8 24,1
Industry 31,0 32,4
Construction 11,6 4,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,2 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,6 65,0
  • 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.