Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Cholet (5206)

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 115 571 114 571 114 622
Working age adult in % 76,3 78,2 79,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 69,4 69,9 73,3
 Unemployed workers in % 6,9 8,3 6,3
Economically inactive people in % 23,7 21,8 20,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,8 8,2 8,1
 Retirees in % 10,3 8,4 7,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,7 5,2 5,0
  • 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 114 622 91 248 79,6 83 999 73,3
 15 to 24 years old 21 136 11 268 53,3 9 563 45,2
 25 to 54 years old 69 226 65 776 95,0 61 255 88,5
 55 to 64 years old 24 260 14 205 58,6 13 181 54,3
Male 58 303 47 866 82,1 44 645 76,6
 15 to 24 years old 10 981 6 492 59,1 5 639 51,4
 25 to 54 years old 35 355 34 207 96,8 32 279 91,3
 55 to 64 years old 11 968 7 168 59,9 6 727 56,2
Female 56 319 43 382 77,0 39 354 69,9
 15 to 24 years old 10 155 4 776 47,0 3 924 38,6
 25 to 54 years old 33 872 31 569 93,2 28 976 85,5
 55 to 64 years old 12 292 7 037 57,2 6 454 52,5
  • 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 73,3
Unemployed workers 6,3
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 5,0
  • 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 88 198 80 263 89 533 80 190 91 414 84 278
including farmer operators 2 849 2 840 2 823 2 810 2 203 2 194
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 653 4 434 4 944 4 629 5 109 4 985
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 247 6 998 7 848 7 535 9 750 9 432
including intermediate professions 19 762 18 460 21 209 19 708 22 097 21 008
including employees 22 921 20 709 22 578 19 937 21 440 19 298
including workers 30 367 26 823 29 466 25 571 30 197 27 360
  • 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 7 982 9 474 7 249
Unemployment rate in % 9,1 10,6 7,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,3 22,7 15,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,6 9,0 6,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,4 9,3 7,2
  • 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 16,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 7,9
2 years at university 5,0
3 to 4 years at university 5,1
5 years or more at university 4,6
  • 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 82 046 82 232 87 169
Working age adult living in the area 80 430 80 486 84 615
Occupational concentration by industry 102,0 102,2 103,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,5 60,2 59,5
  • 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 82 046 100,0 82 232 100,0 87 169 100,0
Employee 72 088 87,9 72 342 88,0 76 993 88,3
 including women 35 153 42,8 35 462 43,1 37 565 43,1
 including part time jobs 14 589 17,8 14 019 17,0 13 134 15,1
Non-employee 9 958 12,1 9 890 12,0 10 176 11,7
 including women 2 925 3,6 3 047 3,7 3 403 3,9
 including part time jobs 895 1,1 979 1,2 1 047 1,2
  • 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 87 819 100,0
Farmer operators 2 200 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 266 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 822 12,3
Intermediate professions 21 930 25,0
Employees 19 590 22,3
Workers 28 011 31,9
  • 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 3,5 3,4 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,3 5,6 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,3 12,3
Intermediate professions 23,1 24,0 25,0
Employees 25,4 24,3 22,3
Workers 33,2 32,4 31,9
  • 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 82 056 100,0 82 640 100,0 87 819 100,0 47,2 89,1
Agriculture 4 730 5,8 4 502 5,4 4 142 4,7 29,7 46,4
Industry 20 606 25,1 20 054 24,3 22 866 26,0 34,0 95,8
Construction 6 422 7,8 5 884 7,1 6 142 7,0 12,5 78,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 29 733 36,2 30 971 37,5 32 857 37,4 46,3 87,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 566 25,1 21 229 25,7 21 813 24,8 75,2 94,9
  • 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 39,3 21,5
Industry 34,1 33,1
Construction 14,6 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,6 37,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,0 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.