Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Le Mans (5212)

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 234 809 228 622 226 850
Working age adult in % 73,0 74,2 75,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,2 64,1 66,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,8 10,1 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,0 25,8 24,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 10,2 10,5
 Retirees in % 10,2 8,6 7,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,1 7,0 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 226 850 170 518 75,2 151 179 66,6
 15 to 24 years old 46 554 21 077 45,3 16 381 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 132 639 122 546 92,4 110 128 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 47 657 26 895 56,4 24 670 51,8
Male 112 706 86 215 76,5 76 911 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 279 11 576 47,7 9 018 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 65 260 61 507 94,2 55 817 85,5
 55 to 64 years old 23 166 13 132 56,7 12 076 52,1
Female 114 145 84 303 73,9 74 268 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 274 9 501 42,7 7 363 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 67 379 61 039 90,6 54 312 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 24 491 13 763 56,2 12 593 51,4
  • 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 66,6
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,5
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 171 761 150 898 169 462 146 589 170 523 151 516
including farmer operators 2 405 2 379 1 936 1 904 2 010 1 940
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 073 7 449 8 150 7 582 8 394 8 006
including managers and higher intellectual professions 20 156 19 457 20 579 19 863 24 444 23 548
including intermediate professions 42 353 39 226 42 638 39 204 43 956 41 145
including employees 52 444 45 734 51 240 43 477 48 816 42 667
including workers 44 320 36 654 41 987 34 560 40 129 34 210
  • 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 20 642 23 146 19 339
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 13,6 11,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,6 28,9 22,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 9,7 8,3
  • 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 25,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 5,9
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 150 217 146 287 151 593
Working age adult living in the area 151 761 147 849 152 948
Occupational concentration by industry 99,0 98,9 99,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,5 56,4 55,6
  • 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 150 217 100,0 146 287 100,0 151 593 100,0
Employee 135 566 90,2 131 377 89,8 135 625 89,5
 including women 67 924 45,2 66 584 45,5 68 772 45,4
 including part time jobs 26 568 17,7 25 927 17,7 23 816 15,7
Non-employee 14 651 9,8 14 910 10,2 15 968 10,5
 including women 5 168 3,4 5 504 3,8 6 165 4,1
 including part time jobs 1 497 1,0 1 891 1,3 2 216 1,5
  • 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 151 911 100,0
Farmer operators 1 977 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 250 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22 612 14,9
Intermediate professions 41 328 27,2
Employees 43 789 28,8
Workers 33 955 22,4
  • 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 1,6 1,3 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,3 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 13,1 14,9
Intermediate professions 25,9 26,5 27,2
Employees 30,8 30,4 28,8
Workers 24,1 23,4 22,4
  • 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 150 188 100,0 146 597 100,0 151 911 100,0 49,3 90,2
Agriculture 3 906 2,6 3 229 2,2 3 608 2,4 30,6 45,6
Industry 21 349 14,2 19 455 13,3 19 162 12,6 26,1 93,9
Construction 10 520 7,0 9 769 6,7 9 911 6,5 10,7 81,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 66 023 44,0 64 573 44,0 69 114 45,5 46,9 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 48 390 32,2 49 572 33,8 50 117 33,0 70,4 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 34,5 27,4
Industry 26,1 26,9
Construction 12,1 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 40,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,0 59,4
  • 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.