Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Nantes (5216)

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 571 682 601 590 644 183
Working age adult in % 73,7 75,5 77,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 66,1 66,6 70,3
 Unemployed workers in % 7,7 8,9 7,3
Economically inactive people in % 26,3 24,5 22,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 12,6 11,8
 Retirees in % 8,1 6,2 4,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,8 5,8 5,7
  • 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 644 183 499 843 77,6 453 046 70,3
 15 to 24 years old 136 475 57 742 42,3 47 487 34,8
 25 to 54 years old 400 315 374 697 93,6 342 957 85,7
 55 to 64 years old 107 393 67 404 62,8 62 602 58,3
Male 320 828 255 320 79,6 232 174 72,4
 15 to 24 years old 68 812 31 615 45,9 26 202 38,1
 25 to 54 years old 200 347 190 711 95,2 175 350 87,5
 55 to 64 years old 51 668 32 993 63,9 30 622 59,3
Female 323 355 244 523 75,6 220 871 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 67 663 26 126 38,6 21 285 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 199 967 183 986 92,0 167 606 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 55 725 34 411 61,8 31 980 57,4
  • 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 70,3
Unemployed workers 7,3
Retirees 4,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,8
Other economically inactive people 5,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 421 618 377 874 454 317 400 435 500 562 455 838
including farmer operators 3 487 3 383 3 004 2 895 2 556 2 475
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 312 18 921 23 985 22 542 26 494 25 500
including managers and higher intellectual professions 78 970 75 756 94 640 90 233 127 446 122 729
including intermediate professions 118 639 108 582 129 239 116 914 141 201 131 366
including employees 112 952 99 833 115 989 100 323 116 268 102 826
including workers 84 104 71 398 81 919 67 529 81 793 70 941
  • 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 43 767 53 640 46 798
Unemployment rate in % 10,4 11,8 9,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,9 24,8 17,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 10,5 8,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,5 8,9 7,1
  • 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 23,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,3
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
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 399 915 424 044 481 621
Working age adult living in the area 379 785 403 248 456 759
Occupational concentration by industry 105,3 105,2 105,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,1 61,4 62,4
  • 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 399 915 100,0 424 044 100,0 481 621 100,0
Employee 359 063 89,8 377 799 89,1 425 790 88,4
 including women 178 760 44,7 188 440 44,4 210 022 43,6
 including part time jobs 75 292 18,8 75 297 17,8 74 793 15,5
Non-employee 40 852 10,2 46 244 10,9 55 831 11,6
 including women 14 182 3,5 17 321 4,1 22 532 4,7
 including part time jobs 5 594 1,4 7 029 1,7 9 086 1,9
  • 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 484 985 100,0
Farmer operators 2 694 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 844 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 123 922 25,6
Intermediate professions 139 780 28,8
Employees 110 990 22,9
Workers 80 755 16,7
  • 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 0,9 0,7 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,6 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,1 21,1 25,6
Intermediate professions 28,8 29,1 28,8
Employees 26,6 25,5 22,9
Workers 19,8 17,9 16,7
  • 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 399 806 100,0 423 771 100,0 484 985 100,0 48,1 89,3
Agriculture 7 471 1,9 6 669 1,6 6 602 1,4 33,1 58,9
Industry 45 855 11,5 44 106 10,4 49 649 10,2 31,3 94,1
Construction 27 716 6,9 26 924 6,4 31 839 6,6 15,5 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 201 563 50,4 223 181 52,7 264 760 54,6 44,3 88,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 117 201 29,3 122 890 29,0 132 134 27,2 70,7 92,5
  • 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 41,5 21,1
Industry 31,1 33,2
Construction 17,8 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 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.