Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Limoges (7517)

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 202 484 194 951 189 551
Working age adult in % 70,8 72,0 73,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,5 62,6 65,0
 Unemployed workers in % 8,3 9,4 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,2 28,0 26,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 11,8 12,0
 Retirees in % 10,6 8,7 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,5 7,7
  • 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 189 551 138 784 73,2 123 149 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 39 831 15 953 40,1 12 209 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 109 078 99 469 91,2 89 504 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 40 642 23 363 57,5 21 436 52,7
Male 92 779 69 918 75,4 62 150 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 19 649 8 468 43,1 6 539 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 53 767 50 158 93,3 45 305 84,3
 55 to 64 years old 19 363 11 291 58,3 10 306 53,2
Female 96 772 68 867 71,2 61 000 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 20 182 7 485 37,1 5 670 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 55 310 49 311 89,2 44 199 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 21 280 12 071 56,7 11 131 52,3
  • 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 65,0
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 12,0
Other economically inactive people 7,7
  • 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 143 339 126 499 139 717 121 255 138 726 123 376
including farmer operators 2 768 2 663 2 330 2 276 2 226 2 172
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 892 7 355 7 881 7 279 8 654 8 318
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 074 17 593 18 326 17 591 20 689 19 913
including intermediate professions 37 358 34 896 37 157 34 521 37 740 35 522
including employees 41 902 36 572 41 439 35 421 38 902 33 667
including workers 33 446 27 421 30 146 24 167 28 301 23 784
  • 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 16 838 18 328 15 635
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 13,1 11,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,1 28,5 23,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 11,7 10,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,6 8,9 8,2
  • 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 26,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,0
2 years at university 7,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 129 288 124 814 126 112
Working age adult living in the area 127 746 123 631 125 217
Occupational concentration by industry 101,2 101,0 100,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 53,4 52,7
  • 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 129 288 100,0 124 814 100,0 126 112 100,0
Employee 114 147 88,3 109 193 87,5 109 133 86,5
 including women 58 529 45,3 56 419 45,2 56 151 44,5
 including part time jobs 18 812 14,6 18 339 14,7 17 317 13,7
Non-employee 15 141 11,7 15 621 12,5 16 979 13,5
 including women 5 386 4,2 5 679 4,5 6 455 5,1
 including part time jobs 1 551 1,2 1 873 1,5 2 395 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 126 010 100,0
Farmer operators 2 294 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 720 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 906 15,8
Intermediate professions 35 618 28,3
Employees 34 775 27,6
Workers 24 697 19,6
  • 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 2,1 2,0 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,2 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,7 14,4 15,8
Intermediate professions 27,4 28,2 28,3
Employees 28,8 29,3 27,6
Workers 22,0 19,9 19,6
  • 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 129 442 100,0 124 331 100,0 126 010 100,0 49,8 87,3
Agriculture 3 840 3,0 3 346 2,7 3 282 2,6 28,9 32,4
Industry 14 895 11,5 13 214 10,6 13 414 10,6 30,2 91,9
Construction 8 726 6,7 7 387 5,9 8 038 6,4 11,3 74,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 53 318 41,2 50 246 40,4 53 140 42,2 44,7 85,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 48 664 37,6 50 138 40,3 48 137 38,2 68,6 93,8
  • 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 23,5 31,5
Industry 30,1 32,0
Construction 13,6 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 38,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 60,9
  • 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.