Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of La Plaine du Forez (8412)

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 53 520 52 956 52 557
Working age adult in % 73,4 75,7 77,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 66,7 67,9 71,4
 Unemployed workers in % 6,7 7,8 6,3
Economically inactive people in % 26,6 24,3 22,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,8 8,3 7,8
 Retirees in % 11,0 9,3 7,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,7 6,7 6,5
  • 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 52 557 40 870 77,8 37 536 71,4
 15 to 24 years old 8 649 4 259 49,2 3 463 40,0
 25 to 54 years old 31 603 29 538 93,5 27 567 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 12 304 7 073 57,5 6 505 52,9
Male 26 565 21 343 80,3 19 711 74,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 445 2 419 54,4 1 949 43,8
 25 to 54 years old 16 039 15 379 95,9 14 465 90,2
 55 to 64 years old 6 081 3 545 58,3 3 297 54,2
Female 25 992 19 527 75,1 17 825 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 4 204 1 840 43,8 1 515 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 15 564 14 159 91,0 13 102 84,2
 55 to 64 years old 6 224 3 528 56,7 3 208 51,5
  • 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 71,4
Unemployed workers 6,3
Retirees 7,9
Pupils, students or interns 7,8
Other economically inactive people 6,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 39 464 35 860 39 902 35 499 40 888 37 591
including farmer operators 1 391 1 382 1 228 1 213 1 196 1 186
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 938 2 816 2 956 2 780 3 234 3 154
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 221 3 127 3 538 3 389 4 189 4 062
including intermediate professions 8 818 8 305 9 609 8 784 10 076 9 602
including employees 10 756 9 512 11 003 9 561 10 710 9 566
including workers 12 106 10 718 11 378 9 772 11 229 10 022
  • 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 3 609 4 154 3 334
Unemployment rate in % 9,2 10,4 8,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,6 23,0 18,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,6 8,8 6,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,6 10,2 8,0
  • 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 14,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,2
2 years at university 5,0
3 to 4 years at university 4,4
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 30 598 30 025 31 004
Working age adult living in the area 35 966 36 257 38 058
Occupational concentration by industry 85,1 82,8 81,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,1 55,6 55,2
  • 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 30 598 100,0 30 025 100,0 31 004 100,0
Employee 25 105 82,1 24 584 81,9 25 228 81,4
 including women 12 758 41,7 12 897 43,0 13 363 43,1
 including part time jobs 6 824 22,3 6 447 21,5 5 987 19,3
Non-employee 5 492 17,9 5 441 18,1 5 776 18,6
 including women 1 724 5,6 1 817 6,1 2 012 6,5
 including part time jobs 515 1,7 556 1,9 695 2,2
  • 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 31 389 100,0
Farmer operators 1 206 3,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 077 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 082 9,8
Intermediate professions 7 437 23,7
Employees 8 421 26,8
Workers 8 166 26,0
  • 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 4,5 4,2 3,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,9 9,1 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,6 9,7 9,8
Intermediate professions 22,0 22,7 23,7
Employees 27,2 28,4 26,8
Workers 28,8 25,9 26,0
  • 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 31 101 100,0 29 723 100,0 31 389 100,0 49,5 82,7
Agriculture 1 827 5,9 1 613 5,4 1 557 5,0 24,5 21,9
Industry 6 935 22,3 5 931 20,0 6 148 19,6 31,7 91,7
Construction 3 020 9,7 2 621 8,8 3 013 9,6 14,2 73,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 9 578 30,8 9 656 32,5 10 761 34,3 49,6 79,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 9 742 31,3 9 902 33,3 9 909 31,6 75,0 93,0
  • 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 28,4 23,4
Industry 32,2 26,0
Construction 17,5 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,3 35,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,9 62,1
  • 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.