Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Lyon (8421)

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 1 139 184 1 179 164 1 228 707
Working age adult in % 73,3 74,2 75,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,8 64,8 67,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,5 9,3 8,0
Economically inactive people in % 26,7 25,8 24,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,9 13,4 12,8
 Retirees in % 6,5 5,0 4,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,4 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 1 228 707 928 726 75,6 830 677 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 275 727 112 814 40,9 90 524 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 749 066 681 829 91,0 617 148 82,4
 55 to 64 years old 203 915 134 083 65,8 123 005 60,3
Male 600 901 472 581 78,6 425 004 70,7
 15 to 24 years old 134 863 58 796 43,6 46 889 34,8
 25 to 54 years old 368 308 346 493 94,1 316 603 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 97 731 67 292 68,9 61 511 62,9
Female 627 806 456 145 72,7 405 673 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 140 864 54 018 38,3 43 634 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 380 758 335 335 88,1 300 545 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 106 185 66 792 62,9 61 494 57,9
  • 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 67,6
Unemployed workers 8,0
Retirees 4,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,8
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 834 215 737 915 874 708 764 916 930 291 835 621
including farmer operators 3 727 3 669 3 005 2 942 2 591 2 564
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 44 627 41 787 49 101 46 000 53 787 51 581
including managers and higher intellectual professions 174 986 167 670 198 096 188 950 250 831 241 377
including intermediate professions 229 901 210 266 243 110 219 900 253 720 234 072
including employees 220 700 191 174 224 887 190 647 220 017 190 404
including workers 151 365 123 348 144 310 116 476 137 515 115 623
  • 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 96 659 110 022 98 049
Unemployment rate in % 11,6 12,6 10,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,6 24,6 19,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 11,3 9,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,4 9,3 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 21,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 815 798 845 607 927 361
Working age adult living in the area 744 409 774 418 843 831
Occupational concentration by industry 109,6 109,2 109,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,2 60,0 60,7
  • 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 815 798 100,0 845 607 100,0 927 361 100,0
Employee 729 926 89,5 748 574 88,5 810 317 87,4
 including women 358 215 43,9 368 199 43,5 398 580 43,0
 including part time jobs 127 791 15,7 129 248 15,3 126 019 13,6
Non-employee 85 872 10,5 97 034 11,5 117 044 12,6
 including women 28 406 3,5 34 413 4,1 44 166 4,8
 including part time jobs 10 975 1,3 15 050 1,8 19 825 2,1
  • 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 932 011 100,0
Farmer operators 2 774 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 55 987 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 260 379 27,9
Intermediate professions 266 342 28,6
Employees 211 265 22,7
Workers 135 265 14,5
  • 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 0,5 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,9 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21,9 23,8 27,9
Intermediate professions 29,0 29,2 28,6
Employees 25,8 24,8 22,7
Workers 17,4 16,0 14,5
  • 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 814 160 100,0 846 233 100,0 932 011 100,0 47,7 88,5
Agriculture 5 096 0,6 4 641 0,5 4 886 0,5 32,2 45,7
Industry 111 682 13,7 105 958 12,5 109 642 11,8 34,2 94,7
Construction 52 370 6,4 52 215 6,2 57 003 6,1 14,6 78,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 418 603 51,4 442 762 52,3 505 301 54,2 43,7 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 226 409 27,8 240 658 28,4 255 180 27,4 69,0 91,9
  • 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 41,3 24,5
Industry 34,5 29,3
Construction 17,6 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,0 35,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 60,0
  • 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.