Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Saint-Étienne (8428)

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 332 650 330 665 330 598
Working age adult in % 70,9 71,9 73,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,9 61,5 64,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,0 10,3 9,0
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 28,1 26,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 11,6 11,4
 Retirees in % 9,2 7,4 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,2 9,1 9,3
  • 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 330 598 242 529 73,4 212 872 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 70 793 30 492 43,1 23 729 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 194 130 173 652 89,5 154 559 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 65 675 38 386 58,4 34 583 52,7
Male 164 078 125 589 76,5 111 032 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 36 543 17 277 47,3 13 643 37,3
 25 to 54 years old 95 756 89 275 93,2 80 266 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 31 780 19 037 59,9 17 124 53,9
Female 166 520 116 940 70,2 101 839 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 34 250 13 214 38,6 10 087 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 98 374 84 377 85,8 74 293 75,5
 55 to 64 years old 33 896 19 348 57,1 17 459 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 64,4
Unemployed workers 9,0
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 9,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 235 569 205 829 238 280 204 167 243 527 214 085
including farmer operators 2 677 2 658 2 259 2 229 2 150 2 139
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 14 088 13 085 14 949 13 797 15 250 14 510
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 433 25 501 29 006 27 903 33 817 32 570
including intermediate professions 58 918 54 673 61 070 56 031 64 635 60 251
including employees 67 534 58 135 66 906 56 241 65 129 56 081
including workers 62 907 51 777 59 775 47 966 58 310 48 534
  • 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 29 990 34 181 29 658
Unemployment rate in % 12,7 14,4 12,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 29,5 22,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 12,6 11,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 11,4 9,9
  • 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 26,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,5
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 204 355 201 307 209 830
Working age adult living in the area 207 333 205 443 215 683
Occupational concentration by industry 98,6 98,0 97,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,9 54,3 54,5
  • 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 204 355 100,0 201 307 100,0 209 830 100,0
Employee 180 009 88,1 176 273 87,6 182 259 86,9
 including women 90 546 44,3 89 369 44,4 92 467 44,1
 including part time jobs 39 918 19,5 38 406 19,1 36 228 17,3
Non-employee 24 346 11,9 25 034 12,4 27 572 13,1
 including women 7 767 3,8 8 375 4,2 9 634 4,6
 including part time jobs 2 714 1,3 3 323 1,7 3 870 1,8
  • 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 211 300 100,0
Farmer operators 2 204 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 15 031 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 32 108 15,2
Intermediate professions 59 020 27,9
Employees 55 434 26,2
Workers 47 504 22,5
  • 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 1,3 1,1 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,6 7,0 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,7 13,9 15,2
Intermediate professions 26,0 27,0 27,9
Employees 28,1 27,5 26,2
Workers 25,2 23,4 22,5
  • 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 204 334 100,0 201 485 100,0 211 300 100,0 48,7 87,8
Agriculture 3 618 1,8 3 004 1,5 3 134 1,5 30,0 29,6
Industry 37 225 18,2 35 560 17,6 35 700 16,9 27,9 94,0
Construction 15 526 7,6 13 772 6,8 15 533 7,4 11,2 73,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 82 896 40,6 82 976 41,2 89 020 42,1 46,5 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 65 068 31,8 66 173 32,8 67 913 32,1 72,1 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 40,4 25,6
Industry 28,3 21,2
Construction 14,2 2,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 35,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,8 62,6
  • 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.