Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Valence (8431)

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 175 825 174 829 177 840
Working age adult in % 72,9 75,0 77,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,9 64,7 68,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,0 10,3 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,1 25,0 22,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,3 9,4 8,9
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,4 6,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,3 8,2 7,8
  • 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 177 840 137 333 77,2 122 137 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 31 504 14 355 45,6 11 384 36,1
 25 to 54 years old 108 012 99 298 91,9 89 400 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 38 325 23 679 61,8 21 353 55,7
Male 88 333 69 988 79,2 62 905 71,2
 15 to 24 years old 16 836 8 356 49,6 6 704 39,8
 25 to 54 years old 52 975 50 030 94,4 45 681 86,2
 55 to 64 years old 18 521 11 601 62,6 10 521 56,8
Female 89 508 67 345 75,2 59 232 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 667 5 999 40,9 4 680 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 55 036 49 269 89,5 43 719 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 19 804 12 078 61,0 10 832 54,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 68,7
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 6,1
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • 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 128 454 112 547 130 731 112 796 137 919 122 937
including farmer operators 2 603 2 565 2 458 2 427 2 346 2 315
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 364 7 832 9 105 8 471 9 365 9 058
including managers and higher intellectual professions 16 444 15 707 17 664 16 715 21 564 20 657
including intermediate professions 33 131 30 428 34 305 31 063 37 265 34 508
including employees 35 675 30 608 35 933 30 365 35 756 30 966
including workers 31 315 25 408 29 924 23 756 30 375 25 434
  • 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 15 791 17 969 15 195
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 13,7 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 27,8 20,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,6 12,2 10,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 11,7 9,8
  • 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 22,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,1
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
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 117 404 119 903 130 069
Working age adult living in the area 113 409 114 596 124 094
Occupational concentration by industry 103,5 104,6 104,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,0 56,5 57,0
  • 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 117 404 100,0 119 903 100,0 130 069 100,0
Employee 101 298 86,3 102 809 85,7 110 217 84,7
 including women 50 153 42,7 51 433 42,9 54 989 42,3
 including part time jobs 22 813 19,4 22 578 18,8 21 983 16,9
Non-employee 16 106 13,7 17 094 14,3 19 852 15,3
 including women 5 430 4,6 6 042 5,0 7 385 5,7
 including part time jobs 2 017 1,7 2 654 2,2 3 573 2,7
  • 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 130 614 100,0
Farmer operators 2 409 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 622 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 536 16,5
Intermediate professions 37 108 28,4
Employees 32 315 24,7
Workers 27 625 21,1
  • 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 2,3 2,1 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,5 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,5 14,2 16,5
Intermediate professions 26,8 27,6 28,4
Employees 26,9 27,0 24,7
Workers 23,4 21,6 21,1
  • 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 117 811 100,0 120 073 100,0 130 614 100,0 47,8 86,2
Agriculture 4 568 3,9 4 507 3,8 4 697 3,6 32,4 49,6
Industry 19 301 16,4 18 978 15,8 19 870 15,2 31,2 94,1
Construction 8 709 7,4 8 056 6,7 8 882 6,8 12,5 70,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 49 845 42,3 51 359 42,8 58 375 44,7 45,1 85,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 35 387 30,0 37 173 31,0 38 791 29,7 70,2 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 40,2 24,8
Industry 31,5 27,9
Construction 15,6 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,3 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,8 63,3
  • 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.