EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
16 638 |
15 665 |
15 244 |
| Working age adult in % |
67,7 |
66,4 |
66,3 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
51,7 |
49,4 |
52,1 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
16,0 |
17,0 |
14,2 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
32,3 |
33,6 |
33,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,9 |
9,5 |
10,6 |
| Retirees in % |
8,5 |
7,2 |
5,7 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
15,0 |
17,0 |
17,5 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2023
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
15 244 |
10 105 |
66,3 |
7 943 |
52,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
3 490 |
1 538 |
44,1 |
1 037 |
29,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
8 707 |
6 903 |
79,3 |
5 498 |
63,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 047 |
1 664 |
54,6 |
1 408 |
46,2 |
| Male |
7 612 |
5 259 |
69,1 |
4 142 |
54,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 737 |
803 |
46,2 |
527 |
30,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
4 522 |
3 647 |
80,7 |
2 935 |
64,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 352 |
808 |
59,8 |
681 |
50,3 |
| Female |
7 632 |
4 846 |
63,5 |
3 801 |
49,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 753 |
735 |
41,9 |
510 |
29,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
4 185 |
3 256 |
77,8 |
2 563 |
61,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 694 |
855 |
50,5 |
728 |
42,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023
|
Population in % |
| Working age adults who have a job |
52,1 |
| Unemployed workers |
14,2 |
| Retirees |
5,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
10,6 |
| Other economically inactive people |
17,5 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
| Socioprofessional group |
2012 |
including working people |
2017 |
including working people |
2023 |
including working people |
| Altogether |
10 891 |
8 595 |
9 980 |
7 741 |
9 760 |
8 076 |
| Farmers |
11 |
11 |
13 |
13 |
23 |
20 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
387 |
342 |
405 |
350 |
380 |
354 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
1 164 |
1 109 |
962 |
910 |
1 077 |
1 050 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
2 312 |
2 048 |
2 194 |
1 988 |
2 232 |
2 000 |
| Office employees |
3 732 |
2 833 |
3 423 |
2 511 |
3 152 |
2 510 |
| Workers |
3 285 |
2 251 |
2 984 |
1 970 |
2 896 |
2 142 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2026.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
2 666 |
2 661 |
2 162 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
23,7 |
25,6 |
21,4 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
38,2 |
43,7 |
32,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
21,6 |
23,6 |
20,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
15,2 |
17,9 |
15,3 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
|
Unemployment rate in % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
37,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
31,3 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
25,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
20,0 |
| 2 years at university |
14,2 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
5,9 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
16 791 |
15 940 |
16 647 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
8 700 |
7 888 |
8 082 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
193,0 |
202,1 |
206,0 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
54,6 |
52,0 |
50,8 |
- 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, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations holdings, place of residence
and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T6 - Employment by working status
| Working status |
2012 |
% |
2017 |
% |
2023 |
% |
| Altogether |
16 793 |
100,0 |
15 946 |
100,0 |
16 654 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
15 756 |
93,8 |
14 861 |
93,2 |
15 474 |
92,9 |
| including women |
8 368 |
49,8 |
7 954 |
49,9 |
8 179 |
49,1 |
| including part time jobs |
2 919 |
17,4 |
2 797 |
17,5 |
2 452 |
14,7 |
| Non-employee |
1 038 |
6,2 |
1 085 |
6,8 |
1 180 |
7,1 |
| including women |
337 |
2,0 |
424 |
2,7 |
502 |
3,0 |
| including part time jobs |
120 |
0,7 |
181 |
1,1 |
185 |
1,1 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations workplaces, geography
as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2023
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
16 597 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
15 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
617 |
3,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
2 554 |
15,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
5 047 |
30,4 |
| Employees |
5 258 |
31,7 |
| Workers |
3 106 |
18,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Farmer operators |
0,1 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
3,7 |
3,0 |
3,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
13,7 |
13,6 |
15,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,6 |
29,9 |
30,4 |
| Employees |
33,8 |
34,0 |
31,7 |
| Workers |
20,2 |
19,2 |
18,7 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2026.
- Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2026.
EMP T8 - Employment by industry sector
| Economic sector |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
16 524 |
100,0 |
15 824 |
100,0 |
16 597 |
100,0 |
52,9 |
94,2 |
| Agriculture |
49 |
0,3 |
39 |
0,2 |
45 |
0,3 |
31,2 |
66,9 |
| Industry |
1 254 |
7,6 |
1 164 |
7,4 |
1 156 |
7,0 |
32,8 |
95,3 |
| Construction |
761 |
4,6 |
704 |
4,5 |
798 |
4,8 |
13,3 |
87,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
6 161 |
37,3 |
5 913 |
37,4 |
6 048 |
36,4 |
47,9 |
90,4 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
8 299 |
50,2 |
8 004 |
50,6 |
8 549 |
51,5 |
63,0 |
97,5 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2026.
EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
33,7 |
26,1 |
| Industry |
31,9 |
52,0 |
| Construction |
14,7 |
3,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,3 |
44,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
63,1 |
59,2 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.
- Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.
