EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
28 030 |
28 133 |
28 616 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,2 |
72,6 |
74,0 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
61,3 |
61,8 |
64,6 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
10,0 |
10,9 |
9,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,8 |
27,4 |
26,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
9,6 |
9,8 |
9,8 |
| Retirees in % |
7,7 |
6,3 |
5,4 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
11,5 |
11,3 |
10,7 |
- 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 |
28 616 |
21 183 |
74,0 |
18 483 |
64,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
5 438 |
2 375 |
43,7 |
1 781 |
32,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
17 295 |
15 360 |
88,8 |
13 633 |
78,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
5 884 |
3 448 |
58,6 |
3 068 |
52,2 |
| Male |
13 897 |
10 738 |
77,3 |
9 471 |
68,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 766 |
1 314 |
47,5 |
1 006 |
36,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
8 387 |
7 745 |
92,3 |
6 977 |
83,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
2 744 |
1 680 |
61,2 |
1 488 |
54,2 |
| Female |
14 719 |
10 444 |
71,0 |
9 012 |
61,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 672 |
1 062 |
39,7 |
775 |
29,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
8 908 |
7 615 |
85,5 |
6 657 |
74,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 139 |
1 768 |
56,3 |
1 580 |
50,3 |
- 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 |
64,6 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,4 |
| Retirees |
5,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
9,8 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,7 |
- 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 |
19 646 |
17 151 |
20 100 |
17 344 |
20 990 |
18 725 |
| Farmers |
57 |
56 |
56 |
53 |
30 |
30 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
1 184 |
1 086 |
1 083 |
1 001 |
1 369 |
1 256 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
2 592 |
2 476 |
2 849 |
2 732 |
3 248 |
3 090 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
5 331 |
4 857 |
5 388 |
4 853 |
5 672 |
5 312 |
| Office employees |
6 690 |
5 610 |
6 914 |
5 749 |
6 799 |
5 828 |
| Workers |
3 792 |
3 067 |
3 810 |
2 955 |
3 872 |
3 210 |
- 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 |
2 791 |
3 053 |
2 700 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,0 |
14,9 |
12,7 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
30,6 |
31,9 |
25,0 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
12,3 |
13,3 |
11,2 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,8 |
10,6 |
11,0 |
- 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 |
22,5 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,8 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
16,7 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,4 |
| 2 years at university |
8,6 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,4 |
- 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 |
25 574 |
25 828 |
28 879 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
17 402 |
17 617 |
18 853 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
147,0 |
146,6 |
153,2 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
54,5 |
54,7 |
54,4 |
- 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 |
25 584 |
100,0 |
25 829 |
100,0 |
28 892 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
22 633 |
88,5 |
22 863 |
88,5 |
25 159 |
87,1 |
| including women |
10 856 |
42,4 |
10 999 |
42,6 |
12 337 |
42,7 |
| including part time jobs |
3 884 |
15,2 |
3 772 |
14,6 |
3 752 |
13,0 |
| Non-employee |
2 951 |
11,5 |
2 966 |
11,5 |
3 733 |
12,9 |
| including women |
1 013 |
4,0 |
1 065 |
4,1 |
1 389 |
4,8 |
| including part time jobs |
344 |
1,3 |
402 |
1,6 |
469 |
1,6 |
- 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 |
28 532 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
48 |
0,2 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
1 990 |
7,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
4 923 |
17,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
8 076 |
28,3 |
| Employees |
8 340 |
29,2 |
| Workers |
5 154 |
18,1 |
- 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 |
0,3 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6,2 |
6,1 |
7,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
14,8 |
16,1 |
17,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,2 |
26,6 |
28,3 |
| Employees |
31,0 |
31,6 |
29,2 |
| Workers |
19,5 |
19,3 |
18,1 |
- 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 |
25 598 |
100,0 |
25 401 |
100,0 |
28 532 |
100,0 |
47,8 |
87,9 |
| Agriculture |
164 |
0,6 |
119 |
0,5 |
114 |
0,4 |
34,9 |
56,7 |
| Industry |
2 968 |
11,6 |
3 266 |
12,9 |
3 319 |
11,6 |
33,5 |
93,3 |
| Construction |
1 529 |
6,0 |
1 420 |
5,6 |
1 711 |
6,0 |
12,5 |
74,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
12 535 |
49,0 |
12 485 |
49,2 |
13 958 |
48,9 |
44,7 |
86,8 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
8 402 |
32,8 |
8 111 |
31,9 |
9 430 |
33,1 |
64,1 |
90,5 |
- 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 |
32,2 |
38,4 |
| Industry |
33,8 |
29,1 |
| Construction |
16,0 |
2,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,8 |
31,2 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
64,8 |
57,5 |
- 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.