Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2023 Municipality of Balbigny (42011)

Detailed figures

Paru le :25/06/2026

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2012 2017 2023
Altogether 1 610 1 630 1 695
Working age adult in % 72,4 71,8 75,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,8 64,2 68,1
 Unemployed workers in % 10,6 7,6 7,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,6 28,2 24,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 8,5 7,4
 Retirees in % 9,0 7,9 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,3 11,7 11,5
  • 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

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 1 695 1 278 75,4 1 154 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 344 194 56,4 157 45,6
 25 to 54 years old 991 876 88,3 804 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 360 208 57,9 193 53,6
Male 844 662 78,4 614 72,8
 15 to 24 years old 171 114 66,3 96 56,2
 25 to 54 years old 489 439 89,7 413 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 184 110 59,6 105 57,0
Female 851 616 72,4 540 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 172 80 46,5 60 35,1
 25 to 54 years old 502 437 87,0 391 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 176 99 56,1 88 50,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023
Population in %
Working age adults who have a job 68,1
Unemployed workers 7,3
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,4
Other economically inactive people 11,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

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 2012 including working people 2017 including working people 2023 including working people
Altogether 1 131 964 1 199 1 094 1 277 1 141
Farmers 29 29 10 10 14 14
Craftsmen, merchants and business owners 112 107 89 89 88 77
Executives and higher-level intellectual professions 78 78 105 105 170 170
Technicians and associate professionals 224 214 220 209 184 170
Office employees 312 258 366 325 375 311
Workers 375 278 408 356 446 398
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.

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 2012 2017 2023
Number of unemployed workers 171 124 124
Unemployment rate in % 14,7 10,6 9,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,5 25,8 19,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,6 7,9 8,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 16,8 12,2 7,5
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 16,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,2
2 years at university 5,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2012 2017 2023
Number of jobs in the area 969 873 1 041
Working age adult living in the area 1 005 1 061 1 167
Occupational concentration by industry 96,4 82,3 89,2
Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,6 49,3 52,9
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2012 % 2017 % 2023 %
Altogether 969 100,0 873 100,0 1 041 100,0
Employee 796 82,2 719 82,4 866 83,1
   including women 410 42,3 423 48,5 452 43,4
   including part time jobs 212 21,9 224 25,7 168 16,2
Non-employee 172 17,8 153 17,6 176 16,9
   including women 55 5,6 53 6,1 69 6,6
   including part time jobs 13 1,3 20 2,2 11 1,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2023

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2023
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 1 114 100,0
Farmer operators 19 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 111 10,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 141 12,7
Intermediate professions 223 20,1
Employees 277 24,9
Workers 342 30,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2012 2017 2023
Farmer operators 3,1 1,8 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,7 13,2 10,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,5 7,2 12,7
Intermediate professions 20,0 18,3 20,1
Employees 29,4 34,7 24,9
Workers 26,3 24,8 30,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T8 - Employment by industry sector

EMP T8 - Employment by industry sector
Economic sector 2012 2017 2023
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 947 100,0 874 100,0 1 114 100,0 48,5 84,8
Agriculture 29 3,1 21 2,4 24 2,1 20,2 20,2
Industry 150 15,8 84 9,6 266 23,9 31,1 94,5
Construction 111 11,7 108 12,3 114 10,2 3,9 74,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 328 34,7 312 35,6 326 29,3 56,5 75,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 329 34,7 351 40,1 384 34,5 68,9 93,5
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 0,0 25,3
Industry 31,0 31,1
Construction 5,2 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 61,5 41,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,2 78,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.