EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
20 929 |
20 310 |
20 813 |
| Working age adult in % |
77,4 |
78,0 |
78,0 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
69,6 |
69,7 |
69,6 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
7,8 |
8,4 |
8,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
22,6 |
22,0 |
22,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
10,0 |
10,8 |
10,2 |
| Retirees in % |
5,4 |
5,2 |
4,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,2 |
6,0 |
7,5 |
- 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 |
20 813 |
16 236 |
78,0 |
14 493 |
69,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
4 004 |
1 756 |
43,8 |
1 338 |
33,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
13 126 |
12 071 |
92,0 |
10 958 |
83,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 683 |
2 409 |
65,4 |
2 197 |
59,7 |
| Male |
10 040 |
8 046 |
80,1 |
7 144 |
71,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 968 |
892 |
45,3 |
672 |
34,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
6 320 |
5 931 |
93,8 |
5 360 |
84,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 753 |
1 224 |
69,8 |
1 112 |
63,5 |
| Female |
10 773 |
8 190 |
76,0 |
7 349 |
68,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 037 |
864 |
42,4 |
666 |
32,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
6 805 |
6 140 |
90,2 |
5 598 |
82,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 931 |
1 185 |
61,4 |
1 085 |
56,2 |
- 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 |
69,6 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,4 |
| Retirees |
4,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
10,2 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,5 |
- 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 |
16 025 |
14 558 |
15 616 |
14 143 |
15 889 |
14 497 |
| Farmers |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
499 |
461 |
525 |
484 |
630 |
591 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
3 674 |
3 490 |
3 607 |
3 497 |
4 345 |
4 179 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
4 803 |
4 387 |
4 566 |
4 229 |
4 316 |
4 017 |
| Office employees |
4 821 |
4 318 |
4 764 |
4 097 |
4 442 |
3 898 |
| Workers |
2 228 |
1 903 |
2 151 |
1 832 |
2 157 |
1 813 |
- 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 |
1 643 |
1 697 |
1 743 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,1 |
10,7 |
10,7 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
23,7 |
26,0 |
23,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,7 |
9,4 |
9,2 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
6,3 |
7,6 |
8,8 |
- 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 |
19,7 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,7 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
11,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,6 |
| 2 years at university |
7,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,0 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,7 |
- 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 |
14 300 |
13 521 |
14 871 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
14 692 |
14 331 |
14 686 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
97,3 |
94,3 |
101,3 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
67,2 |
64,9 |
64,7 |
- 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 |
14 310 |
100,0 |
13 522 |
100,0 |
14 872 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
13 366 |
93,4 |
12 508 |
92,5 |
13 578 |
91,3 |
| including women |
6 357 |
44,4 |
6 092 |
45,1 |
6 738 |
45,3 |
| including part time jobs |
2 076 |
14,5 |
1 727 |
12,8 |
1 830 |
12,3 |
| Non-employee |
944 |
6,6 |
1 014 |
7,5 |
1 294 |
8,7 |
| including women |
323 |
2,3 |
415 |
3,1 |
520 |
3,5 |
| including part time jobs |
168 |
1,2 |
126 |
0,9 |
226 |
1,5 |
- 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 |
14 600 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
14 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
583 |
4,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
3 559 |
24,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
3 865 |
26,5 |
| Employees |
4 310 |
29,5 |
| Workers |
2 269 |
15,5 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
3,2 |
3,7 |
4,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
20,0 |
22,2 |
24,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
27,1 |
26,7 |
26,5 |
| Employees |
31,5 |
30,7 |
29,5 |
| Workers |
18,3 |
16,8 |
15,5 |
- 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 |
14 185 |
100,0 |
13 492 |
100,0 |
14 600 |
100,0 |
48,8 |
93,4 |
| Agriculture |
19 |
0,1 |
6 |
0,0 |
37 |
0,3 |
12,2 |
63,3 |
| Industry |
1 844 |
13,0 |
1 091 |
8,1 |
1 087 |
7,4 |
31,4 |
96,2 |
| Construction |
515 |
3,6 |
685 |
5,1 |
547 |
3,7 |
18,4 |
81,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
8 084 |
57,0 |
7 715 |
57,2 |
9 088 |
62,2 |
42,9 |
92,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
3 723 |
26,2 |
3 994 |
29,6 |
3 841 |
26,3 |
72,4 |
96,6 |
- 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 |
19,2 |
0,0 |
| Industry |
31,4 |
30,1 |
| Construction |
22,6 |
0,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
43,7 |
34,0 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
72,5 |
70,4 |
- 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.