EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
40 491 |
39 749 |
41 501 |
| Working age adult in % |
74,9 |
77,4 |
78,3 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
68,0 |
70,4 |
71,0 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
6,9 |
7,0 |
7,3 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
25,1 |
22,6 |
21,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
14,1 |
13,3 |
13,0 |
| Retirees in % |
5,5 |
4,3 |
3,1 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
5,5 |
5,0 |
5,6 |
- 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 |
41 501 |
32 488 |
78,3 |
29 471 |
71,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
7 963 |
2 622 |
32,9 |
2 012 |
25,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
25 989 |
24 184 |
93,1 |
22 174 |
85,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
7 549 |
5 681 |
75,3 |
5 285 |
70,0 |
| Male |
20 463 |
16 534 |
80,8 |
15 128 |
73,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
3 910 |
1 261 |
32,3 |
968 |
24,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
12 949 |
12 391 |
95,7 |
11 462 |
88,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 603 |
2 882 |
80,0 |
2 698 |
74,9 |
| Female |
21 039 |
15 954 |
75,8 |
14 344 |
68,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
4 053 |
1 361 |
33,6 |
1 045 |
25,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
13 040 |
11 794 |
90,4 |
10 711 |
82,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 946 |
2 800 |
71,0 |
2 587 |
65,6 |
- 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 |
71,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
7,3 |
| Retirees |
3,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
13,0 |
| Other economically inactive people |
5,6 |
- 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 |
29 988 |
27 525 |
30 441 |
27 967 |
32 510 |
30 076 |
| Farmers |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
896 |
846 |
1 153 |
1 091 |
1 223 |
1 166 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
12 733 |
12 294 |
13 911 |
13 406 |
16 866 |
16 208 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
7 764 |
7 046 |
7 601 |
6 845 |
6 892 |
6 254 |
| Office employees |
6 177 |
5 357 |
5 647 |
4 883 |
5 558 |
4 750 |
| Workers |
2 407 |
1 971 |
2 118 |
1 732 |
1 967 |
1 695 |
- 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 |
2 776 |
2 793 |
3 016 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
9,2 |
9,1 |
9,3 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
21,1 |
21,7 |
23,2 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,1 |
8,2 |
8,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,4 |
7,5 |
7,0 |
- 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 |
17,5 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
14,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
11,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,9 |
| 2 years at university |
8,7 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,9 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,2 |
- 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 |
22 527 |
22 231 |
22 078 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
27 847 |
28 468 |
30 163 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
80,9 |
78,1 |
73,2 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
60,7 |
61,6 |
63,2 |
- 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 |
22 529 |
100,0 |
22 238 |
100,0 |
22 078 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
20 351 |
90,3 |
19 826 |
89,2 |
19 264 |
87,3 |
| including women |
11 200 |
49,7 |
10 638 |
47,8 |
10 642 |
48,2 |
| including part time jobs |
3 049 |
13,5 |
2 715 |
12,2 |
2 540 |
11,5 |
| Non-employee |
2 179 |
9,7 |
2 412 |
10,8 |
2 814 |
12,7 |
| including women |
822 |
3,6 |
926 |
4,2 |
1 134 |
5,1 |
| including part time jobs |
357 |
1,6 |
422 |
1,9 |
507 |
2,3 |
- 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 |
22 203 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
1 138 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
7 839 |
35,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
6 026 |
27,1 |
| Employees |
5 069 |
22,8 |
| Workers |
2 132 |
9,6 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,0 |
4,3 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
32,2 |
33,3 |
35,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,9 |
28,8 |
27,1 |
| Employees |
24,3 |
23,7 |
22,8 |
| Workers |
10,7 |
9,8 |
9,6 |
- 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 |
22 528 |
100,0 |
22 238 |
100,0 |
22 203 |
100,0 |
52,9 |
87,3 |
| Agriculture |
7 |
0,0 |
15 |
0,1 |
0 |
0,0 |
nd |
nd |
| Industry |
2 275 |
10,1 |
2 192 |
9,9 |
1 653 |
7,4 |
39,1 |
93,1 |
| Construction |
951 |
4,2 |
915 |
4,1 |
883 |
4,0 |
20,8 |
81,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
12 767 |
56,7 |
12 396 |
55,7 |
13 357 |
60,2 |
48,6 |
86,4 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
6 528 |
29,0 |
6 721 |
30,2 |
6 310 |
28,4 |
70,2 |
88,7 |
- 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 |
|
|
| Industry |
38,9 |
42,9 |
| Construction |
22,6 |
13,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
51,0 |
33,5 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
71,5 |
59,3 |
- 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.
