EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
25 511 |
27 052 |
29 954 |
| Working age adult in % |
76,8 |
77,1 |
76,4 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
64,4 |
64,9 |
65,3 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
12,4 |
12,2 |
11,2 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
23,2 |
22,9 |
23,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
10,5 |
11,0 |
11,7 |
| Retirees in % |
5,0 |
3,4 |
3,1 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,7 |
8,5 |
8,8 |
- 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 |
29 954 |
22 892 |
76,4 |
19 547 |
65,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
6 384 |
2 622 |
41,1 |
1 954 |
30,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
18 803 |
16 864 |
89,7 |
14 558 |
77,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
4 768 |
3 405 |
71,4 |
3 035 |
63,7 |
| Male |
14 339 |
11 268 |
78,6 |
9 653 |
67,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
3 192 |
1 335 |
41,8 |
941 |
29,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
8 990 |
8 322 |
92,6 |
7 293 |
81,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
2 157 |
1 611 |
74,7 |
1 420 |
65,8 |
| Female |
15 615 |
11 623 |
74,4 |
9 894 |
63,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
3 191 |
1 287 |
40,3 |
1 013 |
31,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
9 813 |
8 542 |
87,1 |
7 265 |
74,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
2 611 |
1 794 |
68,7 |
1 615 |
61,9 |
- 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 |
65,3 |
| Unemployed workers |
11,2 |
| Retirees |
3,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,7 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,8 |
- 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 |
19 240 |
16 408 |
20 272 |
17 533 |
22 218 |
19 569 |
| Farmers |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
770 |
684 |
656 |
538 |
995 |
885 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
3 333 |
3 130 |
4 167 |
3 870 |
6 076 |
5 762 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
5 010 |
4 396 |
5 142 |
4 603 |
5 360 |
4 824 |
| Office employees |
6 873 |
5 589 |
7 268 |
6 055 |
6 808 |
5 626 |
| Workers |
3 246 |
2 609 |
3 038 |
2 468 |
2 979 |
2 472 |
- 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 |
3 166 |
3 303 |
3 344 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
16,2 |
15,8 |
14,6 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
32,3 |
31,0 |
25,5 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
14,3 |
14,4 |
13,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
13,9 |
13,2 |
10,9 |
- 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 |
19,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
25,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,3 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,5 |
| 2 years at university |
10,7 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
12,1 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,3 |
- 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 |
13 554 |
11 736 |
13 277 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
16 522 |
17 769 |
19 826 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
82,0 |
66,0 |
67,0 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,2 |
65,4 |
65,1 |
- 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 |
13 569 |
100,0 |
11 736 |
100,0 |
13 284 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
12 564 |
92,6 |
10 628 |
90,6 |
11 806 |
88,9 |
| including women |
5 595 |
41,2 |
4 795 |
40,9 |
5 601 |
42,2 |
| including part time jobs |
1 556 |
11,5 |
1 206 |
10,3 |
1 390 |
10,5 |
| Non-employee |
1 005 |
7,4 |
1 108 |
9,4 |
1 479 |
11,1 |
| including women |
364 |
2,7 |
354 |
3,0 |
449 |
3,4 |
| including part time jobs |
162 |
1,2 |
205 |
1,7 |
249 |
1,9 |
- 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 |
13 814 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
833 |
6,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
4 998 |
36,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
3 570 |
25,8 |
| Employees |
2 685 |
19,4 |
| Workers |
1 727 |
12,5 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,0 |
4,7 |
6,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
33,5 |
30,2 |
36,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
25,6 |
27,9 |
25,8 |
| Employees |
23,1 |
22,9 |
19,4 |
| Workers |
13,9 |
14,3 |
12,5 |
- 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 |
13 525 |
100,0 |
11 940 |
100,0 |
13 814 |
100,0 |
44,4 |
89,2 |
| Agriculture |
0 |
0,0 |
0 |
0,0 |
5 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
100,0 |
| Industry |
1 698 |
12,6 |
1 955 |
16,4 |
1 622 |
11,7 |
27,4 |
97,3 |
| Construction |
774 |
5,7 |
818 |
6,9 |
858 |
6,2 |
14,3 |
77,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
5 622 |
41,6 |
5 422 |
45,4 |
7 683 |
55,6 |
39,6 |
86,7 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
5 431 |
40,2 |
3 745 |
31,4 |
3 646 |
26,4 |
69,2 |
93,9 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
|
| Industry |
27,7 |
17,1 |
| Construction |
15,2 |
11,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
41,6 |
26,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
70,7 |
46,9 |
- 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.
