EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2012 |
2017 |
2023 |
| Altogether |
30 734 |
30 800 |
30 228 |
| Working age adult in % |
81,2 |
82,0 |
83,8 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
72,7 |
73,5 |
75,4 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,5 |
8,5 |
8,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
18,8 |
18,0 |
16,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
9,3 |
10,0 |
8,7 |
| Retirees in % |
4,0 |
2,7 |
2,6 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
5,6 |
5,4 |
5,0 |
- 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 |
30 228 |
25 321 |
83,8 |
22 792 |
75,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
4 421 |
1 893 |
42,8 |
1 555 |
35,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
21 148 |
19 905 |
94,1 |
18 066 |
85,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
4 659 |
3 523 |
75,6 |
3 171 |
68,1 |
| Male |
14 971 |
12 882 |
86,0 |
11 640 |
77,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 148 |
909 |
42,3 |
713 |
33,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
10 623 |
10 216 |
96,2 |
9 378 |
88,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
2 199 |
1 756 |
79,9 |
1 549 |
70,4 |
| Female |
15 257 |
12 439 |
81,5 |
11 153 |
73,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 273 |
984 |
43,3 |
842 |
37,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
10 525 |
9 689 |
92,1 |
8 688 |
82,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
2 459 |
1 767 |
71,8 |
1 623 |
66,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023
|
Population in % |
| Working age adults who have a job |
75,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,4 |
| Retirees |
2,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,7 |
| Other economically inactive people |
5,0 |
- 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 |
24 711 |
22 358 |
24 996 |
22 641 |
25 018 |
23 038 |
| Farmers |
15 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Craftsmen, merchants and business owners |
1 032 |
944 |
1 253 |
1 140 |
986 |
921 |
| Executives and higher-level intellectual professions |
10 681 |
10 241 |
11 090 |
10 613 |
13 847 |
13 267 |
| Technicians and associate professionals |
5 996 |
5 327 |
5 789 |
5 125 |
5 088 |
4 604 |
| Office employees |
5 091 |
4 282 |
5 122 |
4 369 |
3 980 |
3 358 |
| Workers |
1 896 |
1 549 |
1 741 |
1 394 |
1 117 |
888 |
- 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 |
2 598 |
2 619 |
2 529 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,4 |
10,4 |
10,0 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
21,9 |
18,2 |
17,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,0 |
9,7 |
9,2 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
12,6 |
9,9 |
10,0 |
- 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 |
19,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,3 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
14,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,9 |
| 2 years at university |
10,2 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
10,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- 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 |
78 059 |
78 274 |
91 500 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
22 631 |
23 026 |
23 259 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
344,9 |
339,9 |
393,4 |
| Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
70,6 |
70,4 |
70,2 |
- 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 |
78 089 |
100,0 |
78 288 |
100,0 |
91 510 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
74 445 |
95,3 |
74 389 |
95,0 |
85 753 |
93,7 |
| including women |
34 984 |
44,8 |
35 777 |
45,7 |
41 226 |
45,1 |
| including part time jobs |
7 724 |
9,9 |
6 921 |
8,8 |
7 283 |
8,0 |
| Non-employee |
3 644 |
4,7 |
3 899 |
5,0 |
5 756 |
6,3 |
| including women |
1 117 |
1,4 |
1 328 |
1,7 |
1 967 |
2,1 |
| including part time jobs |
630 |
0,8 |
683 |
0,9 |
914 |
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
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
92 276 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
9 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
1 968 |
2,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
58 766 |
63,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
15 968 |
17,3 |
| Employees |
12 212 |
13,2 |
| Workers |
3 353 |
3,6 |
- 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 |
2,1 |
2,5 |
2,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
55,5 |
57,9 |
63,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
22,0 |
20,2 |
17,3 |
| Employees |
16,0 |
15,0 |
13,2 |
| Workers |
4,4 |
4,3 |
3,6 |
- 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 |
78 498 |
100,0 |
77 505 |
100,0 |
92 276 |
100,0 |
47,3 |
94,8 |
| Agriculture |
48 |
0,1 |
126 |
0,2 |
37 |
0,0 |
35,9 |
87,5 |
| Industry |
7 018 |
8,9 |
6 508 |
8,4 |
5 795 |
6,3 |
43,4 |
97,4 |
| Construction |
1 922 |
2,4 |
2 053 |
2,6 |
2 437 |
2,6 |
19,8 |
92,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
61 473 |
78,3 |
60 508 |
78,1 |
73 367 |
79,5 |
46,4 |
94,9 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
8 037 |
10,2 |
8 310 |
10,7 |
10 639 |
11,5 |
61,9 |
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 |
41,0 |
0,0 |
| Industry |
43,6 |
36,2 |
| Construction |
20,7 |
9,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,2 |
31,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
62,9 |
46,4 |
- 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.