Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Istres (134)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 209 400 205 718 203 206
Working age adult in % 70,0 72,3 74,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,7 61,5 65,3
 including unemployed workers in % 9,3 10,8 9,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 27,7 25,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,9 8,8 8,4
 including retirees in % 9,1 7,4 5,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,0 11,6 11,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 203 206 151 185 74,4 132 609 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 34 865 15 718 45,1 11 812 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 124 823 110 616 88,6 98 433 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 43 517 24 851 57,1 22 363 51,4
Male 99 026 77 837 78,6 69 447 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 107 8 868 49,0 6 727 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 60 381 56 554 93,7 51 396 85,1
 55 to 64 years old 20 538 12 415 60,4 11 324 55,1
Female 104 180 73 349 70,4 63 162 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 16 758 6 851 40,9 5 085 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 64 443 54 062 83,9 47 037 73,0
 55 to 64 years old 22 979 12 436 54,1 11 040 48,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,3
Unemployed workers 9,1
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 8,4
Other economically inactive people 11,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 146 198 126 729 148 369 126 150 151 039 133 485
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 530 496 419 406 414 410
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 728 7 148 7 938 7 166 8 517 8 089
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 962 14 446 16 061 15 409 19 295 18 577
 Intermediate professions 38 537 35 699 38 694 35 422 41 877 39 064
 Employees 46 401 38 808 47 273 39 114 45 403 38 784
 Workers 36 009 30 133 35 571 28 633 33 738 28 561
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 19 399 22 199 18 577
Unemployment rate in % 13,2 14,9 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,7 32,0 24,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,3 13,1 11,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,8 11,1 10,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 22,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,6
2 years at university 7,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 137 266 139 562 143 944
Working age adult living in the area 128 127 127 866 134 741
Occupational concentration by industry 107,1 109,1 106,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 56,2 56,3
  • 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, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 137 266 100,0 139 562 100,0 143 944 100,0
Employee 124 653 90,8 126 284 90,5 128 904 89,6
 including women 50 212 36,6 51 908 37,2 54 183 37,6
 including partial time jobs 19 543 14,2 19 876 14,2 18 301 12,7
Non-employee 12 613 9,2 13 278 9,5 15 040 10,4
 including women 4 557 3,3 5 165 3,7 6 124 4,3
 including partial time jobs 1 362 1,0 1 718 1,2 2 107 1,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 144 446 100,0
Farmer operators 446 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 612 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 385 16,9
Intermediate professions 42 033 29,1
Employees 36 213 25,1
Workers 32 757 22,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,4 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 15,7 16,9
Intermediate professions 28,6 28,3 29,1
Employees 26,7 26,5 25,1
Workers 24,9 23,7 22,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 136 821 100,0 139 102 100,0 144 446 100,0 41,8 90,5
Agriculture 940 0,7 864 0,6 900 0,6 26,1 56,9
Industry 28 438 20,8 28 235 20,3 27 466 19,0 19,1 97,0
Construction 10 061 7,4 9 513 6,8 10 009 6,9 13,2 80,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 697 43,6 61 389 44,1 65 738 45,5 39,9 88,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 37 685 27,5 39 102 28,1 40 334 27,9 67,9 92,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 29,2 22,0
Industry 18,7 33,6
Construction 15,5 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 39,9 39,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,0 67,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.