Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Cholet (492)

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 136 213 136 221 135 923
Working age adult in % 76,6 78,7 79,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 70,4 70,6 73,2
 including unemployed workers in % 6,2 8,1 6,5
Economically inactive people in % 23,4 21,3 20,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,5 7,7 8,0
 including retirees in % 10,2 8,5 7,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,7 5,1 4,8
  • 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 135 923 108 252 79,6 99 466 73,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 407 12 835 52,6 10 847 44,4
 25 to 54 years old 83 215 79 410 95,4 73 846 88,7
 55 to 64 years old 28 301 16 007 56,6 14 772 52,2
Male 69 262 56 648 81,8 52 736 76,1
 15 to 24 years old 12 853 7 456 58,0 6 418 49,9
 25 to 54 years old 42 453 41 223 97,1 38 886 91,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 957 7 968 57,1 7 432 53,3
Female 66 661 51 605 77,4 46 730 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 11 554 5 379 46,6 4 429 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 40 762 38 187 93,7 34 960 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 345 8 039 56,0 7 340 51,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 73,2
Unemployed workers 6,5
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,0
Other economically inactive people 4,8
  • 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 104 500 96 125 107 450 96 440 119 624 110 196
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 807 3 790 3 630 3 604 3 462 3 431
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 584 5 361 5 718 5 377 6 813 6 627
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 183 7 903 9 128 8 757 11 237 10 874
 Intermediate professions 22 577 21 244 24 028 22 341 27 960 26 436
 Employees 26 916 24 619 27 473 24 319 29 129 26 446
 Workers 37 046 33 208 36 787 32 041 40 325 36 382
  • 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 8 387 11 057 8 787
Unemployment rate in % 8,0 10,3 8,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 16,7 22,2 15,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 6,8 8,8 7,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,5 9,2 7,7
  • 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 16,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 7,9
2 years at university 5,4
3 to 4 years at university 5,3
5 years or more at university 4,9
  • 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 90 990 90 927 94 473
Working age adult living in the area 96 242 96 610 100 156
Occupational concentration by industry 94,5 94,1 94,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,8 60,9 59,9
  • 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 90 990 100,0 90 927 100,0 94 473 100,0
Employee 79 197 87,0 79 107 87,0 82 603 87,4
 including women 38 921 42,8 39 541 43,5 41 212 43,6
 including partial time jobs 16 248 17,9 16 102 17,7 15 227 16,1
Non-employee 11 793 13,0 11 820 13,0 11 870 12,6
 including women 3 393 3,7 3 560 3,9 3 840 4,1
 including partial time jobs 1 002 1,1 1 143 1,3 1 186 1,3
  • 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 102 500 100,0
Farmer operators 3 436 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 563 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 254 11,0
Intermediate professions 24 697 24,1
Employees 23 903 23,3
Workers 32 647 31,9
  • 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 4,2 3,9 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 5,8 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,8 9,9 11,0
Intermediate professions 22,4 23,1 24,1
Employees 25,2 24,8 23,3
Workers 33,7 32,4 31,9
  • 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 91 313 100,0 91 452 100,0 102 500 100,0 47,8 88,0
Agriculture 6 682 7,3 6 123 6,7 6 556 6,4 28,9 48,3
Industry 21 804 23,9 19 990 21,9 23 705 23,1 34,8 95,7
Construction 8 033 8,8 7 790 8,5 8 413 8,2 12,9 79,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 32 531 35,6 34 202 37,4 37 969 37,0 47,5 87,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 263 24,4 23 348 25,5 25 857 25,2 76,4 95,0
  • 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 38,5 20,0
Industry 35,0 29,4
Construction 15,3 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 77,2 60,0
  • 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.