Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Cherbourg (502)

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 122 777 118 910 114 137
Working age adult in % 71,1 73,1 75,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,0 63,9 68,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 9,2 7,0
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 26,9 24,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,4 7,5
 including retirees in % 11,1 9,9 8,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,1 8,6 8,0
  • 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 114 137 86 278 75,6 78 340 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 18 929 9 766 51,6 7 928 41,9
 25 to 54 years old 67 625 62 296 92,1 57 285 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 27 583 14 216 51,5 13 127 47,6
Male 58 208 45 007 77,3 41 269 70,9
 15 to 24 years old 10 200 5 657 55,5 4 677 45,8
 25 to 54 years old 34 169 32 371 94,7 30 122 88,2
 55 to 64 years old 13 839 6 978 50,4 6 470 46,8
Female 55 929 41 272 73,8 37 071 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 8 729 4 109 47,1 3 252 37,3
 25 to 54 years old 33 456 29 925 89,4 27 163 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 13 743 7 238 52,7 6 657 48,4
  • 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 68,6
Unemployed workers 7,0
Retirees 8,9
Pupils, students or interns 7,5
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 87 037 77 033 86 667 75 980 88 531 80 728
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 208 2 180 2 133 2 108 1 747 1 732
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 368 4 110 4 278 3 958 4 281 4 054
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 130 7 897 9 163 8 920 11 154 10 872
 Intermediate professions 21 333 19 911 22 611 21 101 24 291 23 063
 Employees 26 774 23 077 25 833 21 863 25 036 22 114
 Workers 23 349 19 858 21 581 18 030 21 191 18 895
  • 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 9 908 10 945 7 938
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 12,6 9,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,4 27,4 18,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 10,8 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,6 9,8 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 17,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,2
2 years at university 5,8
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 76 296 75 410 78 992
Working age adult living in the area 77 810 76 622 79 168
Occupational concentration by industry 98,1 98,4 99,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 55,8 55,8
  • 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 76 296 100,0 75 410 100,0 78 992 100,0
Employee 67 514 88,5 66 854 88,7 70 418 89,1
 including women 31 196 40,9 31 472 41,7 33 254 42,1
 including partial time jobs 13 548 17,8 13 074 17,3 11 714 14,8
Non-employee 8 782 11,5 8 555 11,3 8 573 10,9
 including women 3 321 4,4 3 392 4,5 3 640 4,6
 including partial time jobs 866 1,1 929 1,2 1 069 1,4
  • 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 81 579 100,0
Farmer operators 1 812 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 165 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 965 13,4
Intermediate professions 23 416 28,7
Employees 22 214 27,2
Workers 19 006 23,3
  • 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 3,0 2,9 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,5 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,5 12,1 13,4
Intermediate professions 26,0 27,8 28,7
Employees 29,6 28,4 27,2
Workers 25,4 23,4 23,3
  • 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 75 879 100,0 75 215 100,0 81 579 100,0 46,7 90,1
Agriculture 3 792 5,0 3 475 4,6 3 167 3,9 25,8 42,1
Industry 15 166 20,0 14 268 19,0 16 265 19,9 23,3 97,1
Construction 6 702 8,8 5 485 7,3 5 704 7,0 10,9 86,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 534 33,7 27 709 36,8 30 900 37,9 48,6 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 684 32,5 24 278 32,3 25 543 31,3 69,7 94,9
  • 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 25,6 26,0
Industry 23,0 36,5
Construction 11,8 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 46,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 62,9
  • 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.