Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Ain (01)

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 385 630 398 574 411 185
Working age adult in % 75,8 77,5 78,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 69,3 69,3 71,6
 including unemployed workers in % 6,6 8,3 7,1
Economically inactive people in % 24,2 22,5 21,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,2 8,4 8,3
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,0 5,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,1 7,1
  • 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 411 185 323 537 78,7 294 241 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 69 186 32 319 46,7 26 521 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 259 597 240 476 92,6 221 050 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 82 402 50 741 61,6 46 670 56,6
Male 206 025 168 155 81,6 154 544 75,0
 15 to 24 years old 36 283 18 613 51,3 15 403 42,5
 25 to 54 years old 129 138 123 734 95,8 115 286 89,3
 55 to 64 years old 40 603 25 808 63,6 23 855 58,8
Female 205 160 155 382 75,7 139 698 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 32 903 13 707 41,7 11 118 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 130 458 116 743 89,5 105 764 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 41 799 24 933 59,6 22 815 54,6
  • 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 71,6
Unemployed workers 7,1
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 8,3
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 292 191 267 061 309 018 276 334 325 842 296 741
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 737 3 698 3 378 3 349 3 042 3 007
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 17 347 16 606 18 837 17 913 21 089 20 357
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 38 201 37 095 43 240 41 619 50 069 48 384
 Intermediate professions 74 119 69 874 80 087 74 213 88 581 83 153
 Employees 78 712 71 143 82 963 72 869 83 878 74 451
 Workers 78 594 68 644 78 189 66 372 76 960 67 390
  • 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 25 298 32 911 29 295
Unemployment rate in % 8,7 10,6 9,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,5 23,4 17,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,4 9,2 8,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,2 9,1 8,0
  • 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 17,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,2
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 215 890 217 926 226 042
Working age adult living in the area 268 830 278 651 298 213
Occupational concentration by industry 80,3 78,2 75,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 62,0 61,9 61,5
  • 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 215 890 100,0 217 926 100,0 226 042 100,0
Employee 188 525 87,3 188 892 86,7 194 831 86,2
 including women 90 990 42,1 93 021 42,7 96 449 42,7
 including partial time jobs 32 796 15,2 33 019 15,2 30 928 13,7
Non-employee 27 365 12,7 29 034 13,3 31 211 13,8
 including women 8 561 4,0 9 613 4,4 11 278 5,0
 including partial time jobs 2 728 1,3 3 596 1,7 4 178 1,8
  • 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 228 935 100,0
Farmer operators 3 156 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 197 7,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29 682 13,0
Intermediate professions 60 047 26,2
Employees 58 019 25,3
Workers 59 833 26,1
  • 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 1,8 1,6 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,9 7,5 7,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 12,0 13,0
Intermediate professions 24,3 25,4 26,2
Employees 26,4 26,4 25,3
Workers 29,2 27,2 26,1
  • 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 216 224 100,0 217 458 100,0 228 935 100,0 47,7 87,3
Agriculture 5 777 2,7 5 642 2,6 5 150 2,2 25,3 39,8
Industry 50 015 23,1 45 655 21,0 46 233 20,2 30,9 94,6
Construction 17 459 8,1 17 340 8,0 17 354 7,6 10,3 73,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 83 528 38,6 86 266 39,7 95 114 41,5 46,6 84,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 59 445 27,5 62 554 28,8 65 084 28,4 73,0 93,4
  • 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 31,1 21,4
Industry 31,5 20,3
Construction 12,7 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 39,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,5 66,4
  • 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.