Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Cantal (15)

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 91 086 86 593 82 795
Working age adult in % 72,6 75,2 76,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 67,0 68,4 70,5
 including unemployed workers in % 5,6 6,8 5,6
Economically inactive people in % 27,4 24,8 23,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,2 7,2 7,5
 including retirees in % 12,3 10,4 9,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,8 7,2 7,4
  • 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 82 795 62 983 76,1 58 353 70,5
 15 to 24 years old 12 704 5 961 46,9 4 986 39,2
 25 to 54 years old 47 895 44 426 92,8 41 488 86,6
 55 to 64 years old 22 196 12 596 56,7 11 879 53,5
Male 42 103 32 603 77,4 30 287 71,9
 15 to 24 years old 6 676 3 461 51,8 2 921 43,7
 25 to 54 years old 24 222 22 789 94,1 21 325 88,0
 55 to 64 years old 11 205 6 353 56,7 6 041 53,9
Female 40 692 30 379 74,7 28 066 69,0
 15 to 24 years old 6 028 2 500 41,5 2 065 34,3
 25 to 54 years old 23 673 21 637 91,4 20 163 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 10 991 6 242 56,8 5 838 53,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 70,5
Unemployed workers 5,6
Retirees 9,0
Pupils, students or interns 7,5
Other economically inactive people 7,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 65 868 60 977 65 314 59 358 63 256 58 628
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 7 019 6 960 6 105 6 027 5 650 5 630
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 094 4 853 4 675 4 496 5 029 4 907
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 763 4 648 4 763 4 631 5 340 5 157
 Intermediate professions 12 632 12 085 13 181 12 453 13 548 12 828
 Employees 19 278 17 388 19 920 17 745 18 603 16 889
 Workers 16 714 15 042 16 184 14 007 14 693 13 218
  • 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 5 096 5 886 4 630
Unemployment rate in % 7,7 9,0 7,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,8 21,6 16,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 6,6 7,9 6,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 5,8 7,1 5,7
  • 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 14,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 10,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 6,5
2 years at university 5,1
3 to 4 years at university 4,5
5 years or more at university 5,2
  • 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 60 326 58 501 58 319
Working age adult living in the area 61 660 60 093 59 564
Occupational concentration by industry 97,8 97,3 97,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,8 52,7 51,6
  • 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 60 326 100,0 58 501 100,0 58 319 100,0
Employee 46 183 76,6 45 226 77,3 45 453 77,9
 including women 23 823 39,5 23 601 40,3 23 935 41,0
 including partial time jobs 9 161 15,2 8 782 15,0 8 037 13,8
Non-employee 14 144 23,4 13 275 22,7 12 866 22,1
 including women 4 649 7,7 4 319 7,4 4 247 7,3
 including partial time jobs 794 1,3 866 1,5 920 1,6
  • 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 58 475 100,0
Farmer operators 5 893 10,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 032 8,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 255 9,0
Intermediate professions 12 915 22,1
Employees 16 658 28,5
Workers 12 721 21,8
  • 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 11,7 10,5 10,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,3 7,9 8,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,7 8,2 9,0
Intermediate professions 20,0 20,7 22,1
Employees 28,4 29,9 28,5
Workers 24,0 22,7 21,8
  • 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 60 183 100,0 58 543 100,0 58 475 100,0 48,2 78,0
Agriculture 8 051 13,4 7 174 12,3 6 735 11,5 26,9 14,4
Industry 6 179 10,3 6 032 10,3 6 201 10,6 32,5 89,0
Construction 5 571 9,3 4 869 8,3 4 821 8,2 9,4 73,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 19 910 33,1 19 719 33,7 20 178 34,5 47,5 80,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 473 34,0 20 750 35,4 20 541 35,1 69,8 94,1
  • 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 36,0 25,4
Industry 32,6 31,5
Construction 11,8 2,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 42,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,5 58,4
  • 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.