Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Cher (18)

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 193 306 185 042 173 861
Working age adult in % 71,4 73,3 74,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,9 62,8 65,5
 including unemployed workers in % 8,5 10,5 9,4
Economically inactive people in % 28,6 26,7 25,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,1 8,3 8,1
 including retirees in % 11,6 9,8 8,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,9 8,6 8,8
  • 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 173 861 130 146 74,9 113 832 65,5
 15 to 24 years old 29 380 13 738 46,8 10 251 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 101 952 92 592 90,8 82 348 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 42 528 23 816 56,0 21 233 49,9
Male 87 013 66 972 77,0 58 862 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 15 658 7 932 50,7 5 989 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 50 709 47 323 93,3 42 414 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 645 11 718 56,8 10 458 50,7
Female 86 848 63 174 72,7 54 971 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 13 722 5 806 42,3 4 262 31,1
 25 to 54 years old 51 243 45 269 88,3 39 934 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 21 883 12 099 55,3 10 775 49,2
  • 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 65,5
Unemployed workers 9,4
Retirees 8,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • 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 138 363 122 042 135 385 115 863 130 187 113 736
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 962 3 924 3 414 3 375 3 016 2 957
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 412 7 872 8 076 7 450 7 782 7 312
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 482 13 066 13 275 12 780 14 128 13 666
 Intermediate professions 30 530 28 523 30 040 27 690 31 081 28 882
 Employees 42 323 36 860 42 313 35 546 39 010 33 591
 Workers 38 361 31 798 36 414 29 022 33 224 27 329
  • 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 16 343 19 424 16 314
Unemployment rate in % 11,8 14,3 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,0 32,4 25,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,5 11,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 11,5 10,8
  • 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 26,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,9
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,5
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 118 388 113 469 111 631
Working age adult living in the area 122 905 117 832 116 063
Occupational concentration by industry 96,3 96,3 96,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,6 53,1 52,4
  • 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 118 388 100,0 113 469 100,0 111 631 100,0
Employee 102 899 86,9 98 204 86,5 96 558 86,5
 including women 50 138 42,4 49 070 43,2 47 893 42,9
 including partial time jobs 17 294 14,6 16 559 14,6 14 749 13,2
Non-employee 15 489 13,1 15 265 13,5 15 074 13,5
 including women 5 191 4,4 5 316 4,7 5 606 5,0
 including partial time jobs 1 452 1,2 1 632 1,4 1 823 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 112 593 100,0
Farmer operators 3 201 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 772 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 583 12,1
Intermediate professions 28 274 25,1
Employees 32 798 29,1
Workers 26 965 23,9
  • 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 3,5 3,2 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 6,6 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 10,9 12,1
Intermediate professions 23,1 23,8 25,1
Employees 30,2 30,7 29,1
Workers 25,9 24,8 23,9
  • 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 118 703 100,0 113 206 100,0 112 593 100,0 48,1 87,5
Agriculture 7 047 5,9 6 462 5,7 5 549 4,9 29,5 43,5
Industry 20 197 17,0 17 513 15,5 17 932 15,9 29,8 93,4
Construction 8 217 6,9 7 113 6,3 6 653 5,9 9,0 73,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 700 36,0 41 927 37,0 43 022 38,2 46,9 85,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 543 34,2 40 192 35,5 39 437 35,0 66,9 95,4
  • 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 31,7 27,8
Industry 30,0 26,7
Construction 11,0 3,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,3 44,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,4 58,3
  • 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.