Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Loire-Atlantique (44)

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 833 860 867 228 914 899
Working age adult in % 73,0 75,1 76,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 65,8 66,1 69,4
 including unemployed workers in % 7,2 9,0 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,0 24,9 23,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,1 10,9
 including retirees in % 9,4 7,5 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,7 6,2 6,2
  • 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 914 899 703 408 76,9 634 667 69,4
 15 to 24 years old 181 217 77 039 42,5 62 403 34,4
 25 to 54 years old 564 405 527 822 93,5 481 709 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 169 278 98 547 58,2 90 555 53,5
Male 455 985 359 793 78,9 326 650 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 92 816 42 955 46,3 35 199 37,9
 25 to 54 years old 281 731 268 627 95,3 246 974 87,7
 55 to 64 years old 81 438 48 211 59,2 44 478 54,6
Female 458 914 343 615 74,9 308 016 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 88 401 34 083 38,6 27 204 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 282 674 259 195 91,7 234 735 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 87 840 50 336 57,3 46 077 52,5
  • 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 69,4
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 6,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 608 725 549 266 651 574 572 928 706 799 640 214
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 8 592 8 419 7 572 7 413 7 122 6 969
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 31 462 29 281 36 050 33 871 41 098 39 308
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 93 796 90 152 110 608 105 382 143 547 138 171
 Intermediate professions 159 061 146 541 176 247 159 547 192 990 178 592
 Employees 169 230 150 348 174 320 150 295 175 185 154 433
 Workers 142 810 124 523 139 939 116 419 140 835 122 740
  • 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 59 729 78 391 68 741
Unemployment rate in % 9,8 12,0 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,4 25,6 19,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,5 10,5 8,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,4 8,1
  • 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 22,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,1
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,4
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 557 693 585 188 649 492
Working age adult living in the area 551 792 577 362 640 359
Occupational concentration by industry 101,1 101,4 101,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,2 59,6 59,7
  • 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 557 693 100,0 585 188 100,0 649 492 100,0
Employee 495 495 88,8 516 360 88,2 570 318 87,8
 including women 245 364 44,0 257 397 44,0 281 764 43,4
 including partial time jobs 105 895 19,0 106 694 18,2 105 088 16,2
Non-employee 62 198 11,2 68 827 11,8 79 174 12,2
 including women 21 488 3,9 25 249 4,3 31 381 4,8
 including partial time jobs 7 664 1,4 9 768 1,7 12 035 1,9
  • 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 657 209 100,0
Farmer operators 7 206 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 40 704 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 137 180 20,9
Intermediate professions 183 460 27,9
Employees 158 928 24,2
Workers 129 731 19,7
  • 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 1,6 1,3 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 6,0 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,0 17,8 20,9
Intermediate professions 26,7 27,8 27,9
Employees 27,4 26,3 24,2
Workers 23,0 20,8 19,7
  • 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 558 596 100,0 584 570 100,0 657 209 100,0 48,1 88,7
Agriculture 14 663 2,6 13 406 2,3 13 210 2,0 30,4 49,0
Industry 78 185 14,0 75 654 12,9 83 614 12,7 29,0 94,4
Construction 41 957 7,5 41 015 7,0 45 358 6,9 14,7 80,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 261 473 46,8 282 375 48,3 332 141 50,5 45,0 87,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 162 318 29,1 172 121 29,4 182 886 27,8 71,9 92,7
  • 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 38,0 23,1
Industry 28,9 31,2
Construction 16,9 5,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 40,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,7 62,1
  • 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.