EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
374 275 |
367 004 |
353 115 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,8 |
73,1 |
74,0 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
63,6 |
62,9 |
65,0 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
8,2 |
10,2 |
9,0 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,2 |
26,9 |
26,0 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,1 |
11,5 |
11,6 |
| including retirees in % |
8,9 |
7,5 |
6,2 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
8,2 |
8,0 |
8,1 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
353 115 |
261 295 |
74,0 |
229 619 |
65,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
74 675 |
31 098 |
41,6 |
23 591 |
31,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
208 182 |
189 365 |
91,0 |
168 872 |
81,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
70 258 |
40 832 |
58,1 |
37 156 |
52,9 |
| Male |
174 892 |
134 473 |
76,9 |
118 916 |
68,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
38 027 |
17 172 |
45,2 |
13 129 |
34,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
103 226 |
96 938 |
93,9 |
87 246 |
84,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
33 640 |
20 363 |
60,5 |
18 542 |
55,1 |
| Female |
178 223 |
126 822 |
71,2 |
110 703 |
62,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
36 648 |
13 927 |
38,0 |
10 462 |
28,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
104 956 |
92 427 |
88,1 |
81 626 |
77,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
36 618 |
20 468 |
55,9 |
18 615 |
50,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
65,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,0 |
| Retirees |
6,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,6 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
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 |
268 544 |
237 870 |
267 580 |
229 867 |
261 791 |
230 765 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
9 838 |
9 771 |
8 816 |
8 764 |
8 004 |
7 956 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
12 291 |
11 603 |
12 796 |
11 801 |
14 119 |
13 497 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
31 589 |
30 680 |
33 143 |
32 054 |
36 264 |
35 035 |
| Intermediate professions |
60 557 |
56 218 |
60 900 |
55 554 |
62 786 |
58 443 |
| Employees |
77 392 |
67 387 |
78 161 |
65 650 |
73 035 |
62 995 |
| Workers |
73 969 |
62 211 |
69 752 |
56 045 |
63 698 |
52 839 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
30 594 |
37 363 |
31 676 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,4 |
13,9 |
12,1 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
25,3 |
29,6 |
24,1 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,6 |
12,2 |
10,8 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,6 |
9,8 |
9,0 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
24,2 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,2 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,9 |
| 2 years at university |
7,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,8 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
245 893 |
239 458 |
241 074 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
239 937 |
233 765 |
233 751 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
102,5 |
102,4 |
103,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
58,4 |
57,9 |
56,9 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
245 893 |
100,0 |
239 458 |
100,0 |
241 074 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
216 108 |
87,9 |
209 127 |
87,3 |
209 736 |
87,0 |
| including women |
105 199 |
42,8 |
103 073 |
43,0 |
103 840 |
43,1 |
| including partial time jobs |
39 773 |
16,2 |
38 493 |
16,1 |
35 595 |
14,8 |
| Non-employee |
29 785 |
12,1 |
30 331 |
12,7 |
31 338 |
13,0 |
| including women |
10 491 |
4,3 |
10 988 |
4,6 |
11 870 |
4,9 |
| including partial time jobs |
3 002 |
1,2 |
3 472 |
1,5 |
3 904 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
242 190 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
8 530 |
3,5 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
14 398 |
5,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
34 811 |
14,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
61 280 |
25,3 |
| Employees |
65 777 |
27,2 |
| Workers |
57 394 |
23,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
4,2 |
3,9 |
3,5 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,9 |
5,3 |
5,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,5 |
13,4 |
14,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
23,4 |
23,9 |
25,3 |
| Employees |
28,4 |
28,6 |
27,2 |
| Workers |
26,5 |
24,9 |
23,7 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
245 844 |
100,0 |
237 871 |
100,0 |
242 190 |
100,0 |
48,2 |
87,7 |
| Agriculture |
18 982 |
7,7 |
17 861 |
7,5 |
16 105 |
6,6 |
34,2 |
48,2 |
| Industry |
36 084 |
14,7 |
31 773 |
13,4 |
31 020 |
12,8 |
30,0 |
94,7 |
| Construction |
15 433 |
6,3 |
13 574 |
5,7 |
15 164 |
6,3 |
10,2 |
78,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
97 751 |
39,8 |
96 037 |
40,4 |
100 685 |
41,6 |
46,9 |
87,4 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
77 594 |
31,6 |
78 626 |
33,1 |
79 215 |
32,7 |
67,2 |
95,0 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
34,3 |
34,1 |
| Industry |
30,0 |
30,3 |
| Construction |
11,8 |
4,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,9 |
39,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,5 |
61,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.