Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Somme (80)

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 371 765 363 465 352 228
Working age adult in % 69,7 70,8 72,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,1 59,4 62,0
 including unemployed workers in % 9,7 11,5 10,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,3 29,2 27,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 11,3 11,5
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,2 6,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,8 9,7 9,5
  • 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 352 228 254 577 72,3 218 467 62,0
 15 to 24 years old 74 478 31 337 42,1 22 414 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 206 018 184 816 89,7 161 883 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 71 732 38 424 53,6 34 170 47,6
Male 174 775 131 772 75,4 113 775 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 37 394 17 150 45,9 12 315 32,9
 25 to 54 years old 102 510 95 296 93,0 84 247 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 34 870 19 327 55,4 17 213 49,4
Female 177 454 122 805 69,2 104 692 59,0
 15 to 24 years old 37 084 14 187 38,3 10 098 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 103 508 89 520 86,5 77 636 75,0
 55 to 64 years old 36 862 19 097 51,8 16 957 46,0
  • 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 62,0
Unemployed workers 10,3
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,5
Other economically inactive people 9,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 259 109 222 876 257 345 215 487 254 542 219 018
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 5 260 5 229 4 676 4 629 4 558 4 544
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 366 10 666 11 760 10 748 12 543 11 840
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 26 061 25 292 28 182 27 043 30 613 29 630
 Intermediate professions 56 905 52 577 59 017 53 849 59 843 55 201
 Employees 75 483 64 480 74 707 62 276 72 106 60 924
 Workers 79 677 64 632 73 249 56 941 69 724 56 879
  • 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 36 038 41 700 36 110
Unemployment rate in % 13,9 16,2 14,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,5 35,7 28,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,6 13,9 12,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 11,9 11,1
  • 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 27,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,6
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 220 025 212 695 216 203
Working age adult living in the area 224 685 217 858 221 124
Occupational concentration by industry 97,9 97,6 97,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 55,5 54,9
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 220 025 100,0 212 695 100,0 216 203 100,0
Employee 196 758 89,4 189 594 89,1 191 909 88,8
 including women 95 489 43,4 93 722 44,1 95 324 44,1
 including partial time jobs 37 366 17,0 35 673 16,8 33 333 15,4
Non-employee 23 267 10,6 23 101 10,9 24 295 11,2
 including women 7 814 3,6 8 014 3,8 8 909 4,1
 including partial time jobs 2 210 1,0 2 509 1,2 2 926 1,4
  • 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 216 654 100,0
Farmer operators 4 786 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 399 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29 230 13,5
Intermediate professions 53 725 24,8
Employees 60 093 27,7
Workers 56 420 26,0
  • 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 2,5 2,3 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,2 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 12,5 13,5
Intermediate professions 23,4 24,6 24,8
Employees 28,9 28,8 27,7
Workers 29,1 26,5 26,0
  • 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 219 396 100,0 211 937 100,0 216 654 100,0 48,3 89,4
Agriculture 9 245 4,2 9 063 4,3 8 349 3,9 27,0 44,1
Industry 39 518 18,0 35 201 16,6 33 726 15,6 26,2 96,2
Construction 13 656 6,2 11 741 5,5 12 536 5,8 10,0 78,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 83 333 38,0 80 614 38,0 85 342 39,4 46,3 87,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 73 644 33,6 75 319 35,5 76 700 35,4 68,9 95,2
  • 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 32,0 23,2
Industry 26,1 28,5
Construction 11,3 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 40,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,4 58,8
  • 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.