EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
3 889 492 |
3 834 487 |
3 748 437 |
| Working age adult in % |
69,0 |
70,7 |
72,2 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
58,8 |
58,6 |
61,5 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
10,2 |
12,1 |
10,7 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
31,0 |
29,3 |
27,8 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
10,6 |
10,8 |
10,9 |
| including retirees in % |
9,1 |
7,6 |
6,3 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
11,3 |
10,9 |
10,6 |
- 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 |
3 748 437 |
2 706 668 |
72,2 |
2 305 409 |
61,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
760 717 |
316 489 |
41,6 |
221 475 |
29,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 242 925 |
1 993 215 |
88,9 |
1 734 531 |
77,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
744 795 |
396 964 |
53,3 |
349 403 |
46,9 |
| Male |
1 859 149 |
1 414 333 |
76,1 |
1 212 361 |
65,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
388 561 |
173 765 |
44,7 |
121 460 |
31,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 110 597 |
1 036 519 |
93,3 |
911 087 |
82,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
359 991 |
204 049 |
56,7 |
179 813 |
49,9 |
| Female |
1 889 288 |
1 292 335 |
68,4 |
1 093 048 |
57,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
372 157 |
142 725 |
38,4 |
100 014 |
26,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 132 328 |
956 696 |
84,5 |
823 444 |
72,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
384 803 |
192 915 |
50,1 |
169 590 |
44,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
61,5 |
| Unemployed workers |
10,7 |
| Retirees |
6,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
10,9 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,6 |
- 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 |
2 683 178 |
2 286 840 |
2 710 309 |
2 244 634 |
2 714 353 |
2 320 626 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
28 488 |
28 250 |
25 241 |
24 920 |
22 806 |
22 540 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
116 483 |
107 937 |
123 884 |
112 553 |
128 533 |
120 667 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
300 756 |
291 406 |
320 764 |
308 097 |
361 628 |
349 334 |
| Intermediate professions |
623 528 |
574 634 |
645 761 |
585 648 |
668 901 |
615 145 |
| Employees |
789 566 |
666 546 |
799 547 |
654 965 |
780 128 |
653 240 |
| Workers |
772 381 |
618 067 |
728 476 |
558 451 |
693 681 |
559 701 |
- 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 |
395 004 |
465 292 |
401 258 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,7 |
17,2 |
14,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
32,8 |
37,4 |
30,0 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
12,3 |
14,7 |
13,0 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,9 |
13,1 |
12,0 |
- 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 |
29,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
23,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
15,1 |
| 2 years at university |
8,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,0 |
| 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 |
2 158 640 |
2 118 536 |
2 170 121 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
2 301 236 |
2 266 637 |
2 332 214 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
93,8 |
93,5 |
93,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,6 |
56,7 |
56,2 |
- 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 |
2 158 640 |
100,0 |
2 118 536 |
100,0 |
2 170 121 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
1 952 333 |
90,4 |
1 904 489 |
89,9 |
1 942 787 |
89,5 |
| including women |
937 262 |
43,4 |
937 151 |
44,2 |
961 364 |
44,3 |
| including partial time jobs |
372 121 |
17,2 |
366 309 |
17,3 |
344 938 |
15,9 |
| Non-employee |
206 306 |
9,6 |
214 047 |
10,1 |
227 335 |
10,5 |
| including women |
71 425 |
3,3 |
76 876 |
3,6 |
86 410 |
4,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
20 173 |
0,9 |
25 247 |
1,2 |
29 584 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
2 185 114 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
24 198 |
1,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
121 588 |
5,6 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
325 168 |
14,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
571 762 |
26,2 |
| Employees |
622 790 |
28,5 |
| Workers |
519 608 |
23,8 |
- 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 |
1,4 |
1,2 |
1,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,0 |
5,3 |
5,6 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,6 |
13,6 |
14,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,9 |
25,8 |
26,2 |
| Employees |
29,4 |
29,5 |
28,5 |
| Workers |
26,8 |
24,5 |
23,8 |
- 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 |
2 159 622 |
100,0 |
2 117 350 |
100,0 |
2 185 114 |
100,0 |
48,3 |
90,4 |
| Agriculture |
50 688 |
2,3 |
47 369 |
2,2 |
43 917 |
2,0 |
28,1 |
46,2 |
| Industry |
343 741 |
15,9 |
302 651 |
14,3 |
292 540 |
13,4 |
25,1 |
95,6 |
| Construction |
142 930 |
6,6 |
130 166 |
6,1 |
132 375 |
6,1 |
10,1 |
80,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
891 209 |
41,3 |
884 155 |
41,8 |
951 943 |
43,6 |
45,2 |
88,5 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
731 053 |
33,9 |
753 009 |
35,6 |
764 340 |
35,0 |
68,8 |
94,9 |
- 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 |
32,4 |
24,3 |
| Industry |
24,9 |
29,5 |
| Construction |
11,4 |
4,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,1 |
38,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,3 |
58,6 |
- 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.
