| Year | Employed | Unemployed | Economically active | Economically inactive | Of which discouraged workers | Population aged 15–74 | Activity rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | ||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| 1998 | 3 695.6 | 314.0 | 4 009.6 | 3 792.7 | 110.4 | 7 802.3 | 51.4 | 7.8 | 47.4 |
| 1999 | 3 809.3 | 285.3 | 4 094.6 | 3 693.1 | 110.0 | 7 787.7 | 52.6 | 7.0 | 48.9 |
| 2000 | 3 856.2 | 263.7 | 4 119.9 | 3 659.6 | 108.2 | 7 779.5 | 53.0 | 6.4 | 49.6 |
| 2001 | 3 868.3 | 234.1 | 4 102.4 | 3 670.0 | 109.3 | 7 772.4 | 52.8 | 5.7 | 49.8 |
| 2002 | 3 870.6 | 238.8 | 4 109.4 | 3 652.8 | 117.6 | 7 762.2 | 52.9 | 5.8 | 49.9 |
| 2003 | 3 921.9 | 244.5 | 4 166.4 | 3 578.5 | 99.9 | 7 744.9 | 53.8 | 5.9 | 50.6 |
| 2004 | 3 900.4 | 252.9 | 4 153.3 | 3 567.9 | 109.2 | 7 721.2 | 53.8 | 6.1 | 50.5 |
| 2005 | 3 901.5 | 303.9 | 4 205.4 | 3 517.1 | 110.7 | 7 722.5 | 54.5 | 7.2 | 50.5 |
| 2006 | 3 928.4 | 318.2 | 4 246.7 | 3 470.5 | 89.1 | 7 717.2 | 55.0 | 7.5 | 50.9 |
| 2007 | 3 902.0 | 312.1 | 4 214.1 | 3 489.4 | 86.1 | 7 703.5 | 54.7 | 7.4 | 50.7 |
| 2008 | 3 848.3 | 326.3 | 4 174.6 | 3 515.2 | 87.5 | 7 689.9 | 54.3 | 7.8 | 50.0 |
| 2009 | 3 747.8 | 417.8 | 4 165.7 | 3 510.6 | 108.5 | 7 676.2 | 54.3 | 10.0 | 48.8 |
| 2010 | 3 732.4 | 469.4 | 4 201.8 | 3 460.9 | 117.1 | 7 662.7 | 54.8 | 11.2 | 48.7 |
| 2011 | 3 759.0 | 466.0 | 4 225.0 | 3 424.3 | 131.5 | 7 649.3 | 55.2 | 11.0 | 49.1 |
| 2012 | 3 827.2 | 473.2 | 4 300.4 | 3 335.4 | 131.7 | 7 635.8 | 56.3 | 11.0 | 50.1 |
| 2013 | 3 892.8 | 441.0 | 4 333.8 | 3 275.9 | 125.4 | 7 609.7 | 57.0 | 10.2 | 51.2 |
| 2014 | 4 100.8 | 343.3 | 4 444.2 | 3 129.1 | 90.2 | 7 573.2 | 58.7 | 7.7 | 54.1 |
| 2015 | 4 210.5 | 307.8 | 4 518.3 | 3 019.6 | 67.0 | 7 537.9 | 59.9 | 6.8 | 55.9 |
| 2016 | 4 351.6 | 234.6 | 4 586.2 | 2 921.3 | 59.0 | 7 507.5 | 61.1 | 5.1 | 58.0 |
| 2017 | 4 421.4 | 191.7 | 4 613.1 | 2 847.3 | 49.4 | 7 460.4 | 61.8 | 4.2 | 59.3 |
| 2018 | 4 469.5 | 172.1 | 4 641.6 | 2 790.6 | 42.3 | 7 432.2 | 62.5 | 3.7 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 4 512.1 | 159.7 | 4 671.9 | 2 747.2 | 42.6 | 7 419.0 | 63.0 | 3.4 | 60.8 |
| 2020 | 4 460.5 | 198.0 | 4 658.5 | 2 750.3 | 55.7 | 7 408.7 | 62.9 | 4.3 | 60.2 |
| Male | |||||||||
| 1998 | 2 023.0 | 188.7 | 2 211.7 | 1 507.0 | 63.7 | 3 718.7 | 59.5 | 8.5 | 54.4 |
| 1999 | 2 083.6 | 170.0 | 2 253.6 | 1 456.3 | 67.4 | 3 709.9 | 60.7 | 7.5 | 56.2 |
| 2000 | 2 105.8 | 158.9 | 2 264.7 | 1 441.0 | 64.1 | 3 705.7 | 61.1 | 7.0 | 56.8 |
| 2001 | 2 113.7 | 142.4 | 2 256.1 | 1 447.9 | 68.1 | 3 704.0 | 60.9 | 6.3 | 57.1 |
| 2002 | 2 112.5 | 138.0 | 2 250.5 | 1 450.3 | 69.4 | 3 700.8 | 60.8 | 6.1 | 57.1 |
| 2003 | 2 126.5 | 138.5 | 2 265.0 | 1 426.4 | 58.3 | 3 691.4 | 61.4 | 6.1 | 57.6 |
| 2004 | 2 117.3 | 136.8 | 2 254.1 | 1 426.9 | 65.3 | 3 681.0 | 61.2 | 6.1 | 57.5 |
| 2005 | 2 116.1 | 159.1 | 2 275.2 | 1 409.7 | 63.9 | 3 684.9 | 61.7 | 7.0 | 57.4 |
| 2006 | 2 138.6 | 164.5 | 2 303.1 | 1 382.1 | 49.3 | 3 685.2 | 62.5 | 7.1 | 58.0 |
| 2007 | 2 129.3 | 163.5 | 2 292.8 | 1 389.6 | 47.9 | 3 682.3 | 62.3 | 7.1 | 57.8 |
| 2008 | 2 093.6 | 173.7 | 2 267.3 | 1 412.2 | 47.5 | 3 679.5 | 61.6 | 7.7 | 56.9 |
| 2009 | 2 025.1 | 231.9 | 2 257.0 | 1 419.7 | 59.1 | 3 676.7 | 61.4 | 10.3 | 55.1 |
| 2010 | 1 992.5 | 261.8 | 2 254.3 | 1 419.6 | 60.8 | 3 673.9 | 61.4 | 11.6 | 54.2 |
| 2011 | 2 021.0 | 251.5 | 2 272.5 | 1 399.4 | 69.8 | 3 671.9 | 61.9 | 11.1 | 55.0 |
| 2012 | 2 048.8 | 262.1 | 2 310.9 | 1 365.4 | 68.6 | 3 676.3 | 62.9 | 11.3 | 55.7 |
| 2013 | 2 103.7 | 239.3 | 2 343.0 | 1 324.7 | 66.8 | 3 667.7 | 63.9 | 10.2 | 57.4 |
| 2014 | 2 220.5 | 181.7 | 2 402.2 | 1 251.6 | 48.0 | 3 653.8 | 65.7 | 7.6 | 60.8 |
| 2015 | 2 283.5 | 161.9 | 2 445.4 | 1 195.9 | 36.9 | 3 641.3 | 67.2 | 6.6 | 62.7 |
| 2016 | 2 362.5 | 127.5 | 2 490.0 | 1 142.0 | 32.7 | 3 632.0 | 68.6 | 5.1 | 65.0 |
| 2017 | 2 417.3 | 95.7 | 2 513.0 | 1 099.5 | 26.9 | 3 612.5 | 69.6 | 3.8 | 66.9 |
| 2018 | 2 446.2 | 88.1 | 2 534.3 | 1 070.5 | 23.3 | 3 604.8 | 70.3 | 3.5 | 67.9 |
| 2019 | 2 479.7 | 86.1 | 2 565.8 | 1 040.6 | 22.7 | 3 606.4 | 71.1 | 3.4 | 68.8 |
| 2020 | 2 461.0 | 104.2 | 2 565.2 | 1 043.2 | 28.0 | 3 608.4 | 71.1 | 4.1 | 68.2 |
| Female | |||||||||
| 1998 | 1 672.6 | 125.3 | 1 797.9 | 2 285.7 | 46.7 | 4 083.6 | 44.0 | 7.0 | 41.0 |
| 1999 | 1 725.7 | 115.3 | 1 841.0 | 2 236.8 | 42.6 | 4 077.8 | 45.1 | 6.3 | 42.3 |
| 2000 | 1 750.4 | 104.8 | 1 855.2 | 2 218.6 | 44.1 | 4 073.8 | 45.5 | 5.6 | 43.0 |
| 2001 | 1 754.6 | 91.7 | 1 846.3 | 2 222.1 | 41.2 | 4 068.4 | 45.4 | 5.0 | 43.1 |
| 2002 | 1 758.1 | 100.8 | 1 858.9 | 2 202.5 | 48.2 | 4 061.4 | 45.8 | 5.4 | 43.3 |
| 2003 | 1 795.4 | 106.0 | 1 901.4 | 2 152.1 | 41.6 | 4 053.5 | 46.9 | 5.6 | 44.3 |
| 2004 | 1 783.1 | 116.1 | 1 899.2 | 2 141.0 | 43.9 | 4 040.2 | 47.0 | 6.1 | 44.1 |
| 2005 | 1 785.4 | 144.8 | 1 930.2 | 2 107.4 | 46.8 | 4 037.6 | 47.8 | 7.5 | 44.2 |
| 2006 | 1 789.8 | 153.8 | 1 943.6 | 2 088.4 | 39.8 | 4 032.0 | 48.2 | 7.9 | 44.4 |
| 2007 | 1 772.7 | 148.6 | 1 921.3 | 2 099.8 | 38.2 | 4 021.1 | 47.8 | 7.7 | 44.1 |
| 2008 | 1 754.7 | 152.7 | 1 907.3 | 2 103.0 | 40.0 | 4 010.3 | 47.6 | 8.0 | 43.8 |
| 2009 | 1 722.8 | 185.9 | 1 908.7 | 2 090.9 | 49.4 | 3 999.5 | 47.7 | 9.7 | 43.1 |
| 2010 | 1 739.8 | 207.7 | 1 947.5 | 2 041.3 | 56.3 | 3 988.8 | 48.8 | 10.7 | 43.6 |
| 2011 | 1 738.0 | 214.5 | 1 952.5 | 2 025.0 | 61.7 | 3 977.4 | 49.1 | 11.0 | 43.7 |
| 2012 | 1 778.4 | 211.1 | 1 989.5 | 1 970.0 | 63.2 | 3 959.5 | 50.2 | 10.6 | 44.9 |
| 2013 | 1 789.0 | 201.8 | 1 990.8 | 1 951.2 | 58.6 | 3 942.0 | 50.5 | 10.1 | 45.4 |
| 2014 | 1 880.4 | 161.6 | 2 041.9 | 1 877.5 | 42.1 | 3 919.4 | 52.1 | 7.9 | 48.0 |
| 2015 | 1 927.0 | 145.9 | 2 072.9 | 1 823.7 | 30.1 | 3 896.7 | 53.2 | 7.0 | 49.5 |
| 2016 | 1 989.1 | 107.1 | 2 096.2 | 1 779.4 | 26.3 | 3 875.6 | 54.1 | 5.1 | 51.3 |
| 2017 | 2 004.1 | 96.0 | 2 100.1 | 1 747.7 | 22.5 | 3 847.8 | 54.6 | 4.6 | 52.1 |
| 2018 | 2 023.3 | 84.0 | 2 107.3 | 1 720.1 | 19.0 | 3 827.4 | 55.1 | 4.0 | 52.9 |
| 2019 | 2 032.4 | 73.6 | 2 106.1 | 1 706.5 | 19.9 | 3 812.6 | 55.2 | 3.5 | 53.3 |
| 2020 | 1 999.5 | 93.8 | 2 093.3 | 1 707.1 | 27.8 | 3 800.3 | 55.1 | 4.5 | 52.6 |