| Year | Employed | Unemployed | Economically active | Economically inactive | Population aged 15–64 | Activity rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | |||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| 1998 | 3 676.2 | 310.4 | 3 986.6 | 2 867.9 | 6 854.5 | 58.2 | 7.8 | 53.6 |
| 1999 | 3 786.3 | 285.1 | 4 071.4 | 2 764.7 | 6 836.1 | 59.6 | 7.0 | 55.4 |
| 2000 | 3 832.0 | 263.2 | 4 095.2 | 2 745.5 | 6 840.7 | 59.9 | 6.4 | 56.0 |
| 2001 | 3 849.8 | 233.9 | 4 083.7 | 2 767.7 | 6 851.4 | 59.6 | 5.7 | 56.2 |
| 2002 | 3 850.3 | 238.4 | 4 088.7 | 2 761.0 | 6 849.7 | 59.7 | 5.8 | 56.2 |
| 2003 | 3 897.2 | 244.3 | 4 141.5 | 2 694.7 | 6 836.2 | 60.6 | 5.9 | 57.0 |
| 2004 | 3 874.7 | 252.4 | 4 127.1 | 2 699.2 | 6 826.3 | 60.5 | 6.1 | 56.8 |
| 2005 | 3 878.6 | 303.1 | 4 181.7 | 2 633.0 | 6 814.7 | 61.4 | 7.2 | 56.9 |
| 2006 | 3 904.1 | 317.9 | 4 222.0 | 2 585.3 | 6 807.3 | 62.0 | 7.5 | 57.4 |
| 2007 | 3 872.5 | 311.9 | 4 184.4 | 2 605.1 | 6 789.4 | 61.6 | 7.5 | 57.0 |
| 2008 | 3 818.0 | 325.9 | 4 144.0 | 2 627.7 | 6 771.6 | 61.2 | 7.9 | 56.4 |
| 2009 | 3 717.4 | 417.5 | 4 134.8 | 2 619.0 | 6 753.8 | 61.2 | 10.1 | 55.0 |
| 2010 | 3 701.3 | 469.2 | 4 170.6 | 2 565.5 | 6 736.0 | 61.9 | 11.3 | 54.9 |
| 2011 | 3 724.2 | 465.7 | 4 190.0 | 2 528.5 | 6 718.5 | 62.4 | 11.1 | 55.4 |
| 2012 | 3 792.8 | 472.2 | 4 264.9 | 2 429.2 | 6 694.1 | 63.7 | 11.1 | 56.7 |
| 2013 | 3 860.0 | 440.2 | 4 300.2 | 2 346.6 | 6 646.8 | 64.7 | 10.2 | 58.1 |
| 2014 | 4 069.9 | 342.7 | 4 412.6 | 2 175.1 | 6 587.7 | 67.0 | 7.8 | 61.8 |
| 2015 | 4 175.8 | 307.0 | 4 482.7 | 2 047.7 | 6 530.4 | 68.6 | 6.8 | 63.9 |
| 2016 | 4 309.4 | 233.9 | 4 543.2 | 1 934.7 | 6 477.9 | 70.1 | 5.1 | 66.5 |
| 2017 | 4 373.4 | 191.5 | 4 564.9 | 1 850.3 | 6 415.2 | 71.2 | 4.2 | 68.2 |
| 2018 | 4 410.7 | 171.8 | 4 582.4 | 1 787.1 | 6 369.5 | 71.9 | 3.7 | 69.2 |
| 2019 | 4 436.0 | 158.7 | 4 594.7 | 1 732.4 | 6 327.1 | 72.6 | 3.5 | 70.1 |
| 2020 | 4 375.8 | 196.5 | 4 572.3 | 1 708.0 | 6 280.3 | 72.8 | 4.3 | 69.7 |
| Male | ||||||||
| 1998 | 2 010.4 | 186.9 | 2 197.3 | 1 136.9 | 3 334.2 | 65.9 | 8.5 | 60.3 |
| 1999 | 2 069.3 | 169.9 | 2 239.2 | 1 086.8 | 3 326.0 | 67.3 | 7.6 | 62.2 |
| 2000 | 2 091.6 | 158.7 | 2 250.3 | 1 084.2 | 3 334.5 | 67.5 | 7.1 | 62.7 |
| 2001 | 2 102.4 | 142.4 | 2 244.8 | 1 095.1 | 3 339.9 | 67.2 | 6.3 | 62.9 |
| 2002 | 2 100.3 | 137.9 | 2 238.2 | 1 099.5 | 3 337.7 | 67.1 | 6.2 | 62.9 |
| 2003 | 2 112.7 | 138.4 | 2 251.1 | 1 078.9 | 3 330.0 | 67.6 | 6.1 | 63.4 |
| 2004 | 2 102.0 | 136.6 | 2 238.6 | 1 090.5 | 3 329.1 | 67.2 | 6.1 | 63.1 |
| 2005 | 2 101.2 | 159.0 | 2 260.2 | 1 068.2 | 3 328.4 | 67.9 | 7.0 | 63.1 |
| 2006 | 2 123.2 | 164.2 | 2 287.5 | 1 032.8 | 3 320.2 | 68.9 | 7.2 | 63.9 |
| 2007 | 2 111.9 | 163.4 | 2 275.3 | 1 039.6 | 3 314.9 | 68.6 | 7.2 | 63.7 |
| 2008 | 2 075.9 | 173.6 | 2 249.4 | 1 060.1 | 3 309.6 | 68.0 | 7.7 | 62.7 |
| 2009 | 2 006.5 | 231.9 | 2 238.4 | 1 065.9 | 3 304.3 | 67.7 | 10.4 | 60.7 |
| 2010 | 1 975.0 | 261.6 | 2 236.6 | 1 062.3 | 3 298.9 | 67.8 | 11.7 | 59.9 |
| 2011 | 2 000.8 | 251.5 | 2 252.3 | 1 042.1 | 3 294.4 | 68.4 | 11.2 | 60.7 |
| 2012 | 2 028.7 | 261.8 | 2 290.5 | 1 001.7 | 3 292.2 | 69.6 | 11.4 | 61.6 |
| 2013 | 2 084.5 | 239.0 | 2 323.5 | 948.6 | 3 272.1 | 71.0 | 10.3 | 63.7 |
| 2014 | 2 202.7 | 181.4 | 2 384.1 | 862.6 | 3 246.7 | 73.4 | 7.6 | 67.8 |
| 2015 | 2 264.3 | 161.3 | 2 425.6 | 797.3 | 3 222.9 | 75.3 | 6.6 | 70.3 |
| 2016 | 2 337.3 | 127.3 | 2 464.7 | 738.4 | 3 203.1 | 76.9 | 5.2 | 73.0 |
| 2017 | 2 389.7 | 95.7 | 2 485.4 | 691.6 | 3 176.9 | 78.2 | 3.8 | 75.2 |
| 2018 | 2 411.5 | 88.0 | 2 499.5 | 661.6 | 3 161.2 | 79.1 | 3.5 | 76.3 |
| 2019 | 2 435.5 | 85.4 | 2 520.8 | 628.9 | 3 149.7 | 80.0 | 3.4 | 77.3 |
| 2020 | 2 414.9 | 103.5 | 2 518.4 | 616.5 | 3 134.9 | 80.3 | 4.1 | 77.0 |
| Female | ||||||||
| 1998 | 1 665.8 | 123.5 | 1 789.3 | 1 731.0 | 3 520.3 | 50.8 | 6.9 | 47.3 |
| 1999 | 1 717.0 | 115.2 | 1 832.2 | 1 677.9 | 3 510.1 | 52.2 | 6.3 | 48.9 |
| 2000 | 1 740.4 | 104.5 | 1 844.9 | 1 661.3 | 3 506.2 | 52.6 | 5.7 | 49.6 |
| 2001 | 1 747.4 | 91.5 | 1 838.9 | 1 672.6 | 3 511.5 | 52.4 | 5.0 | 49.8 |
| 2002 | 1 750.0 | 100.5 | 1 850.5 | 1 661.5 | 3 512.0 | 52.7 | 5.4 | 49.8 |
| 2003 | 1 784.5 | 105.9 | 1 890.4 | 1 615.8 | 3 506.2 | 53.9 | 5.6 | 50.9 |
| 2004 | 1 772.7 | 115.8 | 1 888.5 | 1 608.7 | 3 497.2 | 54.0 | 6.1 | 50.7 |
| 2005 | 1 777.4 | 144.1 | 1 921.5 | 1 564.8 | 3 486.3 | 55.1 | 7.5 | 51.0 |
| 2006 | 1 780.9 | 153.7 | 1 934.6 | 1 552.5 | 3 487.1 | 55.5 | 7.9 | 51.1 |
| 2007 | 1 760.6 | 148.5 | 1 909.0 | 1 565.5 | 3 474.6 | 54.9 | 7.8 | 50.7 |
| 2008 | 1 742.2 | 152.4 | 1 894.5 | 1 567.5 | 3 462.1 | 54.7 | 8.0 | 50.3 |
| 2009 | 1 710.9 | 185.6 | 1 896.5 | 1 553.1 | 3 449.6 | 55.0 | 9.8 | 49.6 |
| 2010 | 1 726.3 | 207.6 | 1 934.0 | 1 503.1 | 3 437.1 | 56.3 | 10.7 | 50.2 |
| 2011 | 1 723.4 | 214.3 | 1 937.7 | 1 486.4 | 3 424.1 | 56.6 | 11.1 | 50.3 |
| 2012 | 1 764.1 | 210.3 | 1 974.4 | 1 427.5 | 3 401.9 | 58.0 | 10.7 | 51.9 |
| 2013 | 1 775.5 | 201.2 | 1 976.7 | 1 398.0 | 3 374.7 | 58.6 | 10.2 | 52.6 |
| 2014 | 1 867.2 | 161.3 | 2 028.5 | 1 312.6 | 3 341.1 | 60.7 | 8.0 | 55.9 |
| 2015 | 1 911.5 | 145.7 | 2 057.2 | 1 250.3 | 3 307.5 | 62.2 | 7.1 | 57.8 |
| 2016 | 1 972.0 | 106.5 | 2 078.5 | 1 196.3 | 3 274.8 | 63.5 | 5.1 | 60.2 |
| 2017 | 1 983.7 | 95.8 | 2 079.5 | 1 158.7 | 3 238.2 | 64.2 | 4.6 | 61.3 |
| 2018 | 1 999.1 | 83.7 | 2 082.9 | 1 125.4 | 3 208.3 | 64.9 | 4.0 | 62.3 |
| 2019 | 2 000.5 | 73.3 | 2 073.9 | 1 103.5 | 3 177.4 | 65.3 | 3.5 | 63.0 |
| 2020 | 1 960.9 | 93.0 | 2 053.9 | 1 091.5 | 3 145.4 | 65.3 | 4.5 | 62.3 |