In the context of a low unemployment rate (7%), although the latest figures published by France Travail show a worsening of the employment situation at national and regional level (+4.7% in one year), INSEE and the Normandy region have carried out research to further improve the situation.
“200,000 fewer workers by 2050”
“Our ambition is to find people to fill these jobs in a wider range of scenarios than has been done in recent years,” explains François Gitton, the institute’s regional director.
“The approach includes training job seekers to meet employer demands,” he explains. The number of job seekers alone is no longer sufficient. We need to broaden our focus as populations age across the region and Normandy risks being impacted by asset declines in the coming years. 200,000 fewer workers by 2050.”
One in 6 residents is inactive
The numbers are pretty clear. Of the 3.34 million population, 1 in 6 people aged 15-64 years are unemployed. Both students and retirees. They were divided into three groups: 98,600 people unemployed for less than a year, 70,500 people unemployed for more than a year and 169,000 people not looking for work because they were at home, not yet retired, long-term ill, imprisoned, etc.
At national level, 66% of the unemployed do not have a diploma, 23% have little or no means of transport, two-thirds of the inactive are women, 2% often live alone and only 36% work as owners, “due to low income”.
According to research, there is also a clear boundary between the western and eastern parts of Normandy. “If the unemployment rate is below 15% in Manche, it will exceed 20% in Le Havre, Aigle, or in the Bresle-Vimeu valley in the Seine-Maritime,” he explained. Most of Eure and the entire Seine-Maritime are above the regional average »
“This will be done region by region”
The initiators of this research state that this research also aims to understand “the problems of people without work, but also the problems of employers. With the aim of activating several factors such as training, mobility, adapting recruitment methods and clearly defining the types of positions and their attractiveness.”
“Our goal is not to achieve a global action plan,” concludes François Gitton. This will be done region by region with partners. We must act with all stakeholders. »
