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Economic climate
 
Employment and labour market
 
Total employment in 2006 :
110 144
- > +9,7% in ten years
  • Agriculture : 14 004 (-10%)
  • Industry : 17 686 (+10%)
  • Construction : 8 260 (+7,7%)
  • Business : 14 191 (+5,9%)
  • Services : 56 003 (+17,5%)
 
Rate of industrialization : 16%
(Midi-Pyrénées : 14,5%)

Rate of unemployment
in March 2007:
  • Aveyron : 5%
  • Midi-Pyrénées : 8,4%
  • France : 8,3%

Source : INSEE

Productive system

14 821 establishments in 2006
  • Industry : 1878
  • Construction : 2467
  • Business : 3872
  • Services : 6604


Five-years survival rate for companies : 59% (Midi-Pyrénées 53,2%, France 51,8%)

Wealth
 
Sales
(Taxable in France, excluding exports) in 2006 in Aveyron : 9,1 billion euros
  • Agriculture : 0,74 billion €
  • Industrie : 3,1 of which 2 was for agri-food
  • Construction : 0,81 billion €
  • Commerce : 3,13 billion €
  • Services : 1,32 billion €

Foreign trade :
671 B€ in exports in 2006

258 in imports

Top secondary sector employers in Aveyron
 
Over 1,500 employees
  • Robert BOSCH
    (Original equipment manufacturer)

500 to 1500 employees
  • SOCIETE DES CAVES DE ROQUEFORT (LACTALIS)
    (Dairy products)
  • Groupe DUMESTE (ITA Steiner, Espalux )
    (Furniture)
  • Groupe RAGT
    (Seeds and agricultural distribution)
  • Groupe INFORSUD
    (Computers and printing)
  • S.A.M. Technologies (ARCHE)
    (Foundry)
  • LISI AEROSPACE
    (Aeronautical fixtures)
  • SOPRA GROUP
    (Computers)

150 to 500 employees
  • FILTRAUTO (SOGEFI)
    (Automobile filters)
  • VALMONT (LACTALIS)
    (Dairy products)
  • Groupe SEVIGNE
    (Public works)
  • SOULIE-RESTAURATION
    (pre-cooked meals)
  • FROMENTIERS DE FRANCE
    (Industrial bakery and pastry shop)
  • FOREST-LINE
    (Machine tools)
  • RAYNAL ET ROQUELAURE
    (Canned food, pre-cooked meals)
  • UMICORE FRANCE
    (Laminated zinc)
Did you know?
An exemplary survival rate for the companies of Aveyron

The survival rate of the companies of the department stands out as one of the higest in France. According to the INSEE, 59% or the companies still have an activity 5 years after they are created later. this rate falls to 53,2% for the region and to 51,8%for the country.

This result is borne out for the whole range of activities present in Aveyron:
  • Industry: 67,4%
    (Midi-Pyrénées 56,7 - France 55)
  • Construction: 68,6%
    (M.P. 55,8 - France 50,1)
  • Business: 55,1%
    (M.P 49,9 - France 45,5)
  • Services: 57,9%
    (M.-P. 54 - France 55,8)
 
   

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