The economy in Aveyron

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)