Total employment in 2007 :
110 797
- > + 10 000 jobs from 90 to 2007
Agriculture : 13 693
Industry : 17 899
Construction : 8 485
Business : 14 266
Services : 56 454
Rate of industrialization : 16% (Midi-Pyrénées : 14,5%)
Rate of unemployment in the first quarter of 2009 :
Aveyron : 5,9%
Midi-Pyrénées : 8,7 %
France : 8,7 %
Source : INSEE
Productive system
14 967 establishments in 2006
Industry : 1880
Construction : 2508
Business : 3829
Services : 6750
Three-years survival
rate for companies : 71,4% (Midi-Pyrénées
69,5%, France 69%)
Wealth
Sales (Taxable in France, excluding exports) in 2007 in Aveyron : 9,58 billion euros
Agriculture : 0,74 billion €
Industrie : 3,2
of which 2,1 was for agri-food
Construction : 0,87 billion €
Commerce : 3,27 billion €
Services : 1,5 billion €
Foreign trade :
757 B€ in exports in 2007
358 B€ 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)
BLANC AERO INDUSTRIES
(Aeronautical fixtures)
S.A.M. Technologies (ARCHE)
(Foundry)
Groupe RAGT
(Seeds and agricultural distribution)
150 to 500 employees
VALMONT (LACTALIS)
(Dairy products)
FROMENTIERS DE FRANCE
(Industrial bakery and pastry shop)
Groupe INFORSUD
(Computers and printing)
Groupe SEVIGNE
(Public works)
Groupe CAUVAL INDUSTRIES (ITA division Dumeste, Espalux Expansion/Valaubrac, Combettes)
(furniture)
FILTRAUTO (SOGEFI)
(Automobile filters)
FOREST-LINE
(Machine tools)
RAYNAL ET ROQUELAURE
(Canned food, pre-cooked meals)
SOULIE-RESTAURATION
(pre-cooked meals)
UMICORE FRANCE
(Laminated zinc)
SOPRA GROUP
(Computers)
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: