Highest Unemployment in Pays de la Loire

Top 99 cities ranked by highest unemployment

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Highest Unemployment — Pays de la Loire

1 Coulaines 23.3%

2 Allonnes 19.5%

3 Mamers 19.3%

4 Le Mans 16.9%

5 Angers 16.7%

6 Saumur 15.7%

7 Sablé-sur-Sarthe 15.2%

8 Saint-Nazaire 14.6%

9 Châteaubriant 14.6%

10 Le Pouliguen 14.3%

11 Château-du-Loir 14.3%

12 Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie 14.2%

13 Saint-Jean-de-Monts 14.2%

14 Nantes 13.8%

15 La Ferté-Bernard 13.5%

16 Fontenay-le-Comte 13.4%

17 La Flèche 13.3%

18 Laval 13.3%

19 La Roche-sur-Yon 13.2%

20 Cholet 12.9%

21 Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez 12.8%

22 Trélazé 12.7%

23 Les Sables-d'Olonne 12.6%

24 Olonne-sur-Mer 12.6%

25 Château-d'Olonne 12.6%

26 Avrillé 12.4%

27 Challans 12.0%

28 Trignac 11.9%

29 Mayenne 11.9%

30 La Baule-Escoublac 11.8%

31 Saint-Herblain 11.6%

32 Luçon 11.6%

33 Pornichet 11.6%

34 Les Ponts-de-Cé 11.3%

35 Jumelles 10.6%

36 Pornic 10.4%

37 Rezé 10.3%

38 Ancenis 10.1%

39 Château-Gontier 10.0%

40 Doué-la-Fontaine 10.0%

41 Blain 9.6%

42 Chantonnay 9.5%

43 Chalonnes-sur-Loire 9.4%

44 Pouzauges 9.4%

45 Segré 9.4%

46 Bouguenais 9.3%

47 Orvault 9.3%

48 La Montagne 9.2%

49 Saint-Hilaire de Talmont 9.2%

50 Pontchâteau 9.2%

51 Machecoul 9.0%

52 Saint-Brevin-les-Pins 9.0%

53 Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire 8.8%

54 Craon 8.8%

55 Guérande 8.6%

56 La Chapelle-sur-Erdre 8.5%

57 Montoir-de-Bretagne 8.4%

58 Évron 8.4%

59 Couëron 8.3%

60 Saint-Berthevin 8.3%

61 Savenay 8.3%

62 Donges 8.1%

63 Arnage 8.0%

64 Beaufort-en-Vallée 7.9%

65 Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire 7.8%

66 Aizenay 7.8%

67 Sucé-sur-Erdre 7.7%

68 Thouaré-sur-Loire 7.6%

69 Treillières 7.5%

70 Carquefou 7.4%

71 Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu 7.4%

72 Bouaye 7.3%

73 Les Herbiers 7.3%

74 Mûrs-Erigné 7.3%

75 Juigné 7.2%

76 Vertou 7.2%

77 Clisson 7.1%

78 Pont-Saint-Martin 7.1%

79 Montaigu 7.0%

80 La Chevrolière 7.0%

81 Le Loroux-Bottereau 6.8%

82 Haute-Goulaine 6.7%

83 Les Sorinières 6.7%

84 Beaupréau 6.6%

85 Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges 6.5%

86 Basse-Goulaine 6.5%

87 Ernée 6.4%

88 Changé 6.4%

89 Chemillé-Melay 6.4%

90 Mortagne-sur-Sèvre 6.2%

91 Saint-Étienne-de-Montluc 6.1%

92 Sautron 6.0%

93 Nort-sur-Erdre 5.9%

94 Vallet 5.8%

95 Bonchamp-lès-Laval 5.8%

96 Bouchemaine 5.5%

97 Saint-Julien-de-Concelles 5.3%

98 Le Poiré-sur-Vie 5.1%

99 Vigneux-de-Bretagne 4.6%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in Pays de la Loire face significant economic challenges. Coulaines has an unemployment rate of 23.3%. These communities often struggle with limited job opportunities, industry decline, or seasonal employment patterns.

High unemployment can have cascading effects on a community, including reduced consumer spending, lower tax revenues, and increased demand for social services. Understanding the causes — whether structural, cyclical, or seasonal — is important for developing effective solutions.

Many cities with high unemployment are actively working to diversify their economies, attract new industries, and invest in workforce development programs to help residents gain skills for in-demand occupations.

Did You Know?

1. In Coulaines, about 1 in 4 workers is looking for a job.
2. Seasonal economies (tourism, agriculture) can cause unemployment rates to fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.
3. Many high-unemployment cities have seen improvement through targeted economic development and workforce training programs.

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