Economy, jobs and prices in Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France): official figures
GDP per person was 30,700 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 77% of the EU average (98% for France); 54th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Loire?
The local economy produced €25.9 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Loire?
About 302,900 people worked in Loire in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Loire?
The median living standard in Loire was €24,800 a year in 2023, 38th lowest of 97 French departements and 4.3% lower than the €25,920 median for metropolitan France.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Loire?
The poorest tenth of the population of Loire lived on less than €13,020 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,050, so the top threshold was 3.2 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Loire?
Wages and salaries made up 60.0% of household disposable income in Loire in 2023 (5.0 points lower than the metropolitan average of 65.0%), and self-employment income a further 4.4%.
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Loire?
The largest part of the economy of Loire in 2024 was finance, property and business services, at 30.2% of gross value added, followed by public administration, education, health and other services (27.3%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Loire?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 19.5% of output in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Loire growing?
Gross value added rose from €18.2 billion in 2015 to €23.1 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 27% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Loire?
Of the 302,900 jobs located in Loire in 2024, 37% in public services, education, health and other services, 16% in industry and 2.0% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Loire?
The number of people working in Loire rose by 7.3% between 2015 and 2024, to 302,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Loire, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.262 in 2023, 47th most unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 29.8% of disposable income in Loire in 2023, 41st lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 11.8% of household income in Loire in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.1% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.3% of disposable income in Loire in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Loire compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Loire ranks 60 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Charente | €24,850 |
| 58 | Ardèche | €24,820 |
| 59 | Cantal | €24,820 |
| 60 | Loire | €24,800 |
| 61 | Aveyron | €24,780 |
| 62 | Gers | €24,770 |
| 63 | Haute-Saône | €24,750 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Loire ranks 47 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Isère | 0.263 |
| 45 | Charente-Maritime | 0.262 |
| 46 | Calvados | 0.262 |
| 47 | Loire | 0.262 |
| 48 | Lot-et-Garonne | 0.261 |
| 49 | Haute-Vienne | 0.260 |
| 50 | Ardennes | 0.260 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Loire ranks 57 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Aisne | 29.9% |
| 55 | Indre-et-Loire | 29.9% |
| 56 | Aube | 29.8% |
| 57 | Loire | 29.8% |
| 58 | Corse-du-Sud | 29.7% |
| 59 | Mayenne | 29.6% |
| 60 | Hérault | 29.6% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Loire ranks 43 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Deux-Sèvres | 60.9% |
| 41 | Sarthe | 60.7% |
| 42 | Mayenne | 60.3% |
| 43 | Loire | 60.0% |
| 44 | Vienne | 60.0% |
| 45 | Aisne | 59.6% |
| 46 | Haute-Saône | 59.4% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Loire ranks 27 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Haute-Marne | 20.3% |
| 25 | Doubs | 19.8% |
| 26 | Meuse | 19.8% |
| 27 | Loire | 19.5% |
| 28 | Marne | 19.2% |
| 29 | Bas-Rhin | 19.1% |
| 30 | Indre | 18.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Loire ranks 33 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 30.2% |
| 31 | Côte-d’Or | 30.2% |
| 32 | Savoie | 30.2% |
| 33 | Loire | 30.2% |
| 34 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 30.0% |
| 35 | Aude | 29.4% |
| 36 | Indre-et-Loire | 29.3% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Loire ranks 48 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Corrèze | 27.7% |
| 46 | Tarn-et-Garonne | 27.4% |
| 47 | Côte-d’Or | 27.3% |
| 48 | Loire | 27.3% |
| 49 | Ille-et-Vilaine | 26.8% |
| 50 | Haute-Saône | 26.7% |
| 51 | Finistère | 26.7% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
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