Economy, jobs and prices in Eure (Normandy, France): official figures
GDP per person was 27,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 70% of the EU average (98% for France); 79th highest of 101 departments in France.
How big is the economy of Eure?
The local economy produced €18.2 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Eure?
About 207,200 people worked in Eure in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median income in Eure?
Half of the people living in Eure had a disposable income (living standard) below €25,520 a year per consumption unit in 2023, 1.5% below the metropolitan France median of €25,920; it ranked 44th highest of 97 departements.
Source: INSEE · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Eure?
The poorest tenth of the population of Eure lived on less than €14,090 a year in 2023, while the richest tenth had more than €41,360, so the top threshold was 2.9 times the bottom one (metropolitan France: 3.5).
Source: INSEE · saved copyWhere does household income come from in Eure?
Wages and salaries made up 64.7% of household disposable income in Eure in 2023 (0.3 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 Eure?
The largest part of the economy of Eure in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 26.0% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (25.4%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Eure?
Factories, mines and energy produced 26.0% of the value added in Eure in 2024, against 13.7% for France.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Eure growing?
Gross value added rose from €12.6 billion in 2015 to €16.3 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 29% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat jobs do people do in Eure?
Of the 207,200 jobs located in Eure in 2024, 35% in public services, education, health and other services, 17% in industry and 2.8% in farming, forestry and fishing.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Eure?
The number of people working in Eure rose by 6.7% between 2015 and 2024, to 207,200.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Income inequality in Eure, measured by the Gini index of living standards, was 0.246 in 2023, 15th least unequal of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 0.297). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Pensions and annuities supplied 29.3% of disposable income in Eure in 2023, 36th lowest of 97 departements (metropolitan France: 27.2%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Income from savings, property and other assets accounted for 8.8% of household income in Eure in 2023, while direct taxes took the equivalent of 14.7% (metropolitan France: 12.2% and 16.7%). Source: INSEE · saved copy
- Unemployment benefits represented 2.2% of disposable income in Eure in 2023, compared with 2.4% across metropolitan France. Source: INSEE · saved copy
How Eure compares with other departments in France
Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) (2023)
Eure ranks 44 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Median living standard (euros a year per consumption unit) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Calvados | €25,600 |
| 42 | Côtes-d’Armor | €25,590 |
| 43 | Maine-et-Loire | €25,550 |
| 44 | Eure | €25,520 |
| 45 | Manche | €25,430 |
| 46 | Loir-et-Cher | €25,240 |
| 47 | Drôme | €25,210 |
Gini index of living standards (2023)
Eure ranks 83 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Gini index of living standards |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Corrèze | 0.247 |
| 81 | Meuse | 0.246 |
| 82 | Landes | 0.246 |
| 83 | Eure | 0.246 |
| 84 | Finistère | 0.245 |
| 85 | Loir-et-Cher | 0.244 |
| 86 | Indre | 0.242 |
Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Eure ranks 62 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pensions as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Mayenne | 29.6% |
| 60 | Hérault | 29.6% |
| 61 | Côte-d’Or | 29.5% |
| 62 | Eure | 29.3% |
| 63 | Seine-Maritime | 29.2% |
| 64 | Somme | 29.0% |
| 65 | Eure-et-Loir | 29.0% |
Wages as a share of disposable income (%) (2023)
Eure ranks 24 of 97, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Wages as a share of disposable income (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Gironde | 66.5% |
| 22 | Nord | 65.9% |
| 23 | Loiret | 65.0% |
| 24 | Eure | 64.7% |
| 25 | Eure-et-Loir | 64.6% |
| 26 | Maine-et-Loire | 63.9% |
| 27 | Seine-Maritime | 63.9% |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Eure ranks 1 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eure | 26.0% |
| 2 | Manche | 25.9% |
| 3 | Ardennes | 25.7% |
| 4 | Ain | 25.6% |
| 5 | Jura | 25.3% |
| 6 | Ardèche | 24.7% |
| 7 | Charente | 23.9% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Eure ranks 80 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | French Guiana | 25.7% |
| 78 | Corse-du-Sud | 25.6% |
| 79 | Saône-et-Loire | 25.5% |
| 80 | Eure | 25.4% |
| 81 | Réunion | 25.4% |
| 82 | Somme | 25.1% |
| 83 | Cantal | 25.0% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Eure ranks 83 of 101, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Morbihan | 24.5% |
| 81 | Haut-Rhin | 24.4% |
| 82 | Eure-et-Loir | 24.4% |
| 83 | Eure | 24.2% |
| 84 | Charente | 24.0% |
| 85 | Alpes-Maritimes | 23.8% |
| 86 | Seine-Saint-Denis | 23.6% |
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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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