Economy of the Drôme department

Most of the economic activity of the Drôme department is located in the west of the department, along the Rhône valley. This area which contains most of the population of the department, also has accessible transportation, such as the A7 autoroute and the rail routes LGV Rhône-Alpes and LGV Méditerranée. Economic activity in Valence, Drôme was boosted by the creation of the Valence TGV line in 2001.

Statistics

• Total employment (2004): 158 930 (about 10.6% is self-employed)
• Unemployment rate (2006): 9.9%

• Jobs per sector of activity (2005)
  • Agriculture: 6.0%
  • Industry: 20.4%
  • BTP: 6.8%
  • Commerce: 15.0%
  • Services: 51.8%

• Qualification of Jobs (1999)
  • Farmers: 4.0%
  • CEO: 7.8%
  • Executives: 9.6%
  • Technicians and associate professionals: 23.0%
  • Employees: 27.2%
  • Labourers: 28.5%

• Average annual salary (2004)
  • CEO: 53 113 €
  • Executives: 39 265 €
  • Technicians and associate professionals: 22 927 €
  • Employees: 15 688 €
  • Labourers: 16 344 €
  • Apprentices and labourers : 7 498 €

Tertiary sector

Tourism

• The Drôme benefits from an excellent image in the view of tourists. Attendance has grown steadily (+4% between 2006 and 2007), faster than the neighbouring departments of Ardèche and the Vaucluse (+1%).
• Number of overnight stays in 2007: 7,994,076
• The Tourism Committee of the Drôme department's website http://www.ladrometourisme.com received over 44000 visits in 2007, along with a new TV station http://www.ladrometourisme.tv

Main companies

See also

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Drôme department

External links

• Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Drôme department