• A young and growing labour pool :
With 1.4 million inhabitants, the metropolitan population has grown +4.3% over 10 years.
The working population is 43%. Main characteristic of inhabitants : youth.
31% of the population is under 25, 73% of new arrivals are under 40.
• Job creations on the rise :
Since 1998, employment in the Marseille metropolis has risen 2.4% a year on average, compared with 1.6% nationwide.
• The most dynamic rate of company creation in France :
The average annual rate of net company creations comes out at +2,000 establishments since 1998.
The number of companies with over 200 employees has increased 15%.
Highlights:
• A flagship project: Euro-Mediterranean.
• A real-estate offering in line with international standards.
• A young, multilingual, available workforce.
• A cost per workstation 30% lower than for the Greater Paris Region.
• High-quality communication and telecommunications infrastructures.
| Trade: going upscale
With the widespread arrival of new brands, 330 in 6 years, the city centre of Marseille has strengthened the commercial offering of the metropolis and is pursuing efforts to move upscale as part of an ambitious programme to re-qualify public accommodation and areas under the City Project.
Aiming to consolidate a regional hyper centre, a number of major projects have been launched, notably in connection with Euro-Mediterranean, from Rue de la République to the Cité de la Méditerranée. | 
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Photo par Pascal DELCEY
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