Editing Aube (section)

== Economy ==

=== General ===
The economy of Aube has focused on the textile industry since the 19th century. This sector is now in crisis due to the department being in an area of real economic change.

In 2017, the departmental workforce totalled 137,774 with 114,530 persons in employment and 23,244 people unemployed. Men accounted for 51.4% of the active population and women 48.6%.<ref name=complet/>

The Aube department has a high rate of feminization in employment. Nearly half of people with active jobs (48.1% in 2017) are women. The main areas affected by the feminization are trade, transport, textiles, utilities, education, and health. Women are slightly more affected than men by unemployment (51.3% of the unemployed in 2017). This is mainly due to layoffs in the textile sector.

=== Employment by sector ===
<div class="center">
'''Distribution of Employment by Industry sector (2015)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;width:65%;border:0px;text-align:center;line-height:100%;"
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color: #000000" width="100" |&nbsp;
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Agriculture</small>
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Industry</small>
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Construction</small>
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Commerce<ref group="Note">Including transport and services</ref></small>
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Public Administration<ref group="Note">Including education, health, and social workers</ref></small>
|-
! style="background: #F5F5F5; color:#000000;" |<small>Aube</small>
| style="background: #D1E8FF; color:#000000;" | 3.4%
| style="background: #D1E8FF; color:#000000;" | 17.9%
| style="background: #D1E8FF; color:#000000;" | 6.7%
| style="background: #D1E8FF; color:#000000;" | 39.6%
| style="background: #D1E8FF; color:#000000;" | 32.4%
|-
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"|Source: [[INSEE]]<ref name=complet>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2011101?geo=DEP-10 Dossier complet: Département de l'Aube (10)], INSEE. Retrieved 10 September 2020.</ref>
|}
</div>

=== Main economic sectors ===

==== Industry ====
{| class="wikitable centre"
|+ Large Industrial Companies<ref name="ChiffresCGA" />
|
! scope=col | No. of Employees
|-
! scope=row | Petit Bateau (Textiles)
| {{formatnum:1022}}
|-
! scope=row | Devanlay (Textiles)
| {{formatnum:1018}}
|-
! scope=row | Soufflet (Cereals)
| 874
|-
! scope=row | [[Michelin|Kléber]] (Pneumatics)
| 790
|-
! scope=row | Vachette (Locks)
| 600
|-
! scope=row | Mefro Roues (Wheel rims)
| 584
|-
! scope=row | Valco (Furniture)
| 575
|-
! scope=row | Petitjean (Public lighting)
| 567
|-
! scope=row | Jacquot (Chocolate)
| 550
|}

==== Tourism ====
{| class="wikitable centre"
|+ Accommodations<ref name="ChiffresCGA" />
|
! scope=col | No. Establishments
|-
! scope=row | Hotels
| 66
| {{formatnum:1991}} rooms
|-
! scope=row | Camping
| 23
| {{formatnum:1618}} places
|-
! scope=row | Holiday Cottages
| 310
| {{formatnum:2006}} places
|}

==== Agriculture ====
[[File:Saint-Flavy (Aube) culture du Chanvre.JPG|thumb|Harvesting [[hemp]] at [[Saint-Flavy]]]]

The utilized agricultural area is 379,720 hectares. Aube is the largest producer of [[hemp]]; the 2nd largest producer of [[champagne]], [[cabbage]] for [[sauerkraut]], [[Papaver|medicinal poppies]], and [[alfalfa]]; the 6th largest producer of [[potatoes]]; the 8th largest producer of [[cereals]]; and the 9th largest producer of [[beet]] in France.<ref name="ChiffresCGA" />