Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2019 Urban unit 2020 of Béziers (34502)

Detailed figures

Paru le :12/09/2022

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2008 2013 2019
Altogether 50 931 53 830 54 460
Labor force in % 65,0 64,1 64,5
 including people in work in % 52,4 50,9 50,4
 including unemployed workers in % 12,7 13,1 14,0
Economically inactive people in % 35,0 35,9 35,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 9,4 9,7
 including retirees in % 9,6 8,4 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,7 18,1 19,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019
Population Labor force Activity rate in % People in work Employment rate in %
Altogether 54 460 35 108 64,5 27 469 50,4
 15 to 24 years old 10 316 3 794 36,8 2 237 21,7
 25 to 54 years old 32 839 25 434 77,5 20 294 61,8
 55 to 64 years old 11 305 5 880 52,0 4 938 43,7
Male 26 465 18 153 68,6 14 280 54,0
 15 to 24 years old 5 195 2 000 38,5 1 197 23,0
 25 to 54 years old 16 067 13 266 82,6 10 689 66,5
 55 to 64 years old 5 203 2 886 55,5 2 394 46,0
Female 27 995 16 956 60,6 13 188 47,1
 15 to 24 years old 5 122 1 793 35,0 1 040 20,3
 25 to 54 years old 16 772 12 168 72,6 9 605 57,3
 55 to 64 years old 6 102 2 994 49,1 2 543 41,7
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 50,4
Unemployed workers 14,0
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 19,8
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2008 including people in work 2013 including people in work 2019 including people in work
Altogether 33 153 26 643 34 624 27 540 35 081 27 344
including
 Farmer operators 260 249 245 225 248 233
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 585 2 269 2 801 2 521 2 917 2 585
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 934 2 792 3 128 2 983 3 373 3 123
 Middle-level occupations 6 959 6 262 7 255 6 459 7 471 6 536
 Services employee 11 276 8 908 12 065 9 320 12 080 9 101
 Blue-collar workers 8 506 6 162 8 391 6 031 8 021 5 765
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2008 2013 2019
Number of unemployed workers 6 465 7 069 7 640
Unemployment rate in % 19,5 20,5 21,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,5 38,6 41,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 18,0 18,7 20,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,4 14,4 16,0
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 37,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 23,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,7
2 years at university 12,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years and over at university 8,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2008 2013 2019
Number of jobs in the area 40 485 42 607 43 956
People in work living in the area 27 133 27 894 28 185
Employment concentration indicator 149,2 152,7 156,0
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 47,8 47,3 46,9
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the area per 100 people in work living in the area.
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2008 % 2013 % 2019 %
Altogether 40 485 100,0 42 607 100,0 43 956 100,0
Employee 35 188 86,9 36 682 86,1 37 538 85,4
 including women 17 573 43,4 18 598 43,7 19 397 44,1
 including part-time workers 7 318 18,1 7 586 17,8 7 625 17,3
Non-employee 5 297 13,1 5 926 13,9 6 418 14,6
 including women 1 806 4,5 2 112 5,0 2 340 5,3
 including part-time workers 465 1,1 704 1,7 1 003 2,3
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019
Number %
Altogether 43 506 100,0
Farmer operators 330 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 705 8,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 081 11,7
Middle-level occupations 11 720 26,9
Services employee 14 328 32,9
Blue-collar workers 8 342 19,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2008 2013 2019
Farmer operators 0,9 0,5 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,3 7,7 8,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,1 11,3 11,7
Middle-level occupations 25,4 26,2 26,9
Services employee 33,7 33,4 32,9
Blue-collar workers 21,6 21,0 19,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2008 2013 2019
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 40 057 100,0 41 976 100,0 43 506 100,0 49,4 86,3
Agriculture 687 1,7 517 1,2 652 1,5 19,0 51,6
Industry 3 362 8,4 3 334 7,9 3 169 7,3 25,7 90,8
Construction 3 110 7,8 3 483 8,3 3 482 8,0 9,8 71,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 784 46,9 19 357 46,1 20 177 46,4 45,8 84,8
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 14 114 35,2 15 286 36,4 16 025 36,8 68,6 92,0
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 16,4 21,8
Industry 25,6 26,8
Construction 12,3 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,4 36,6
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,7 54,9
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.