Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Montpellier (34701)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2023

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

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2009 2014 2020
Altogether 268 301 288 211 311 002
Labor force in % 65,7 67,7 69,2
 including people in work in % 55,5 55,6 57,7
 including unemployed workers in % 10,3 12,1 11,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,3 32,3 30,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 18,5 18,5 18,2
 including retirees in % 6,4 5,0 3,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,4 8,8 8,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 311 002 215 241 69,2 179 543 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 84 275 27 993 33,2 19 321 22,9
 25 to 54 years old 180 399 157 953 87,6 134 497 74,6
 55 to 64 years old 46 327 29 296 63,2 25 725 55,5
Male 149 272 107 810 72,2 90 238 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 40 352 14 047 34,8 9 596 23,8
 25 to 54 years old 88 149 79 857 90,6 68 536 77,7
 55 to 64 years old 20 771 13 905 66,9 12 106 58,3
Female 161 729 107 432 66,4 89 305 55,2
 15 to 24 years old 43 923 13 946 31,7 9 725 22,1
 25 to 54 years old 92 250 78 096 84,7 65 961 71,5
 55 to 64 years old 25 556 15 391 60,2 13 619 53,3
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 57,7
Unemployed workers 11,5
Retirees 3,7
Pupils, students or interns 18,2
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2009 including people in work 2014 including people in work 2020 including people in work
Altogether 175 856 148 134 195 590 160 639 215 050 179 363
including
 Farmer operators 339 310 292 271 331 306
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 9 957 8 958 11 825 10 565 13 780 12 511
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 37 173 35 078 42 655 40 130 50 546 47 293
 Middle-level occupations 49 221 43 493 55 498 47 786 60 789 53 393
 Services employee 50 178 40 711 53 839 42 222 56 298 44 709
 Blue-collar workers 25 841 19 583 27 389 19 664 28 263 21 151
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2009 2014 2020
Number of unemployed workers 27 608 34 821 35 698
Unemployment rate in % 15,7 17,9 16,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,0 34,9 31,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,1 16,1 14,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,8 10,7 12,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,8
2 years at university 13,8
3 to 4 years at university 12,2
5 years and over at university 9,3
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2009 2014 2020
Number of jobs in the area 192 619 205 622 231 410
People in work living in the area 150 229 162 554 182 868
Employment concentration indicator 128,2 126,5 126,5
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 54,7 55,7 55,9
  • 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, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2009 % 2014 % 2020 %
Altogether 192 619 100,0 205 622 100,0 231 410 100,0
Employee 170 061 88,3 178 109 86,6 197 714 85,4
 including women 86 389 44,8 91 860 44,7 101 552 43,9
 including part-time workers 34 164 17,7 35 379 17,2 36 877 15,9
Non-employee 22 558 11,7 27 513 13,4 33 696 14,6
 including women 7 793 4,0 10 081 4,9 12 796 5,5
 including part-time workers 2 917 1,5 4 378 2,1 6 232 2,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020
Number %
Altogether 230 533 100,0
Farmer operators 360 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 16 091 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 57 194 24,8
Middle-level occupations 69 944 30,3
Services employee 59 014 25,6
Blue-collar workers 27 930 12,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2009 2014 2020
Farmer operators 0,2 0,1 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 6,2 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,3 24,0 24,8
Middle-level occupations 29,5 30,4 30,3
Services employee 28,4 26,7 25,6
Blue-collar workers 13,8 12,6 12,1
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2009 2014 2020
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 190 381 100,0 204 557 100,0 230 533 100,0 49,4 87,0
Agriculture 802 0,4 695 0,3 835 0,4 31,5 61,3
Industry 12 366 6,5 11 065 5,4 12 594 5,5 31,8 90,7
Construction 12 417 6,5 12 172 6,0 14 352 6,2 12,1 72,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 96 210 50,5 106 349 52,0 120 900 52,4 43,4 85,5
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 68 586 36,0 74 275 36,3 81 853 35,5 67,6 91,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 32,5 29,7
Industry 31,5 34,9
Construction 14,9 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 35,6
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 68,6 57,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.