Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Montpellier (012)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 466 468 493 898 526 849
Working age adult in % 68,5 70,9 72,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,4 59,1 62,2
 including unemployed workers in % 10,1 11,7 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 29,1 27,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,4 14,7 14,3
 including retirees in % 7,7 5,9 4,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,4 8,6 8,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 526 849 382 345 72,6 327 665 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 119 803 43 020 35,9 30 501 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 313 962 280 847 89,5 245 234 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 93 084 58 478 62,8 51 930 55,8
Male 254 668 191 900 75,4 165 311 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 58 634 22 398 38,2 15 779 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 152 759 141 054 92,3 124 202 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 43 275 28 448 65,7 25 330 58,5
Female 272 181 190 445 70,0 162 354 59,6
 15 to 24 years old 61 169 20 622 33,7 14 723 24,1
 25 to 54 years old 161 203 139 793 86,7 121 033 75,1
 55 to 64 years old 49 809 30 030 60,3 26 599 53,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,2
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 4,5
Pupils, students or interns 14,3
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 319 103 271 609 349 656 292 026 386 331 331 835
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 966 2 899 2 722 2 639 2 444 2 388
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 22 244 20 253 25 761 23 425 30 084 28 247
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 56 981 54 027 65 635 61 678 80 141 75 625
 Intermediate professions 86 014 76 606 96 146 83 991 108 149 96 765
 Employees 92 970 76 656 98 312 79 120 102 468 84 283
 Workers 53 178 41 168 55 005 41 172 56 132 44 527
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 47 073 57 984 54 680
Unemployment rate in % 14,7 16,6 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,7 34,9 29,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,0 14,7 12,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,8 11,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 26,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,8
2 years at university 11,2
3 to 4 years at university 10,3
5 years or more at university 8,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 275 515 296 047 334 796
Working age adult living in the area 274 921 296 252 333 693
Occupational concentration by industry 100,2 99,9 100,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 56,5 56,7
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 275 515 100,0 296 047 100,0 334 796 100,0
Employee 234 358 85,1 248 420 83,9 277 518 82,9
 including women 119 606 43,4 127 970 43,2 142 581 42,6
 including partial time jobs 49 461 18,0 51 595 17,4 52 168 15,6
Non-employee 41 157 14,9 47 628 16,1 57 279 17,1
 including women 14 331 5,2 17 703 6,0 22 164 6,6
 including partial time jobs 5 309 1,9 7 383 2,5 10 094 3,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 338 828 100,0
Farmer operators 2 744 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 29 394 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 75 169 22,2
Intermediate professions 98 032 28,9
Employees 86 373 25,5
Workers 47 116 13,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 1,1 0,9 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 8,1 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,3 20,7 22,2
Intermediate professions 28,0 28,4 28,9
Employees 28,5 27,2 25,5
Workers 15,8 14,6 13,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 275 166 100,0 296 429 100,0 338 828 100,0 49,2 84,3
Agriculture 4 959 1,8 4 751 1,6 5 131 1,5 29,8 50,3
Industry 20 016 7,3 18 785 6,3 21 532 6,4 31,4 89,0
Construction 21 075 7,7 20 491 6,9 23 194 6,8 12,3 67,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 133 607 48,6 148 346 50,0 173 555 51,2 44,0 82,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 95 511 34,7 104 056 35,1 115 417 34,1 68,7 90,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 32,3 27,1
Industry 31,2 33,0
Construction 15,8 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,1 38,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 60,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.