Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Perpignan (030)

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 234 371 238 989 244 259
Working age adult in % 66,9 69,4 70,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,9 55,3 57,6
 including unemployed workers in % 11,1 14,1 12,4
Economically inactive people in % 33,1 30,6 29,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,0 9,2 9,4
 including retirees in % 11,3 8,5 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,7 12,9 13,3
  • 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 244 259 171 170 70,1 140 794 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 43 598 17 249 39,6 11 232 25,8
 25 to 54 years old 144 766 123 949 85,6 104 083 71,9
 55 to 64 years old 55 896 29 972 53,6 25 478 45,6
Male 117 485 85 605 72,9 71 052 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 22 312 9 545 42,8 6 248 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 68 864 61 485 89,3 52 354 76,0
 55 to 64 years old 26 310 14 575 55,4 12 450 47,3
Female 126 774 85 565 67,5 69 742 55,0
 15 to 24 years old 21 286 7 704 36,2 4 984 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 75 902 62 464 82,3 51 730 68,2
 55 to 64 years old 29 586 15 397 52,0 13 029 44,0
  • 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 57,6
Unemployed workers 12,4
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 13,3
  • 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 156 648 130 554 165 821 132 522 173 634 143 268
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 596 2 494 1 871 1 776 1 919 1 831
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 13 222 12 004 14 334 12 645 15 378 14 100
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 692 14 659 16 577 15 563 18 063 17 006
 Intermediate professions 36 026 32 558 39 413 34 428 43 844 39 087
 Employees 51 082 41 456 54 023 41 998 55 263 44 148
 Workers 35 733 27 383 36 300 26 113 35 912 27 095
  • 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 25 953 33 732 30 376
Unemployment rate in % 16,5 20,3 17,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,3 43,3 34,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 18,2 16,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,4 15,3 15,0
  • 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 31,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,5
2 years at university 12,0
3 to 4 years at university 9,3
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 128 980 130 628 139 607
Working age adult living in the area 132 297 134 117 143 518
Occupational concentration by industry 97,5 97,4 97,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,9 50,1 49,3
  • 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 128 980 100,0 130 628 100,0 139 607 100,0
Employee 106 798 82,8 107 167 82,0 114 133 81,8
 including women 54 737 42,4 55 383 42,4 59 356 42,5
 including partial time jobs 22 381 17,4 22 410 17,2 22 048 15,8
Non-employee 22 182 17,2 23 461 18,0 25 475 18,2
 including women 7 865 6,1 8 691 6,7 10 088 7,2
 including partial time jobs 2 564 2,0 3 265 2,5 3 799 2,7
  • 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 141 785 100,0
Farmer operators 1 973 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 14 516 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 680 11,8
Intermediate professions 38 127 26,9
Employees 43 310 30,5
Workers 27 180 19,2
  • 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 2,0 1,4 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,4 9,8 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 11,7 11,8
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,8 26,9
Employees 31,4 31,4 30,5
Workers 21,3 19,9 19,2
  • 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 129 123 100,0 131 137 100,0 141 785 100,0 49,5 83,1
Agriculture 5 101 4,0 4 085 3,1 4 243 3,0 29,5 56,0
Industry 8 118 6,3 8 477 6,5 8 911 6,3 30,9 86,8
Construction 11 555 8,9 10 734 8,2 11 632 8,2 11,3 69,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 449 46,0 59 545 45,4 66 476 46,9 46,9 80,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 44 900 34,8 48 296 36,8 50 524 35,6 66,8 90,8
  • 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 30,3 28,4
Industry 29,6 39,4
Construction 14,0 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 40,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 59,8
  • 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.