Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Nîmes (037)

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 207 040 212 694 213 385
Working age adult in % 69,4 70,0 71,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,1 57,7 60,9
 including unemployed workers in % 11,3 12,3 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 30,0 28,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,8 11,4 11,3
 including retirees in % 8,9 7,0 5,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,9 11,6 11,3
  • 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 213 385 152 985 71,7 130 048 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 43 353 16 936 39,1 11 933 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 125 926 110 349 87,6 95 759 76,0
 55 to 64 years old 44 107 25 700 58,3 22 356 50,7
Male 104 460 78 809 75,4 67 915 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 588 9 716 43,0 7 066 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 60 973 56 278 92,3 49 736 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 900 12 815 61,3 11 113 53,2
Female 108 925 74 176 68,1 62 133 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 20 765 7 220 34,8 4 867 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 64 953 54 071 83,2 46 023 70,9
 55 to 64 years old 23 207 12 885 55,5 11 243 48,4
  • 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 60,9
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 11,3
  • 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 143 614 119 968 148 976 123 059 153 094 131 036
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 864 1 773 1 517 1 453 1 518 1 472
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 036 9 053 10 696 9 647 12 016 11 267
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 874 16 014 18 440 17 404 19 609 18 780
 Intermediate professions 35 418 32 108 37 794 34 059 40 172 36 660
 Employees 45 249 37 018 47 460 38 315 47 292 39 389
 Workers 31 702 24 001 30 368 22 181 29 587 23 468
  • 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 23 497 26 133 22 937
Unemployment rate in % 16,4 17,5 15,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,5 35,2 29,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,2 15,8 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 13,4 13,0
  • 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 28,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 115 807 118 162 124 352
Working age adult living in the area 121 488 124 569 132 827
Occupational concentration by industry 95,3 94,9 93,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,5 54,2 54,2
  • 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 115 807 100,0 118 162 100,0 124 352 100,0
Employee 98 897 85,4 100 018 84,6 104 470 84,0
 including women 49 650 42,9 51 021 43,2 52 882 42,5
 including partial time jobs 21 055 18,2 20 919 17,7 19 301 15,5
Non-employee 16 910 14,6 18 144 15,4 19 882 16,0
 including women 5 903 5,1 6 568 5,6 7 570 6,1
 including partial time jobs 2 103 1,8 2 606 2,2 3 144 2,5
  • 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 126 078 100,0
Farmer operators 1 672 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11 408 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 949 14,2
Intermediate professions 35 074 27,8
Employees 38 192 30,3
Workers 21 783 17,3
  • 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 1,6 1,3 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,7 8,2 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 13,9 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,4 27,4 27,8
Employees 31,3 31,9 30,3
Workers 19,5 17,4 17,3
  • 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 116 264 100,0 118 495 100,0 126 078 100,0 48,6 84,8
Agriculture 4 786 4,1 3 846 3,2 3 605 2,9 27,4 53,9
Industry 10 220 8,8 9 156 7,7 9 284 7,4 29,0 89,6
Construction 9 295 8,0 8 815 7,4 9 238 7,3 10,0 65,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 49 960 43,0 50 244 42,4 55 372 43,9 44,8 82,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 003 36,1 46 434 39,2 48 579 38,5 65,4 92,4
  • 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 25,9 29,1
Industry 28,7 31,4
Construction 13,3 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,8 61,1
  • 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.