Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Nîmes (302)

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 336 021 340 829 338 640
Working age adult in % 69,9 71,2 72,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,2 59,3 62,3
 including unemployed workers in % 10,7 11,9 10,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,1 28,8 27,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 10,2 10,1
 including retirees in % 9,2 7,4 6,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,0 11,1 11,0
  • 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 338 640 245 957 72,6 211 036 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 62 799 25 079 39,9 17 712 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 200 617 177 508 88,5 155 358 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 75 223 43 370 57,7 37 966 50,5
Male 165 824 126 119 76,1 109 635 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 32 857 14 344 43,7 10 324 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 97 163 90 109 92,7 80 278 82,6
 55 to 64 years old 35 804 21 666 60,5 19 033 53,2
Female 172 815 119 838 69,3 101 402 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 29 942 10 735 35,9 7 389 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 103 454 87 399 84,5 75 080 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 39 420 21 704 55,1 18 933 48,0
  • 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 62,3
Unemployed workers 10,3
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 11,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 235 585 199 400 242 435 202 214 246 107 212 122
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 708 3 570 3 221 3 113 3 176 3 079
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 17 855 16 319 18 963 17 374 20 888 19 707
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 28 229 26 907 30 608 28 844 32 633 31 226
 Intermediate professions 58 678 53 360 61 534 55 614 64 872 59 261
 Employees 71 782 59 055 74 584 60 122 72 251 60 147
 Workers 52 015 40 190 49 587 37 148 48 277 38 701
  • 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 35 983 40 616 34 921
Unemployment rate in % 15,3 16,7 14,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,5 35,2 29,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,3 14,9 12,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 13,2 12,5
  • 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 26,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,2
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 182 547 185 662 194 780
Working age adult living in the area 201 251 205 035 215 725
Occupational concentration by industry 90,7 90,6 90,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,4 54,4 53,8
  • 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 182 547 100,0 185 662 100,0 194 780 100,0
Employee 153 556 84,1 154 682 83,3 160 902 82,6
 including women 75 387 41,3 77 334 41,7 80 915 41,5
 including partial time jobs 32 833 18,0 32 450 17,5 30 274 15,5
Non-employee 28 991 15,9 30 980 16,7 33 878 17,4
 including women 10 285 5,6 11 519 6,2 13 370 6,9
 including partial time jobs 3 596 2,0 4 561 2,5 5 214 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 196 319 100,0
Farmer operators 3 384 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19 163 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 28 179 14,4
Intermediate professions 53 548 27,3
Employees 56 503 28,8
Workers 35 541 18,1
  • 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 1,8 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,4 9,0 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,8 14,4
Intermediate professions 26,2 26,7 27,3
Employees 29,9 30,3 28,8
Workers 20,4 18,5 18,1
  • 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 183 548 100,0 185 705 100,0 196 319 100,0 48,2 83,6
Agriculture 8 490 4,6 7 329 3,9 6 941 3,5 28,5 52,2
Industry 21 825 11,9 19 637 10,6 20 162 10,3 28,6 91,7
Construction 14 910 8,1 14 058 7,6 14 449 7,4 10,8 64,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 77 272 42,1 78 638 42,3 86 161 43,9 45,7 81,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 61 050 33,3 66 042 35,6 68 604 34,9 67,0 91,6
  • 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 27,6 29,4
Industry 28,4 29,9
Construction 14,3 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,3 62,9
  • 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.