Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Béziers (341)

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 174 130 178 917 181 898
Working age adult in % 66,8 69,6 70,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,5 56,0 58,2
 including unemployed workers in % 11,4 13,6 12,3
Economically inactive people in % 33,2 30,4 29,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,1 8,1 8,2
 including retirees in % 12,2 9,4 7,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,9 12,9 13,6
  • 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 181 898 128 333 70,6 105 872 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 30 184 12 516 41,5 8 235 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 107 074 91 923 85,8 77 352 72,2
 55 to 64 years old 44 639 23 895 53,5 20 285 45,4
Male 88 461 64 838 73,3 54 109 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 599 6 998 44,9 4 635 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 51 684 46 227 89,4 39 544 76,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 177 11 613 54,8 9 930 46,9
Female 93 437 63 495 68,0 51 762 55,4
 15 to 24 years old 14 585 5 518 37,8 3 599 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 55 390 45 696 82,5 37 808 68,3
 55 to 64 years old 23 461 12 282 52,3 10 355 44,1
  • 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 58,2
Unemployed workers 12,3
Retirees 7,6
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 13,6
  • 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 116 173 96 475 125 416 100 944 127 654 105 734
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 442 3 374 3 061 3 002 2 870 2 813
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 176 10 171 11 758 10 713 13 082 12 235
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 654 9 063 10 797 9 989 11 927 11 090
 Intermediate professions 24 233 21 605 27 418 23 973 29 040 25 920
 Employees 38 669 31 189 42 180 32 771 41 672 32 840
 Workers 27 446 21 074 28 028 20 496 26 936 20 835
  • 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 19 770 24 397 22 461
Unemployment rate in % 17,0 19,6 17,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,5 40,8 34,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,0 17,5 15,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,5 15,4 15,1
  • 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 30,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,5
2 years at university 11,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • 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 96 108 100 112 105 494
Working age adult living in the area 97 824 101 975 108 312
Occupational concentration by industry 98,2 98,2 97,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 48,9 49,5 48,5
  • 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 96 108 100,0 100 112 100,0 105 494 100,0
Employee 77 304 80,4 79 807 79,7 83 358 79,0
 including women 39 444 41,0 41 902 41,9 43 854 41,6
 including partial time jobs 17 746 18,5 18 689 18,7 17 399 16,5
Non-employee 18 804 19,6 20 305 20,3 22 135 21,0
 including women 6 605 6,9 7 407 7,4 8 559 8,1
 including partial time jobs 2 099 2,2 2 884 2,9 3 426 3,2
  • 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 105 500 100,0
Farmer operators 2 953 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 525 11,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 625 11,0
Intermediate professions 25 716 24,4
Employees 32 395 30,7
Workers 20 285 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 3,6 3,2 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,8 10,9 11,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 9,9 11,0
Intermediate professions 22,5 23,8 24,4
Employees 32,2 32,1 30,7
Workers 21,5 20,2 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 96 029 100,0 100 293 100,0 105 500 100,0 49,3 80,1
Agriculture 5 451 5,7 5 352 5,3 5 162 4,9 27,5 43,2
Industry 7 623 7,9 7 862 7,8 7 647 7,2 27,6 86,2
Construction 9 758 10,2 8 672 8,6 9 246 8,8 10,0 63,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 40 505 42,2 42 368 42,2 45 787 43,4 46,1 77,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 692 34,0 36 039 35,9 37 658 35,7 70,3 91,3
  • 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 23,5 30,5
Industry 27,4 28,8
Construction 13,5 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,3 42,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,9 63,8
  • 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.