Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Montpellier (343)

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 419 553 441 651 469 476
Working age adult in % 67,5 69,8 71,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,9 57,6 60,6
 including unemployed workers in % 10,6 12,3 10,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,5 30,2 28,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,9 15,2 14,9
 including retirees in % 7,8 5,8 4,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,1 9,2
  • 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 469 476 335 375 71,4 284 725 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 110 875 39 878 36,0 28 163 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 276 866 245 034 88,5 211 999 76,6
 55 to 64 years old 81 735 50 463 61,7 44 563 54,5
Male 226 283 168 370 74,4 143 648 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 53 981 20 563 38,1 14 410 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 134 703 123 466 91,7 107 743 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 37 599 24 341 64,7 21 496 57,2
Female 243 193 167 005 68,7 141 077 58,0
 15 to 24 years old 56 894 19 315 33,9 13 754 24,2
 25 to 54 years old 142 163 121 567 85,5 104 256 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 44 136 26 123 59,2 23 067 52,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 60,6
Unemployed workers 10,8
Retirees 4,5
Pupils, students or interns 14,9
Other economically inactive people 9,2
  • 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 283 142 238 409 308 251 254 042 339 571 289 410
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 837 1 784 1 790 1 728 1 429 1 368
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 006 17 157 21 679 19 596 25 463 23 839
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 49 404 46 705 56 756 53 223 70 015 66 027
 Intermediate professions 75 333 66 670 83 734 72 681 94 443 84 073
 Employees 85 004 69 125 88 766 70 203 91 565 74 656
 Workers 48 011 36 967 49 594 36 611 50 072 39 448
  • 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 44 553 54 205 50 650
Unemployment rate in % 15,7 17,6 15,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,4 35,2 29,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,0 15,8 13,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,1 12,3 11,7
  • 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 27,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,8
2 years at university 11,8
3 to 4 years at university 10,8
5 years or more at university 8,5
  • 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 262 262 279 729 316 475
Working age adult living in the area 241 047 258 028 290 152
Occupational concentration by industry 108,8 108,4 109,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 55,3 55,4
  • 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 262 262 100,0 279 729 100,0 316 475 100,0
Employee 225 219 85,9 236 716 84,6 264 701 83,6
 including women 114 563 43,7 121 461 43,4 135 282 42,7
 including partial time jobs 46 417 17,7 47 877 17,1 48 443 15,3
Non-employee 37 043 14,1 43 013 15,4 51 774 16,4
 including women 12 993 5,0 16 095 5,8 19 945 6,3
 including partial time jobs 4 746 1,8 6 668 2,4 9 061 2,9
  • 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 320 169 100,0
Farmer operators 1 635 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 854 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 72 361 22,6
Intermediate professions 93 615 29,2
Employees 81 564 25,5
Workers 44 140 13,8
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,1 7,7 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,6 21,1 22,6
Intermediate professions 28,2 28,8 29,2
Employees 28,7 27,3 25,5
Workers 15,6 14,4 13,8
  • 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 261 715 100,0 279 325 100,0 320 169 100,0 49,0 85,0
Agriculture 3 601 1,4 3 586 1,3 3 536 1,1 28,1 56,8
Industry 18 080 6,9 16 533 5,9 18 821 5,9 30,2 89,2
Construction 19 202 7,3 18 663 6,7 21 466 6,7 12,5 69,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 129 139 49,3 141 520 50,7 166 824 52,1 43,8 83,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 91 694 35,0 99 024 35,5 109 522 34,2 68,2 90,6
  • 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 31,7 23,4
Industry 29,6 35,0
Construction 15,7 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 58,8
  • 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.