Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Metz (579)

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 231 627 225 939 227 206
Working age adult in % 71,9 72,5 74,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,6 62,0 65,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,4 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 27,5 26,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,3 11,5 11,1
 including retirees in % 7,7 7,3 6,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,8 8,8
  • 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 227 206 168 193 74,0 148 222 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 45 105 18 724 41,5 14 498 32,1
 25 to 54 years old 135 812 122 065 89,9 108 994 80,3
 55 to 64 years old 46 289 27 404 59,2 24 730 53,4
Male 113 189 86 928 76,8 77 024 68,0
 15 to 24 years old 23 509 10 387 44,2 8 042 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 67 705 63 037 93,1 56 733 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 21 974 13 505 61,5 12 250 55,7
Female 114 018 81 265 71,3 71 198 62,4
 15 to 24 years old 21 596 8 337 38,6 6 456 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 68 107 59 029 86,7 52 261 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 24 315 13 900 57,2 12 480 51,3
  • 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 65,2
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 6,1
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • 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 166 813 147 586 163 171 140 043 168 899 149 389
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 538 538 533 523 556 540
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 911 6 415 7 508 6 851 8 474 7 953
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 707 24 848 26 218 25 242 29 344 28 322
 Intermediate professions 42 924 39 752 43 415 39 545 46 626 43 023
 Employees 52 667 46 112 48 932 41 034 48 696 41 823
 Workers 36 140 29 922 34 115 26 847 33 032 27 728
  • 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 19 342 23 568 19 971
Unemployment rate in % 11,6 14,4 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,8 29,5 22,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,1 12,8 10,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,2 11,3 9,8
  • 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 24,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,5
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 160 555 152 103 158 434
Working age adult living in the area 148 406 141 786 150 348
Occupational concentration by industry 108,2 107,3 105,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,1 58,1 57,8
  • 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 160 555 100,0 152 103 100,0 158 434 100,0
Employee 147 587 91,9 138 801 91,3 143 341 90,5
 including women 71 428 44,5 69 539 45,7 71 988 45,4
 including partial time jobs 26 554 16,5 25 574 16,8 24 864 15,7
Non-employee 12 968 8,1 13 302 8,7 15 092 9,5
 including women 4 239 2,6 4 644 3,1 5 573 3,5
 including partial time jobs 1 469 0,9 1 783 1,2 2 235 1,4
  • 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 158 850 100,0
Farmer operators 588 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 440 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 659 16,2
Intermediate professions 45 613 28,7
Employees 46 517 29,3
Workers 32 033 20,2
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,9 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 15,5 16,2
Intermediate professions 26,8 28,0 28,7
Employees 31,9 30,5 29,3
Workers 22,3 20,7 20,2
  • 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 160 154 100,0 152 359 100,0 158 850 100,0 48,9 91,1
Agriculture 875 0,5 979 0,6 1 018 0,6 25,2 45,9
Industry 19 633 12,3 17 083 11,2 14 651 9,2 25,0 95,0
Construction 10 919 6,8 10 463 6,9 10 881 6,9 12,6 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 71 934 44,9 69 623 45,7 76 223 48,0 46,9 89,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 56 792 35,5 54 211 35,6 56 076 35,3 65,2 94,8
  • 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 25,2 25,3
Industry 24,7 30,8
Construction 15,1 1,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,4 61,3
  • 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.