Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Nîmes (30189)

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 126 583 129 462 126 294
Working age adult in % 68,2 67,5 68,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,7 54,5 57,0
 including unemployed workers in % 12,4 13,0 11,6
Economically inactive people in % 31,8 32,5 31,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 12,8 12,9
 including retirees in % 8,5 6,6 5,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,3 13,0 13,1
  • 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 126 294 86 678 68,6 71 991 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 28 475 10 631 37,3 7 331 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 72 417 61 363 84,7 51 981 71,8
 55 to 64 years old 25 402 14 684 57,8 12 679 49,9
Male 61 551 44 838 72,8 37 652 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 825 6 127 41,3 4 402 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 34 910 31 457 90,1 27 070 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 11 817 7 254 61,4 6 180 52,3
Female 64 743 41 840 64,6 34 339 53,0
 15 to 24 years old 13 650 4 503 33,0 2 930 21,5
 25 to 54 years old 37 508 29 906 79,7 24 911 66,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 585 7 430 54,7 6 498 47,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 57,0
Unemployed workers 11,6
Retirees 5,4
Pupils, students or interns 12,9
Other economically inactive people 13,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 86 213 70 497 87 545 70 549 86 712 72 719
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 442 406 314 281 349 336
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 532 4 832 5 569 4 959 6 340 5 860
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 268 10 708 11 840 11 192 12 000 11 477
 Intermediate professions 20 953 18 785 22 012 19 636 22 576 20 466
 Employees 28 762 23 093 29 301 23 170 27 711 22 738
 Workers 17 364 12 673 16 487 11 311 15 624 11 842
  • 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 15 727 16 887 14 687
Unemployment rate in % 18,2 19,3 16,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 35,1 31,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,1 17,8 15,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,0 14,0 13,7
  • 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 31,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,1
2 years at university 10,7
3 to 4 years at university 10,1
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 87 730 89 179 92 929
Working age adult living in the area 71 438 71 772 73 871
Occupational concentration by industry 122,8 124,3 125,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 51,8 51,5
  • 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 87 730 100,0 89 179 100,0 92 929 100,0
Employee 76 908 87,7 77 541 86,9 79 987 86,1
 including women 39 231 44,7 40 207 45,1 41 119 44,2
 including partial time jobs 16 035 18,3 15 837 17,8 14 536 15,6
Non-employee 10 823 12,3 11 638 13,1 12 941 13,9
 including women 3 787 4,3 4 171 4,7 4 827 5,2
 including partial time jobs 1 364 1,6 1 742 2,0 2 116 2,3
  • 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 93 639 100,0
Farmer operators 426 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 290 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 290 15,3
Intermediate professions 27 472 29,3
Employees 29 770 31,8
Workers 14 390 15,4
  • 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 0,5 0,3 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 6,7 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,7 15,2 15,3
Intermediate professions 27,7 28,7 29,3
Employees 33,3 33,6 31,8
Workers 17,4 15,4 15,4
  • 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 87 515 100,0 89 169 100,0 93 639 100,0 49,6 87,2
Agriculture 2 061 2,4 1 586 1,8 1 198 1,3 26,5 64,8
Industry 5 265 6,0 4 780 5,4 4 859 5,2 29,8 88,6
Construction 6 233 7,1 5 920 6,6 6 342 6,8 10,9 68,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 40 378 46,1 39 965 44,8 42 972 45,9 45,2 85,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 577 38,4 36 918 41,4 38 268 40,9 64,3 93,0
  • 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 25,7 28,0
Industry 30,8 22,3
Construction 13,7 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,7 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,8 57,8
  • 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.