Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Sommières (30321)

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 13 588 14 219 15 126
Working age adult in % 73,0 74,5 77,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,8 64,5 68,0
 including unemployed workers in % 9,3 10,0 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 27,0 25,5 22,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,9 8,6 8,9
 including retirees in % 9,1 7,0 5,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,9 8,1
  • 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 15 126 11 668 77,1 10 280 68,0
 15 to 24 years old 2 439 993 40,7 725 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 9 351 8 622 92,2 7 734 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 336 2 053 61,5 1 821 54,6
Male 7 445 5 855 78,6 5 208 70,0
 15 to 24 years old 1 315 567 43,2 419 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 4 491 4 258 94,8 3 880 86,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 639 1 029 62,8 909 55,5
Female 7 681 5 813 75,7 5 072 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 1 125 426 37,8 306 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 4 859 4 364 89,8 3 854 79,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 697 1 024 60,3 912 53,8
  • 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 68,0
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 9 819 8 601 10 615 9 360 11 945 10 543
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 253 249 199 199 188 183
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 929 878 1 086 984 955 934
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 370 1 277 1 717 1 600 2 091 1 966
 Intermediate professions 2 585 2 423 3 032 2 689 3 270 2 989
 Employees 2 698 2 270 2 834 2 493 3 338 2 822
 Workers 1 914 1 503 1 669 1 395 1 986 1 649
  • 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 1 259 1 424 1 388
Unemployment rate in % 12,7 13,4 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,0 33,2 27,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 11,6 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,8 13,0 11,3
  • 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 24,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,6
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 4 647 5 026 5 090
Working age adult living in the area 8 742 9 275 10 459
Occupational concentration by industry 53,2 54,2 48,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,5 58,2 59,0
  • 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 4 647 100,0 5 026 100,0 5 090 100,0
Employee 3 401 73,2 3 596 71,5 3 623 71,2
 including women 1 872 40,3 1 963 39,1 2 054 40,3
 including partial time jobs 1 035 22,3 1 069 21,3 979 19,2
Non-employee 1 246 26,8 1 431 28,5 1 466 28,8
 including women 414 8,9 555 11,0 596 11,7
 including partial time jobs 156 3,4 232 4,6 232 4,6
  • 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 5 217 100,0
Farmer operators 247 4,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 654 12,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 564 10,8
Intermediate professions 1 244 23,8
Employees 1 543 29,6
Workers 965 18,5
  • 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 5,2 4,4 4,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 14,0 15,6 12,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,2 10,8
Intermediate professions 23,9 22,1 23,8
Employees 28,2 28,7 29,6
Workers 19,3 19,0 18,5
  • 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 4 895 100,0 5 018 100,0 5 217 100,0 52,4 75,1
Agriculture 355 7,3 293 5,8 358 6,9 23,7 33,9
Industry 450 9,2 416 8,3 404 7,7 31,1 84,0
Construction 565 11,5 541 10,8 440 8,4 11,8 58,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 988 40,6 2 233 44,5 2 201 42,2 48,8 72,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 537 31,4 1 535 30,6 1 814 34,8 77,0 88,2
  • 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 20,8 25,2
Industry 29,8 37,9
Construction 18,3 2,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,2 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,1 84,0
  • 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.