Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Béziers (34032)

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 78 199 81 522 84 016
Working age adult in % 66,6 67,9 68,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,9 54,6 56,4
 including unemployed workers in % 11,7 13,3 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 32,1 31,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,8 8,9 9,0
 including retirees in % 10,4 8,0 6,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 14,2 15,3 16,1
  • 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 84 016 57 531 68,5 47 373 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 15 241 6 002 39,4 3 984 26,1
 25 to 54 years old 50 310 41 485 82,5 34 806 69,2
 55 to 64 years old 18 465 10 043 54,4 8 583 46,5
Male 41 047 29 481 71,8 24 509 59,7
 15 to 24 years old 7 816 3 304 42,3 2 201 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 24 565 21 287 86,7 18 123 73,8
 55 to 64 years old 8 666 4 890 56,4 4 184 48,3
Female 42 969 28 050 65,3 22 864 53,2
 15 to 24 years old 7 425 2 699 36,3 1 783 24,0
 25 to 54 years old 25 745 20 198 78,5 16 683 64,8
 55 to 64 years old 9 799 5 153 52,6 4 399 44,9
  • 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 56,4
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 16,1
  • 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 51 942 42 770 55 359 44 650 57 745 47 900
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 842 818 787 777 830 806
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 311 3 903 4 496 4 063 5 146 4 812
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 513 4 303 5 029 4 721 5 575 5 246
 Intermediate professions 10 991 9 851 12 052 10 801 13 360 11 980
 Employees 17 648 14 183 19 057 14 909 18 556 14 899
 Workers 12 832 9 713 12 871 9 380 13 081 10 157
  • 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 9 158 10 841 10 158
Unemployment rate in % 17,6 19,6 17,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,6 41,2 33,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,7 17,5 16,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,1 14,3 14,5
  • 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 33,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,6
2 years at university 11,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 49 532 51 552 55 817
Working age adult living in the area 43 522 45 293 48 411
Occupational concentration by industry 113,8 113,8 115,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,3 49,5 48,9
  • 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 49 532 100,0 51 552 100,0 55 817 100,0
Employee 41 734 84,3 43 035 83,5 46 115 82,6
 including women 21 108 42,6 22 209 43,1 23 762 42,6
 including partial time jobs 8 896 18,0 9 522 18,5 8 854 15,9
Non-employee 7 798 15,7 8 517 16,5 9 702 17,4
 including women 2 750 5,6 3 040 5,9 3 681 6,6
 including partial time jobs 761 1,5 1 239 2,4 1 438 2,6
  • 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 55 993 100,0
Farmer operators 866 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 366 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 588 11,8
Intermediate professions 14 720 26,3
Employees 17 289 30,9
Workers 11 165 19,9
  • 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 1,7 1,6 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,7 8,6 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 10,7 11,8
Intermediate professions 24,4 25,6 26,3
Employees 33,0 33,0 30,9
Workers 21,7 20,4 19,9
  • 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 49 252 100,0 50 899 100,0 55 993 100,0 48,9 83,9
Agriculture 1 458 3,0 1 422 2,8 1 510 2,7 25,2 44,3
Industry 3 996 8,1 4 134 8,1 4 217 7,5 26,1 90,2
Construction 4 773 9,7 4 265 8,4 5 051 9,0 10,5 69,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 826 44,3 22 745 44,7 25 442 45,4 44,3 82,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 200 34,9 18 333 36,0 19 774 35,3 71,2 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 21,8 27,9
Industry 25,5 31,0
Construction 13,3 4,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 38,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,0 63,6
  • 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.