Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Montpellier (34172)

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 285 491 307 121 332 388
Working age adult in % 66,3 68,5 70,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,8 56,4 59,3
 including unemployed workers in % 10,5 12,1 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,7 31,5 29,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 17,9 18,0 17,4
 including retirees in % 6,5 4,9 3,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,3 8,6 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 332 388 233 132 70,1 197 042 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 88 007 30 259 34,4 21 384 24,3
 25 to 54 years old 193 238 170 016 88,0 146 437 75,8
 55 to 64 years old 51 143 32 857 64,2 29 221 57,1
Male 159 643 116 817 73,2 99 160 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 41 903 15 100 36,0 10 604 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 94 633 86 113 91,0 74 743 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 23 107 15 604 67,5 13 813 59,8
Female 172 744 116 314 67,3 97 881 56,7
 15 to 24 years old 46 103 15 159 32,9 10 780 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 98 605 83 903 85,1 71 694 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 28 036 17 253 61,5 15 407 55,0
  • 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 59,3
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 3,7
Pupils, students or interns 17,4
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 188 494 158 524 210 393 173 201 235 936 200 347
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 446 417 393 366 427 399
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 092 9 966 13 162 11 891 16 195 15 059
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 39 838 37 693 46 341 43 442 57 014 53 744
 Intermediate professions 52 753 46 528 59 395 51 308 66 646 59 227
 Employees 53 484 43 296 57 341 45 144 59 932 48 275
 Workers 27 451 20 624 29 355 21 051 30 475 23 644
  • 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 29 848 37 241 36 090
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 17,7 15,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,4 35,0 29,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,1 15,9 13,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 11,3 11,1
  • 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 28,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,9
2 years at university 12,9
3 to 4 years at university 11,6
5 years or more at university 8,6
  • 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 199 406 214 725 246 354
Working age adult living in the area 160 930 175 761 200 771
Occupational concentration by industry 123,9 122,2 122,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,1 56,1 56,5
  • 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 199 406 100,0 214 725 100,0 246 354 100,0
Employee 174 828 87,7 185 265 86,3 208 926 84,8
 including women 88 944 44,6 95 402 44,4 107 179 43,5
 including partial time jobs 35 171 17,6 36 790 17,1 37 867 15,4
Non-employee 24 578 12,3 29 460 13,7 37 428 15,2
 including women 8 624 4,3 10 928 5,1 14 262 5,8
 including partial time jobs 3 307 1,7 4 802 2,2 6 920 2,8
  • 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 248 946 100,0
Farmer operators 458 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 494 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 62 658 25,2
Intermediate professions 74 944 30,1
Employees 62 203 25,0
Workers 30 189 12,1
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,5 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,3 24,0 25,2
Intermediate professions 29,6 30,1 30,1
Employees 28,1 26,5 25,0
Workers 13,8 12,6 12,1
  • 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 197 561 100,0 214 038 100,0 248 946 100,0 49,3 86,3
Agriculture 986 0,5 767 0,4 1 081 0,4 31,2 65,0
Industry 12 550 6,4 11 668 5,5 13 339 5,4 31,2 90,5
Construction 13 377 6,8 13 111 6,1 15 927 6,4 12,8 71,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 99 489 50,4 111 163 51,9 131 675 52,9 43,6 84,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 71 158 36,0 77 329 36,1 86 924 34,9 67,6 91,1
  • 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 32,2 29,2
Industry 30,9 34,1
Construction 16,0 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 36,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,6 57,4
  • 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.