Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Perpignan (66136)

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 136 719 138 764 140 702
Working age adult in % 66,4 67,9 68,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,9 53,4 55,4
 including unemployed workers in % 11,5 14,5 12,6
Economically inactive people in % 33,6 32,1 31,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,8 10,2
 including retirees in % 9,7 7,1 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 14,2 15,2 15,7
  • 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 140 702 95 786 68,1 78 006 55,4
 15 to 24 years old 27 351 10 449 38,2 6 799 24,9
 25 to 54 years old 83 999 69 311 82,5 57 513 68,5
 55 to 64 years old 29 352 16 027 54,6 13 694 46,7
Male 67 637 48 198 71,3 39 484 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 13 901 5 714 41,1 3 704 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 39 913 34 655 86,8 29 068 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 13 823 7 829 56,6 6 712 48,6
Female 73 065 47 588 65,1 38 522 52,7
 15 to 24 years old 13 451 4 735 35,2 3 095 23,0
 25 to 54 years old 44 086 34 655 78,6 28 445 64,5
 55 to 64 years old 15 529 8 198 52,8 6 982 45,0
  • 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 55,4
Unemployed workers 12,6
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 15,7
  • 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 90 334 74 654 94 036 73 860 97 198 79 994
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 422 1 371 940 903 925 883
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 061 6 485 7 306 6 467 8 227 7 535
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 796 9 115 9 937 9 341 10 679 10 050
 Intermediate professions 20 582 18 523 22 264 19 338 24 936 22 182
 Employees 29 311 23 864 30 461 23 193 30 016 24 068
 Workers 20 448 15 295 20 796 14 619 20 230 15 275
  • 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 15 714 20 186 17 780
Unemployment rate in % 17,3 21,4 18,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,5 44,4 34,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,3 19,5 17,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,7 14,3 14,6
  • 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 33,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,4
2 years at university 12,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,7
5 years or more at university 8,9
  • 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 91 894 91 890 98 137
Working age adult living in the area 75 920 75 193 79 512
Occupational concentration by industry 121,0 122,2 123,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,5 50,3 49,7
  • 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 91 894 100,0 91 890 100,0 98 137 100,0
Employee 78 208 85,1 77 767 84,6 82 324 83,9
 including women 39 885 43,4 39 899 43,4 42 421 43,2
 including partial time jobs 15 606 17,0 15 564 16,9 15 176 15,5
Non-employee 13 686 14,9 14 124 15,4 15 813 16,1
 including women 4 769 5,2 5 013 5,5 5 961 6,1
 including partial time jobs 1 591 1,7 1 961 2,1 2 385 2,4
  • 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 99 127 100,0
Farmer operators 1 001 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 704 8,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 645 12,8
Intermediate professions 28 139 28,4
Employees 29 924 30,2
Workers 18 715 18,9
  • 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 1,6 1,1 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,9 7,9 8,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,1 12,8 12,8
Intermediate professions 26,2 27,4 28,4
Employees 31,6 31,1 30,2
Workers 20,6 19,6 18,9
  • 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 91 632 100,0 91 867 100,0 99 127 100,0 49,0 85,3
Agriculture 2 728 3,0 2 152 2,3 2 224 2,2 28,8 58,5
Industry 5 751 6,3 5 977 6,5 6 010 6,1 28,5 88,5
Construction 7 851 8,6 6 986 7,6 7 930 8,0 11,3 73,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 385 46,3 42 727 46,5 47 529 47,9 45,6 83,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 916 35,9 34 024 37,0 35 435 35,7 66,7 91,6
  • 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 29,4 28,0
Industry 28,1 31,6
Construction 14,1 3,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 37,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 58,7
  • 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.