Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 90 552 93 891 90 611
Working age adult in % 67,1 65,2 65,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,0 50,9 53,1
 including unemployed workers in % 14,1 14,3 12,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 34,8 34,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,0 13,8 14,1
 including retirees in % 7,5 5,9 4,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,4 15,1 15,1
  • 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 90 611 59 733 65,9 48 099 53,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 188 8 176 36,8 5 490 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 51 222 41 785 81,6 34 318 67,0
 55 to 64 years old 17 200 9 772 56,8 8 291 48,2
Male 44 166 31 357 71,0 25 570 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 11 518 4 682 40,6 3 308 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 24 814 21 858 88,1 18 279 73,7
 55 to 64 years old 7 834 4 817 61,5 3 983 50,9
Female 46 445 28 376 61,1 22 529 48,5
 15 to 24 years old 10 670 3 494 32,7 2 182 20,4
 25 to 54 years old 26 409 19 927 75,5 16 039 60,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 366 4 955 52,9 4 308 46,0
  • 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 53,1
Unemployed workers 12,8
Retirees 4,9
Pupils, students or interns 14,1
Other economically inactive people 15,1
  • 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 60 862 48 075 61 264 47 759 59 885 48 795
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 183 159 158 129 151 138
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 440 2 901 3 502 3 075 4 068 3 737
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 213 7 798 8 346 7 856 8 559 8 137
 Intermediate professions 14 170 12 454 14 946 13 158 14 675 13 130
 Employees 20 565 16 142 20 727 15 895 19 553 15 611
 Workers 12 609 8 622 11 826 7 646 11 021 8 043
  • 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 12 768 13 473 11 633
Unemployment rate in % 21,0 22,0 19,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,6 36,0 32,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 19,1 20,9 17,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,5 15,1 15,2
  • 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 34,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,8
2 years at university 12,5
3 to 4 years at university 11,8
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 76 212 77 469 81 066
Working age adult living in the area 48 759 48 752 49 669
Occupational concentration by industry 156,3 158,9 163,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,7 50,1 50,0
  • 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 76 212 100,0 77 469 100,0 81 066 100,0
Employee 67 796 89,0 68 416 88,3 70 776 87,3
 including women 34 729 45,6 35 475 45,8 36 325 44,8
 including partial time jobs 13 879 18,2 13 685 17,7 12 707 15,7
Non-employee 8 416 11,0 9 054 11,7 10 290 12,7
 including women 2 925 3,8 3 180 4,1 3 762 4,6
 including partial time jobs 1 104 1,4 1 349 1,7 1 745 2,2
  • 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 81 616 100,0
Farmer operators 182 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 635 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 804 15,7
Intermediate professions 24 328 29,8
Employees 26 667 32,7
Workers 12 001 14,7
  • 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 5,5 5,8 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,3 15,7 15,7
Intermediate professions 28,2 29,4 29,8
Employees 34,0 34,2 32,7
Workers 16,8 14,7 14,7
  • 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 75 762 100,0 77 247 100,0 81 616 100,0 50,0 88,5
Agriculture 1 570 2,1 1 231 1,6 678 0,8 30,5 74,1
Industry 4 126 5,4 3 912 5,1 3 924 4,8 30,8 89,7
Construction 4 713 6,2 4 371 5,7 5 011 6,1 11,2 69,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 35 188 46,4 34 673 44,9 37 513 46,0 45,2 86,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 166 39,8 33 060 42,8 34 490 42,3 63,4 93,7
  • 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 33,7
Industry 31,5 24,6
Construction 13,8 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,5 36,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,0 54,3
  • 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.