Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 42 550 45 146 46 762
Working age adult in % 63,3 63,1 62,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 49,8 48,5 49,1
 including unemployed workers in % 13,5 14,6 13,7
Economically inactive people in % 36,7 36,9 37,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 9,7 9,8
 including retirees in % 9,0 6,8 5,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 18,1 20,5 22,0
  • 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 46 762 29 329 62,7 22 937 49,1
 15 to 24 years old 9 436 3 544 37,6 2 260 24,0
 25 to 54 years old 27 989 20 960 74,9 16 677 59,6
 55 to 64 years old 9 337 4 825 51,7 4 000 42,8
Male 22 890 15 355 67,1 12 170 53,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 752 1 862 39,2 1 207 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 13 859 11 135 80,3 9 024 65,1
 55 to 64 years old 4 279 2 358 55,1 1 939 45,3
Female 23 873 13 974 58,5 10 767 45,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 685 1 682 35,9 1 053 22,5
 25 to 54 years old 14 129 9 825 69,5 7 653 54,2
 55 to 64 years old 5 059 2 467 48,8 2 061 40,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 49,1
Unemployed workers 13,7
Retirees 5,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 22,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 26 936 21 210 28 500 21 910 29 234 23 127
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 182 162 156 146 165 151
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 046 1 820 2 213 1 929 2 323 2 115
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 268 2 159 2 589 2 418 2 856 2 693
 Intermediate professions 5 124 4 553 5 861 5 135 6 098 5 353
 Employees 9 585 7 398 10 010 7 618 9 643 7 391
 Workers 7 176 5 117 6 840 4 663 7 296 5 424
  • 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 5 726 6 594 6 392
Unemployment rate in % 21,3 23,2 21,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,3 43,1 36,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 19,6 21,3 20,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,8 15,4 17,1
  • 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 37,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,4
2 years at university 15,2
3 to 4 years at university 9,4
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 36 979 37 984 41 154
Working age adult living in the area 21 628 22 354 23 563
Occupational concentration by industry 171,0 169,9 174,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 46,5 46,4 45,7
  • 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 36 979 100,0 37 984 100,0 41 154 100,0
Employee 32 315 87,4 32 796 86,3 35 080 85,2
 including women 16 279 44,0 16 930 44,6 18 075 43,9
 including partial time jobs 6 600 17,8 7 037 18,5 6 471 15,7
Non-employee 4 665 12,6 5 188 13,7 6 074 14,8
 including women 1 671 4,5 1 852 4,9 2 269 5,5
 including partial time jobs 457 1,2 792 2,1 932 2,3
  • 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 40 806 100,0
Farmer operators 178 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 444 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 256 12,9
Intermediate professions 11 238 27,5
Employees 12 778 31,3
Workers 7 914 19,4
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,2 7,3 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 11,6 12,9
Intermediate professions 25,7 26,2 27,5
Employees 33,8 34,1 31,3
Workers 21,4 20,2 19,4
  • 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 36 632 100,0 37 369 100,0 40 806 100,0 49,0 86,5
Agriculture 436 1,2 465 1,2 483 1,2 23,0 65,1
Industry 3 004 8,2 3 073 8,2 3 066 7,5 23,9 93,2
Construction 2 900 7,9 2 594 6,9 3 360 8,2 10,1 72,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 16 887 46,1 17 424 46,6 18 953 46,4 45,0 83,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 13 405 36,6 13 814 37,0 14 944 36,6 69,0 92,5
  • 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 16,8 34,7
Industry 23,6 28,2
Construction 11,7 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 37,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 59,5
  • 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.