Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 182 984 195 271 210 860
Working age adult in % 63,6 65,1 66,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 51,4 51,1 53,7
 including unemployed workers in % 12,3 14,0 12,5
Economically inactive people in % 36,4 34,9 33,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 21,4 21,7 21,3
 including retirees in % 4,9 3,7 2,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,1 9,5 9,8
  • 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 210 860 139 640 66,2 113 266 53,7
 15 to 24 years old 66 215 22 065 33,3 15 199 23,0
 25 to 54 years old 118 777 101 367 85,3 84 137 70,8
 55 to 64 years old 25 869 16 208 62,7 13 930 53,8
Male 100 362 70 483 70,2 57 516 57,3
 15 to 24 years old 30 669 10 745 35,0 7 340 23,9
 25 to 54 years old 58 356 52 218 89,5 43 791 75,0
 55 to 64 years old 11 336 7 520 66,3 6 385 56,3
Female 110 499 69 158 62,6 55 750 50,5
 15 to 24 years old 35 546 11 320 31,8 7 859 22,1
 25 to 54 years old 60 420 49 150 81,3 40 347 66,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 533 8 688 59,8 7 545 51,9
  • 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 53,7
Unemployed workers 12,5
Retirees 2,8
Pupils, students or interns 21,3
Other economically inactive people 9,8
  • 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 116 416 93 975 127 125 99 834 141 010 115 409
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 135 124 84 62 142 123
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 581 4 804 6 538 5 644 8 266 7 562
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 539 21 968 27 015 25 132 33 853 31 528
 Intermediate professions 31 099 26 880 34 748 29 190 38 297 33 281
 Employees 34 833 27 024 36 016 26 834 36 270 28 012
 Workers 18 425 13 174 19 194 12 972 19 859 14 903
  • 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 22 437 27 328 26 374
Unemployment rate in % 19,3 21,5 18,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,9 36,9 31,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,6 19,6 17,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,2 13,5 14,1
  • 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 32,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,9
2 years at university 16,2
3 to 4 years at university 14,3
5 years or more at university 10,2
  • 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 142 693 151 844 173 735
Working age adult living in the area 94 987 101 394 115 454
Occupational concentration by industry 150,2 149,8 150,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 54,9 55,5
  • 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 142 693 100,0 151 844 100,0 173 735 100,0
Employee 127 151 89,1 132 619 87,3 148 478 85,5
 including women 67 018 47,0 70 360 46,3 77 883 44,8
 including partial time jobs 25 689 18,0 26 686 17,6 27 286 15,7
Non-employee 15 543 10,9 19 225 12,7 25 257 14,5
 including women 5 510 3,9 7 118 4,7 9 214 5,3
 including partial time jobs 2 178 1,5 3 278 2,2 5 016 2,9
  • 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 174 882 100,0
Farmer operators 165 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 117 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 47 572 27,2
Intermediate professions 53 434 30,6
Employees 42 463 24,3
Workers 19 132 10,9
  • 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 0,2 0,0 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,7 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24,4 26,1 27,2
Intermediate professions 30,5 30,9 30,6
Employees 28,2 26,3 24,3
Workers 11,9 11,0 10,9
  • 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 140 687 100,0 151 144 100,0 174 882 100,0 50,1 87,0
Agriculture 405 0,3 222 0,1 469 0,3 29,7 68,2
Industry 7 775 5,5 7 488 5,0 8 287 4,7 30,3 90,2
Construction 7 663 5,4 7 734 5,1 10 470 6,0 10,8 69,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 68 683 48,8 75 807 50,2 88 391 50,5 44,1 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 56 161 39,9 59 893 39,6 67 264 38,5 66,8 92,4
  • 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 35,0 18,6
Industry 29,8 35,5
Construction 14,0 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 35,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 56,0
  • 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.