Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 72 589 72 694 71 577
Working age adult in % 62,9 62,8 62,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 49,3 46,5 47,6
 including unemployed workers in % 13,6 16,3 14,7
Economically inactive people in % 37,1 37,2 37,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 10,7 11,5
 including retirees in % 8,3 6,1 5,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 18,0 20,4 21,1
  • 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 71 577 44 559 62,3 34 062 47,6
 15 to 24 years old 15 809 5 749 36,4 3 524 22,3
 25 to 54 years old 42 289 31 905 75,4 24 881 58,8
 55 to 64 years old 13 479 6 905 51,2 5 657 42,0
Male 34 417 22 837 66,4 17 525 50,9
 15 to 24 years old 8 012 3 145 39,2 1 921 24,0
 25 to 54 years old 20 156 16 318 81,0 12 870 63,8
 55 to 64 years old 6 249 3 374 54,0 2 734 43,8
Female 37 160 21 722 58,5 16 537 44,5
 15 to 24 years old 7 797 2 604 33,4 1 603 20,6
 25 to 54 years old 22 133 15 587 70,4 12 011 54,3
 55 to 64 years old 7 230 3 531 48,8 2 922 40,4
  • 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 47,6
Unemployed workers 14,7
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 11,5
Other economically inactive people 21,1
  • 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 45 668 35 841 45 676 33 785 44 868 34 817
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 183 172 138 132 112 104
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 275 2 945 3 450 2 967 3 478 3 036
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 395 4 932 5 220 4 871 5 127 4 788
 Intermediate professions 9 947 8 782 10 087 8 559 10 620 9 266
 Employees 14 991 11 694 14 738 10 526 14 031 10 604
 Workers 10 559 7 316 10 392 6 730 9 966 7 018
  • 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 9 836 11 875 10 497
Unemployment rate in % 21,5 26,0 23,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,2 47,0 38,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 19,7 24,5 22,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,0 15,6 18,1
  • 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 38,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 33,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 28,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,0
2 years at university 15,4
3 to 4 years at university 12,8
5 years or more at university 10,7
  • 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 65 254 64 347 69 573
Working age adult living in the area 36 389 34 431 34 871
Occupational concentration by industry 179,3 186,9 199,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 47,9 46,9 46,3
  • 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 65 254 100,0 64 347 100,0 69 573 100,0
Employee 57 240 87,7 56 043 87,1 59 901 86,1
 including women 29 410 45,1 28 612 44,5 30 659 44,1
 including partial time jobs 10 922 16,7 10 671 16,6 10 428 15,0
Non-employee 8 014 12,3 8 304 12,9 9 673 13,9
 including women 2 792 4,3 2 904 4,5 3 597 5,2
 including partial time jobs 913 1,4 1 237 1,9 1 559 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 70 239 100,0
Farmer operators 166 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 259 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 867 14,0
Intermediate professions 20 401 29,0
Employees 21 705 30,9
Workers 12 841 18,3
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 6,8 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 14,2 14,0
Intermediate professions 27,3 28,8 29,0
Employees 32,8 31,6 30,9
Workers 19,2 18,3 18,3
  • 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 64 849 100,0 64 442 100,0 70 239 100,0 48,7 87,8
Agriculture 626 1,0 602 0,9 489 0,7 22,2 75,2
Industry 3 328 5,1 3 392 5,3 3 508 5,0 28,2 90,9
Construction 4 508 7,0 3 897 6,0 4 926 7,0 10,7 75,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 32 269 49,8 32 080 49,8 35 774 50,9 44,9 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 117 37,2 24 470 38,0 25 542 36,4 64,7 92,8
  • 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 23,9 17,0
Industry 27,4 36,3
Construction 13,1 3,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 36,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,3 56,7
  • 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.