Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 inter-communality metropolis of 7343 Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole (200027183)

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 156 855 158 627 159 237
Working age adult in % 66,4 68,2 68,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,0 53,8 56,0
 including unemployed workers in % 11,4 14,4 12,7
Economically inactive people in % 33,6 31,8 31,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 9,6 10,0
 including retirees in % 10,5 7,8 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,6 14,3 14,7
  • 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 159 237 109 347 68,7 89 177 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 30 201 11 682 38,7 7 650 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 94 366 78 926 83,6 65 633 69,6
 55 to 64 years old 34 669 18 739 54,1 15 893 45,8
Male 76 510 54 772 71,6 44 991 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 15 420 6 423 41,7 4 192 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 44 824 39 247 87,6 33 055 73,7
 55 to 64 years old 16 266 9 102 56,0 7 744 47,6
Female 82 727 54 575 66,0 44 186 53,4
 15 to 24 years old 14 781 5 259 35,6 3 458 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 49 542 39 679 80,1 32 578 65,8
 55 to 64 years old 18 403 9 637 52,4 8 149 44,3
  • 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 56,0
Unemployed workers 12,7
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 14,7
  • 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 103 706 85 849 107 943 85 130 110 793 91 103
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 266 1 215 839 802 825 787
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 051 7 373 8 641 7 543 9 441 8 628
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 237 10 482 11 413 10 704 12 459 11 778
 Intermediate professions 24 331 21 947 26 206 22 756 28 335 25 196
 Employees 33 745 27 243 35 189 26 880 34 725 27 634
 Workers 23 233 17 589 23 190 16 444 22 711 17 080
  • 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 17 843 22 888 20 170
Unemployment rate in % 17,1 21,1 18,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,7 43,8 34,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,1 19,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,3 14,9 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 33,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,8
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 8,7
  • 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 98 131 98 280 105 231
Working age adult living in the area 87 252 86 676 90 950
Occupational concentration by industry 112,5 113,4 115,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,2 49,9 49,0
  • 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 98 131 100,0 98 280 100,0 105 231 100,0
Employee 83 234 84,8 82 723 84,2 87 907 83,5
 including women 42 724 43,5 42 589 43,3 45 446 43,2
 including partial time jobs 16 755 17,1 16 641 16,9 16 324 15,5
Non-employee 14 898 15,2 15 556 15,8 17 324 16,5
 including women 5 229 5,3 5 638 5,7 6 697 6,4
 including partial time jobs 1 681 1,7 2 162 2,2 2 597 2,5
  • 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 106 100 100,0
Farmer operators 866 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 757 9,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 413 12,6
Intermediate professions 30 038 28,3
Employees 32 152 30,3
Workers 19 875 18,7
  • 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 1,4 0,9 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,3 8,5 9,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,9 12,6 12,6
Intermediate professions 26,0 27,3 28,3
Employees 31,7 31,3 30,3
Workers 20,7 19,4 18,7
  • 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 97 876 100,0 98 440 100,0 106 100 100,0 49,4 85,0
Agriculture 2 575 2,6 2 059 2,1 1 937 1,8 28,4 57,9
Industry 6 309 6,4 6 343 6,4 6 709 6,3 30,4 88,9
Construction 8 263 8,4 7 308 7,4 8 217 7,7 11,1 72,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 45 942 46,9 46 131 46,9 51 458 48,5 46,2 82,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 34 787 35,5 36 599 37,2 37 779 35,6 66,5 91,4
  • 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 29,7 26,8
Industry 29,9 34,3
Construction 13,9 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,3 58,3
  • 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.