Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 inter-communality metropolis of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole (243400017)

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 288 078 310 680 338 734
Working age adult in % 66,6 68,8 70,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,0 56,6 59,6
 including unemployed workers in % 10,5 12,2 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 31,2 29,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 17,6 17,7 17,1
 including retirees in % 6,4 4,8 3,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,4 8,6 8,8
  • 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 338 734 238 809 70,5 201 892 59,6
 15 to 24 years old 89 040 31 053 34,9 22 030 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 198 784 175 083 88,1 150 880 75,9
 55 to 64 years old 50 910 32 673 64,2 28 982 56,9
Male 162 761 119 629 73,5 101 603 62,4
 15 to 24 years old 42 540 15 604 36,7 11 011 25,9
 25 to 54 years old 97 193 88 514 91,1 76 908 79,1
 55 to 64 years old 23 028 15 511 67,4 13 683 59,4
Female 175 973 119 180 67,7 100 289 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 46 499 15 449 33,2 11 019 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 101 591 86 569 85,2 73 971 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 27 882 17 161 61,5 15 299 54,9
  • 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 59,6
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 3,6
Pupils, students or interns 17,1
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • 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 191 625 161 047 213 708 175 646 242 150 205 556
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 530 493 444 421 489 454
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 254 10 079 13 109 11 798 16 505 15 361
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 39 089 36 910 45 427 42 628 56 510 53 194
 Intermediate professions 53 209 46 926 60 365 52 207 68 879 61 128
 Employees 55 425 44 891 59 010 46 388 62 353 50 440
 Workers 28 716 21 748 30 862 22 204 32 059 24 978
  • 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 30 357 37 987 36 917
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 17,8 15,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,3 34,9 29,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,2 15,9 13,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 11,6 11,3
  • 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 28,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,6
2 years at university 12,8
3 to 4 years at university 11,5
5 years or more at university 8,6
  • 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 199 621 214 053 245 104
Working age adult living in the area 163 060 178 434 205 508
Occupational concentration by industry 122,4 120,0 119,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,4 56,5 57,1
  • 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 199 621 100,0 214 053 100,0 245 104 100,0
Employee 174 900 87,6 184 489 86,2 207 699 84,7
 including women 88 792 44,5 94 775 44,3 106 216 43,3
 including partial time jobs 35 283 17,7 36 769 17,2 37 726 15,4
Non-employee 24 721 12,4 29 564 13,8 37 405 15,3
 including women 8 698 4,4 10 964 5,1 14 277 5,8
 including partial time jobs 3 307 1,7 4 773 2,2 6 898 2,8
  • 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 247 931 100,0
Farmer operators 530 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 637 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 62 396 25,2
Intermediate professions 75 066 30,3
Employees 61 013 24,6
Workers 30 289 12,2
  • 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 5,9 6,6 7,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,2 24,0 25,2
Intermediate professions 29,5 30,1 30,3
Employees 27,9 26,3 24,6
Workers 14,1 12,8 12,2
  • 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 198 139 100,0 213 585 100,0 247 931 100,0 49,1 86,0
Agriculture 1 000 0,5 882 0,4 1 056 0,4 28,0 56,5
Industry 12 949 6,5 11 668 5,5 13 286 5,4 30,6 90,4
Construction 13 758 6,9 13 627 6,4 16 335 6,6 12,9 71,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 99 198 50,1 110 023 51,5 130 633 52,7 43,4 84,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 71 233 36,0 77 384 36,2 86 621 34,9 67,8 91,1
  • 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 28,0 27,9
Industry 30,0 36,1
Construction 16,2 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,6 37,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,8 57,1
  • 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.