Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Nîmes (30601)

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 111 620 114 581 111 408
Working age adult in % 67,6 66,7 67,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,5 53,1 55,4
 including unemployed workers in % 13,1 13,6 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 33,3 32,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 13,1 13,3
 including retirees in % 8,2 6,3 5,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,8 13,8 14,0
  • 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 111 408 75 238 67,5 61 725 55,4
 15 to 24 years old 25 986 9 697 37,3 6 624 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 63 459 52 937 83,4 44 296 69,8
 55 to 64 years old 21 962 12 604 57,4 10 804 49,2
Male 54 220 39 062 72,0 32 413 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 13 501 5 556 41,2 3 958 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 30 609 27 298 89,2 23 216 75,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 109 6 208 61,4 5 239 51,8
Female 57 188 36 176 63,3 29 312 51,3
 15 to 24 years old 12 485 4 141 33,2 2 666 21,4
 25 to 54 years old 32 850 25 639 78,0 21 081 64,2
 55 to 64 years old 11 853 6 396 54,0 5 566 47,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 55,4
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 5,2
Pupils, students or interns 13,3
Other economically inactive people 14,0
  • 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 75 512 60 842 76 600 60 831 75 461 62 555
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 275 243 221 192 213 200
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 557 3 900 4 551 3 998 5 320 4 891
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 836 9 332 10 245 9 659 10 382 9 874
 Intermediate professions 17 932 15 952 18 803 16 676 19 241 17 386
 Employees 25 595 20 385 26 008 20 315 24 497 19 896
 Workers 15 494 11 030 14 840 9 990 13 770 10 308
  • 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 14 597 15 602 13 513
Unemployment rate in % 19,3 20,4 18,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,9 35,5 31,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,3 19,1 16,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,6 14,4 14,3
  • 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 32,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,3
2 years at university 11,4
3 to 4 years at university 10,7
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 84 534 85 786 89 574
Working age adult living in the area 61 716 61 967 63 468
Occupational concentration by industry 137,0 138,4 141,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,0 50,9 50,7
  • 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 84 534 100,0 85 786 100,0 89 574 100,0
Employee 74 588 88,2 75 105 87,5 77 630 86,7
 including women 38 030 45,0 38 892 45,3 39 957 44,6
 including partial time jobs 15 434 18,3 15 177 17,7 14 032 15,7
Non-employee 9 946 11,8 10 681 12,5 11 945 13,3
 including women 3 480 4,1 3 802 4,4 4 435 5,0
 including partial time jobs 1 271 1,5 1 602 1,9 1 989 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 90 137 100,0
Farmer operators 285 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 654 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 937 15,5
Intermediate professions 26 670 29,6
Employees 28 951 32,1
Workers 13 640 15,1
  • 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 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,3 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,0 15,4 15,5
Intermediate professions 28,0 28,9 29,6
Employees 33,6 33,8 32,1
Workers 17,1 15,2 15,1
  • 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 84 000 100,0 85 611 100,0 90 137 100,0 49,9 87,8
Agriculture 1 802 2,1 1 404 1,6 916 1,0 27,7 69,4
Industry 4 825 5,7 4 575 5,3 4 556 5,1 30,0 89,5
Construction 5 799 6,9 5 439 6,4 5 951 6,6 10,8 69,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 39 018 46,5 38 524 45,0 41 464 46,0 45,4 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 555 38,8 35 668 41,7 37 249 41,3 64,1 93,2
  • 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 26,7 29,7
Industry 30,8 22,8
Construction 13,5 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,8 36,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,6 56,3
  • 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.