Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Sète (34501)

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 54 676 54 033 53 727
Working age adult in % 67,7 70,0 71,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,3 57,0 60,5
 including unemployed workers in % 11,4 13,0 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,3 30,0 28,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 9,4
 including retirees in % 11,1 8,8 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,8 11,6 11,9
  • 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 53 727 38 379 71,4 32 500 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 323 3 730 40,0 2 540 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 31 465 27 540 87,5 23 780 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 12 939 7 110 54,9 6 180 47,8
Male 25 919 19 296 74,4 16 376 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 862 2 067 42,5 1 352 27,8
 25 to 54 years old 14 939 13 707 91,8 11 940 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 6 118 3 522 57,6 3 085 50,4
Female 27 808 19 083 68,6 16 124 58,0
 15 to 24 years old 4 462 1 663 37,3 1 189 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 16 526 13 833 83,7 11 840 71,6
 55 to 64 years old 6 821 3 588 52,6 3 095 45,4
  • 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 60,5
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 11,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 37 124 30 940 37 677 30 601 38 725 32 946
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 326 325 359 339 273 257
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 664 2 401 3 167 2 839 3 354 3 145
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 705 3 476 3 854 3 585 4 725 4 496
 Intermediate professions 9 012 8 047 9 008 7 900 9 895 8 863
 Employees 12 879 10 497 12 971 10 180 12 467 10 345
 Workers 7 967 6 194 7 688 5 759 7 389 5 841
  • 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 6 206 7 013 5 880
Unemployment rate in % 16,8 18,6 15,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,3 39,4 31,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,9 16,8 13,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,8 13,8 13,1
  • 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 25,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,7
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 9,3
  • 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 27 173 28 184 30 168
Working age adult living in the area 31 166 31 288 33 226
Occupational concentration by industry 87,2 90,1 90,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,7 50,0 49,1
  • 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 27 173 100,0 28 184 100,0 30 168 100,0
Employee 22 575 83,1 22 954 81,4 24 593 81,5
 including women 11 751 43,2 11 873 42,1 12 746 42,2
 including partial time jobs 4 917 18,1 4 894 17,4 4 686 15,5
Non-employee 4 599 16,9 5 230 18,6 5 575 18,5
 including women 1 712 6,3 2 122 7,5 2 283 7,6
 including partial time jobs 581 2,1 734 2,6 838 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 30 632 100,0
Farmer operators 236 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 176 10,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 214 13,8
Intermediate professions 7 795 25,4
Employees 9 483 31,0
Workers 5 728 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 1,0 1,1 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,0 10,0 10,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 11,3 13,8
Intermediate professions 24,6 24,9 25,4
Employees 34,1 33,2 31,0
Workers 19,6 19,5 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 27 366 100,0 27 946 100,0 30 632 100,0 50,0 82,7
Agriculture 620 2,3 678 2,4 567 1,9 19,5 59,2
Industry 2 430 8,9 2 182 7,8 2 325 7,6 31,5 87,7
Construction 1 783 6,5 1 680 6,0 1 671 5,5 11,7 58,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 12 341 45,1 12 755 45,6 14 900 48,6 44,5 79,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 10 193 37,2 10 650 38,1 11 169 36,5 68,5 90,2
  • 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 22,2 15,7
Industry 30,4 39,3
Construction 14,9 7,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 43,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,4 60,6
  • 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.