Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Montpellier (34701)

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 270 730 291 944 316 269
Working age adult in % 65,9 68,1 69,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,2 55,8 58,7
 including unemployed workers in % 10,6 12,3 11,0
Economically inactive people in % 34,1 31,9 30,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 18,3 18,4 17,8
 including retirees in % 6,4 4,8 3,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,5 8,7 8,9
  • 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 316 269 220 491 69,7 185 560 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 85 454 29 371 34,4 20 750 24,3
 25 to 54 years old 183 346 160 673 87,6 137 824 75,2
 55 to 64 years old 47 469 30 447 64,1 26 987 56,9
Male 151 686 110 427 72,8 93 320 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 40 579 14 600 36,0 10 235 25,2
 25 to 54 years old 89 749 81 403 90,7 70 366 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 21 359 14 424 67,5 12 719 59,5
Female 164 582 110 063 66,9 92 240 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 44 875 14 771 32,9 10 515 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 93 597 79 270 84,7 67 457 72,1
 55 to 64 years old 26 110 16 023 61,4 14 268 54,6
  • 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 58,7
Unemployed workers 11,0
Retirees 3,6
Pupils, students or interns 17,8
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 177 828 148 954 199 178 163 183 223 199 188 808
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 354 329 254 231 371 343
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 207 9 136 12 190 10 967 14 947 13 862
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 37 708 35 631 44 008 41 262 54 265 51 125
 Intermediate professions 49 602 43 667 56 302 48 517 62 960 55 802
 Employees 50 702 40 812 54 473 42 568 56 662 45 403
 Workers 25 917 19 379 27 666 19 637 28 893 22 273
  • 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 28 777 35 919 34 931
Unemployment rate in % 16,1 18,1 15,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,6 35,2 29,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 16,3 14,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 11,5 11,4
  • 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 28,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,5
2 years at university 13,2
3 to 4 years at university 11,9
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 194 353 208 310 238 910
Working age adult living in the area 151 067 165 425 189 092
Occupational concentration by industry 128,7 125,9 126,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 55,9 56,3
  • 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 194 353 100,0 208 310 100,0 238 910 100,0
Employee 170 877 87,9 180 079 86,4 202 913 84,9
 including women 87 117 44,8 92 965 44,6 104 296 43,7
 including partial time jobs 34 244 17,6 35 784 17,2 36 819 15,4
Non-employee 23 475 12,1 28 232 13,6 35 997 15,1
 including women 8 264 4,3 10 456 5,0 13 705 5,7
 including partial time jobs 3 154 1,6 4 584 2,2 6 691 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 241 054 100,0
Farmer operators 404 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 17 719 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 61 353 25,5
Intermediate professions 72 912 30,2
Employees 59 885 24,8
Workers 28 781 11,9
  • 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 0,2 0,1 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,4 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,6 24,4 25,5
Intermediate professions 29,8 30,2 30,2
Employees 28,1 26,5 24,8
Workers 13,6 12,4 11,9
  • 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 192 331 100,0 207 540 100,0 241 054 100,0 49,4 86,4
Agriculture 826 0,4 614 0,3 914 0,4 30,7 62,4
Industry 12 189 6,3 11 163 5,4 12 713 5,3 31,1 90,6
Construction 12 454 6,5 12 267 5,9 15 006 6,2 12,5 71,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 97 206 50,5 108 060 52,1 127 722 53,0 43,6 84,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 69 655 36,2 75 436 36,3 84 699 35,1 67,7 91,2
  • 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 32,3 28,2
Industry 30,8 34,5
Construction 15,6 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 36,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,7 56,9
  • 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.