Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Metz (57701)

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 195 550 188 257 188 321
Working age adult in % 71,2 71,4 72,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,9 59,8 63,1
 including unemployed workers in % 9,4 11,6 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 28,6 27,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,6 11,9 11,4
 including retirees in % 7,3 6,9 5,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,9 10,0
  • 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 188 321 137 294 72,9 118 880 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 39 153 16 544 42,3 12 649 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 111 901 98 774 88,3 86 618 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 37 267 21 976 59,0 19 613 52,6
Male 93 822 71 404 76,1 62 216 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 20 355 9 118 44,8 6 961 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 56 017 51 559 92,0 45 646 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 17 449 10 726 61,5 9 609 55,1
Female 94 499 65 890 69,7 56 664 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 18 798 7 426 39,5 5 688 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 55 883 47 214 84,5 40 972 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 19 818 11 250 56,8 10 004 50,5
  • 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 63,1
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 10,0
  • 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 139 584 121 435 134 223 112 796 138 077 120 308
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 95 95 101 96 122 111
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 559 5 111 5 666 5 099 6 385 5 897
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 429 19 718 20 529 19 669 23 123 22 265
 Intermediate professions 33 987 31 137 33 827 30 505 36 353 33 231
 Employees 45 279 38 955 41 646 34 243 41 202 34 958
 Workers 32 385 26 419 30 047 23 184 28 796 23 846
  • 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 18 330 21 815 18 414
Unemployment rate in % 13,2 16,2 13,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,0 31,1 23,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,6 14,7 12,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 12,2 10,8
  • 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 25,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 9,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 7,3
  • 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 144 155 132 126 136 580
Working age adult living in the area 121 919 113 991 120 663
Occupational concentration by industry 118,2 115,9 113,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,0 56,9 56,8
  • 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 144 155 100,0 132 126 100,0 136 580 100,0
Employee 133 137 92,4 120 995 91,6 123 817 90,7
 including women 65 527 45,5 61 238 46,3 62 278 45,6
 including partial time jobs 24 474 17,0 22 795 17,3 21 806 16,0
Non-employee 11 018 7,6 11 132 8,4 12 763 9,3
 including women 3 722 2,6 3 981 3,0 4 801 3,5
 including partial time jobs 1 280 0,9 1 539 1,2 1 935 1,4
  • 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 136 806 100,0
Farmer operators 133 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 128 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 151 16,9
Intermediate professions 39 530 28,9
Employees 41 362 30,2
Workers 25 500 18,6
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,8 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,9 16,2 16,9
Intermediate professions 27,2 28,3 28,9
Employees 33,1 31,6 30,2
Workers 20,5 19,1 18,6
  • 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 143 490 100,0 132 660 100,0 136 806 100,0 49,0 91,5
Agriculture 301 0,2 337 0,3 303 0,2 29,2 68,7
Industry 15 571 10,9 13 392 10,1 11 465 8,4 24,5 94,8
Construction 9 679 6,7 9 242 7,0 9 369 6,8 11,8 82,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 65 338 45,5 62 131 46,8 67 321 49,2 48,0 89,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 52 601 36,7 47 559 35,9 48 347 35,3 63,4 94,8
  • 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 35,6 15,1
Industry 24,1 32,7
Construction 14,0 1,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,2 37,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,7 58,6
  • 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.