Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Montpellier (7616)

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 440 388 465 698 497 195
Working age adult in % 68,3 70,6 72,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,1 58,8 61,8
 including unemployed workers in % 10,2 11,9 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 31,7 29,4 27,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,6 15,0 14,6
 including retirees in % 7,7 5,8 4,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,4 8,6 8,7
  • 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 497 195 359 293 72,3 307 348 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 114 540 40 651 35,5 28 791 25,1
 25 to 54 years old 295 284 263 518 89,2 229 617 77,8
 55 to 64 years old 87 371 55 124 63,1 48 940 56,0
Male 240 313 180 382 75,1 155 106 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 55 928 21 104 37,7 14 874 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 143 835 132 536 92,1 116 433 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 40 549 26 742 65,9 23 798 58,7
Female 256 883 178 911 69,6 152 242 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 58 612 19 547 33,4 13 917 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 151 449 130 982 86,5 113 184 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 46 822 28 382 60,6 25 142 53,7
  • 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 61,8
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 14,6
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • 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 300 348 255 064 328 943 273 991 363 071 311 388
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 708 2 659 2 374 2 291 2 339 2 280
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 826 18 915 24 016 21 877 28 286 26 582
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 54 534 51 677 63 011 59 122 76 859 72 457
 Intermediate professions 81 009 72 067 90 429 78 952 101 700 90 828
 Employees 87 365 71 710 92 202 73 864 95 567 78 337
 Workers 49 375 38 036 51 059 37 884 51 636 40 904
  • 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 44 880 55 194 51 945
Unemployment rate in % 14,9 16,8 14,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,8 34,9 29,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,2 15,0 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 11,9 11,2
  • 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 26,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,3
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 10,5
5 years or more at university 8,1
  • 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 265 282 284 405 321 822
Working age adult living in the area 258 273 277 678 313 078
Occupational concentration by industry 102,7 102,4 102,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 56,4 56,5
  • 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 265 282 100,0 284 405 100,0 321 822 100,0
Employee 225 850 85,1 239 035 84,0 266 925 82,9
 including women 115 092 43,4 123 212 43,3 137 082 42,6
 including partial time jobs 47 466 17,9 49 576 17,4 50 236 15,6
Non-employee 39 432 14,9 45 370 16,0 54 897 17,1
 including women 13 830 5,2 16 870 5,9 21 273 6,6
 including partial time jobs 5 141 1,9 7 078 2,5 9 774 3,0
  • 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 325 367 100,0
Farmer operators 2 459 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 28 320 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 72 984 22,4
Intermediate professions 94 731 29,1
Employees 82 580 25,4
Workers 44 294 13,6
  • 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 1,1 0,9 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 8,1 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,6 21,0 22,4
Intermediate professions 28,2 28,7 29,1
Employees 28,4 27,1 25,4
Workers 15,4 14,2 13,6
  • 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 265 360 100,0 284 585 100,0 325 367 100,0 49,2 84,3
Agriculture 4 797 1,8 4 175 1,5 4 759 1,5 28,5 51,3
Industry 18 454 7,0 17 255 6,1 19 333 5,9 30,4 88,4
Construction 20 051 7,6 19 449 6,8 22 251 6,8 12,3 68,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 129 265 48,7 142 901 50,2 167 255 51,4 43,9 82,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 92 793 35,0 100 805 35,4 111 769 34,4 68,5 90,5
  • 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 28,3 28,7
Industry 30,1 32,9
Construction 16,0 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,1 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,4 60,0
  • 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.