Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Nîmes (7618)

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 228 905 235 309 235 198
Working age adult in % 69,4 70,3 72,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,3 58,1 61,3
 including unemployed workers in % 11,2 12,2 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 29,7 28,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 11,1 11,0
 including retirees in % 9,1 7,2 5,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,0 11,4 11,1
  • 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 235 198 169 294 72,0 144 105 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 46 762 18 353 39,2 12 919 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 139 033 122 302 88,0 106 297 76,5
 55 to 64 years old 49 403 28 639 58,0 24 890 50,4
Male 115 085 87 040 75,6 75 023 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 442 10 571 43,3 7 653 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 67 257 62 185 92,5 54 977 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 23 387 14 283 61,1 12 393 53,0
Female 120 113 82 254 68,5 69 083 57,5
 15 to 24 years old 22 320 7 781 34,9 5 266 23,6
 25 to 54 years old 71 777 60 117 83,8 51 320 71,5
 55 to 64 years old 26 016 14 356 55,2 12 497 48,0
  • 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 61,3
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 159 077 133 311 165 286 136 906 169 510 145 111
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 156 2 056 1 784 1 710 1 748 1 702
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 854 10 766 12 658 11 464 13 823 13 001
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 098 18 128 20 657 19 467 22 084 21 108
 Intermediate professions 39 181 35 499 41 757 37 556 44 282 40 376
 Employees 49 393 40 476 52 366 42 223 51 905 43 188
 Workers 34 774 26 387 33 214 24 485 32 552 25 735
  • 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 25 573 28 626 25 189
Unemployment rate in % 16,1 17,3 14,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,3 35,3 29,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,0 15,5 13,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,7 13,6 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 27,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,8
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 129 451 132 679 139 921
Working age adult living in the area 134 809 138 690 147 257
Occupational concentration by industry 96,0 95,7 95,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 54,1 54,0
  • 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 129 451 100,0 132 679 100,0 139 921 100,0
Employee 109 768 84,8 111 386 84,0 116 561 83,3
 including women 55 289 42,7 56 860 42,9 59 238 42,3
 including partial time jobs 23 761 18,4 23 583 17,8 21 984 15,7
Non-employee 19 684 15,2 21 294 16,0 23 359 16,7
 including women 6 892 5,3 7 814 5,9 9 009 6,4
 including partial time jobs 2 446 1,9 3 171 2,4 3 722 2,7
  • 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 141 692 100,0
Farmer operators 1 928 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13 111 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 377 14,4
Intermediate professions 38 896 27,5
Employees 42 515 30,0
Workers 24 864 17,5
  • 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 1,7 1,3 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 8,5 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,3 13,8 14,4
Intermediate professions 26,2 26,9 27,5
Employees 30,9 31,5 30,0
Workers 19,8 17,8 17,5
  • 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 129 770 100,0 133 181 100,0 141 692 100,0 48,6 84,5
Agriculture 5 258 4,1 4 301 3,2 4 076 2,9 28,5 52,9
Industry 12 272 9,5 11 113 8,3 11 765 8,3 30,7 90,4
Construction 10 481 8,1 10 014 7,5 10 380 7,3 10,1 64,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 55 778 43,0 57 158 42,9 62 573 44,2 45,1 82,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 45 981 35,4 50 594 38,0 52 897 37,3 65,9 92,2
  • 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 26,8 30,4
Industry 30,8 30,1
Construction 13,2 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,3 61,0
  • 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.