Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Perpignan (7620)

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 275 898 279 003 282 352
Working age adult in % 67,0 69,6 70,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,1 55,7 57,9
 including unemployed workers in % 10,9 13,9 12,3
Economically inactive people in % 33,0 30,4 29,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,9 9,1
 including retirees in % 11,7 8,8 7,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,6 12,6 13,2
  • 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 282 352 198 191 70,2 163 566 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 49 185 19 623 39,9 12 871 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 166 338 142 676 85,8 120 148 72,2
 55 to 64 years old 66 828 35 892 53,7 30 546 45,7
Male 136 625 99 411 72,8 82 751 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 25 336 10 926 43,1 7 213 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 79 567 70 967 89,2 60 552 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 31 722 17 517 55,2 14 986 47,2
Female 145 727 98 781 67,8 80 815 55,5
 15 to 24 years old 23 850 8 696 36,5 5 658 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 86 771 71 709 82,6 59 596 68,7
 55 to 64 years old 35 106 18 375 52,3 15 560 44,3
  • 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 57,9
Unemployed workers 12,3
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 184 492 154 344 194 105 155 913 200 404 165 538
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 447 3 329 2 718 2 607 2 566 2 473
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 16 519 15 103 17 335 15 424 18 255 16 740
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 180 16 969 19 110 17 933 20 500 19 285
 Intermediate professions 42 088 38 063 45 723 39 947 50 041 44 548
 Employees 60 224 48 990 63 849 49 934 64 015 51 294
 Workers 41 505 31 892 41 790 30 067 41 501 31 199
  • 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 30 089 38 702 34 625
Unemployment rate in % 16,3 19,9 17,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 42,7 34,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 17,9 15,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,1 14,8 14,9
  • 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 30,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,1
2 years at university 11,9
3 to 4 years at university 9,4
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 154 118 155 597 164 025
Working age adult living in the area 156 432 157 856 166 961
Occupational concentration by industry 98,5 98,6 98,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,5 49,6 48,7
  • 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 154 118 100,0 155 597 100,0 164 025 100,0
Employee 126 376 82,0 126 481 81,3 132 848 81,0
 including women 64 860 42,1 65 475 42,1 69 175 42,2
 including partial time jobs 26 711 17,3 26 531 17,1 25 882 15,8
Non-employee 27 742 18,0 29 116 18,7 31 177 19,0
 including women 9 907 6,4 10 812 6,9 12 333 7,5
 including partial time jobs 3 312 2,1 4 108 2,6 4 770 2,9
  • 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 165 912 100,0
Farmer operators 2 679 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 17 449 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 071 11,5
Intermediate professions 44 241 26,7
Employees 51 285 30,9
Workers 31 187 18,8
  • 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 2,2 1,8 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,0 10,1 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,8 11,4 11,5
Intermediate professions 24,5 25,5 26,7
Employees 31,7 31,9 30,9
Workers 20,8 19,3 18,8
  • 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 153 822 100,0 155 908 100,0 165 912 100,0 49,6 82,6
Agriculture 6 363 4,1 5 395 3,5 5 440 3,3 30,1 53,5
Industry 9 276 6,0 9 921 6,4 10 303 6,2 31,1 85,9
Construction 13 443 8,7 12 265 7,9 13 128 7,9 11,1 68,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 69 983 45,5 69 589 44,6 76 268 46,0 46,9 79,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 54 758 35,6 58 739 37,7 60 772 36,6 66,1 91,0
  • 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 31,3 28,7
Industry 29,8 38,5
Construction 14,0 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,7 59,9
  • 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.