Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Montpellier (012)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 474 441 497 850 533 997
Working age adult in % 69,3 71,2 73,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,6 59,4 63,1
 Unemployed workers in % 10,7 11,8 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,7 28,8 26,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,0 14,7 13,6
 Retirees in % 7,5 5,5 4,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,7 8,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 533 997 391 181 73,3 337 018 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 121 855 46 129 37,9 33 492 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 317 672 284 583 89,6 249 515 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 94 470 60 468 64,0 54 011 57,2
Male 257 545 196 022 76,1 169 714 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 58 750 23 686 40,3 17 087 29,1
 25 to 54 years old 154 612 142 708 92,3 126 104 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 44 183 29 627 67,1 26 523 60,0
Female 276 451 195 159 70,6 167 304 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 63 105 22 443 35,6 16 404 26,0
 25 to 54 years old 163 059 141 875 87,0 123 412 75,7
 55 to 64 years old 50 287 30 841 61,3 27 488 54,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 63,1
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 13,6
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 328 555 277 524 354 278 295 831 391 903 338 191
including farmer operators 2 915 2 839 2 741 2 666 2 183 2 119
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 22 549 20 461 26 273 23 929 29 413 27 804
including managers and higher intellectual professions 58 709 55 511 67 360 63 098 86 449 81 647
including intermediate professions 89 293 78 856 97 305 85 187 108 758 98 375
including employees 95 080 77 698 99 345 80 053 102 214 83 876
including workers 54 890 42 159 54 680 40 900 55 812 44 370
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 50 772 58 742 54 163
Unemployment rate in % 15,4 16,6 13,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,8 34,9 27,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,5 14,7 12,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 12,4 10,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 25,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,4
2 years at university 10,8
3 to 4 years at university 10,3
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 284 531 300 416 345 319
Working age adult living in the area 281 075 299 987 343 366
Occupational concentration by industry 101,2 100,1 100,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,4 56,5 57,1
  • 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 284 531 100,0 300 416 100,0 345 319 100,0
Employee 241 731 85,0 251 676 83,8 285 079 82,6
 including women 123 866 43,5 129 429 43,1 146 597 42,5
 including part time jobs 50 993 17,9 52 079 17,3 51 874 15,0
Non-employee 42 800 15,0 48 741 16,2 60 240 17,4
 including women 15 164 5,3 18 411 6,1 23 797 6,9
 including part time jobs 5 708 2,0 7 986 2,7 11 129 3,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 346 717 100,0
Farmer operators 2 458 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 29 203 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 81 468 23,5
Intermediate professions 99 870 28,8
Employees 86 399 24,9
Workers 47 320 13,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 1,1 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 8,1 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,5 20,9 23,5
Intermediate professions 28,2 28,5 28,8
Employees 28,2 27,2 24,9
Workers 15,7 14,4 13,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 283 855 100,0 301 192 100,0 346 717 100,0 49,3 84,1
Agriculture 4 885 1,7 4 868 1,6 4 968 1,4 30,4 52,1
Industry 19 953 7,0 19 122 6,3 22 375 6,5 32,9 89,1
Construction 21 392 7,5 20 515 6,8 23 709 6,8 13,0 68,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 139 142 49,0 150 548 50,0 178 861 51,6 44,1 82,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 98 482 34,7 106 138 35,2 116 804 33,7 68,7 89,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 34,2 26,2
Industry 32,6 35,2
Construction 16,8 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,1 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 61,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.