Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Perpignan (030)

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 235 448 239 953 247 073
Working age adult in % 67,5 69,6 70,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,7 55,6 58,6
 Unemployed workers in % 11,9 14,0 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,5 30,4 29,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,9 9,3 9,0
 Retirees in % 11,0 8,0 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,6 13,1 13,3
  • 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 247 073 174 482 70,6 144 749 58,6
 15 to 24 years old 44 229 18 227 41,2 12 240 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 145 504 124 772 85,8 105 575 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 57 339 31 483 54,9 26 934 47,0
Male 119 266 87 422 73,3 73 056 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 22 799 10 135 44,5 6 836 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 69 361 61 899 89,2 53 030 76,5
 55 to 64 years old 27 105 15 388 56,8 13 191 48,7
Female 127 807 87 060 68,1 71 693 56,1
 15 to 24 years old 21 430 8 093 37,8 5 404 25,2
 25 to 54 years old 76 143 62 872 82,6 52 546 69,0
 55 to 64 years old 30 234 16 095 53,2 13 744 45,5
  • 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 58,6
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 13,3
  • 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 158 908 130 835 166 791 133 543 175 689 146 057
including farmer operators 2 410 2 308 1 897 1 807 1 756 1 687
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 13 577 12 301 14 331 12 703 15 798 14 631
including managers and higher intellectual professions 16 180 15 097 16 539 15 523 19 625 18 418
including intermediate professions 36 741 32 873 40 196 35 103 44 021 39 588
including employees 51 601 41 450 54 808 42 630 54 977 44 069
including workers 35 828 26 807 35 726 25 776 36 098 27 663
  • 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 27 937 33 578 29 733
Unemployment rate in % 17,6 20,1 17,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,7 42,1 32,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,3 18,1 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,8 15,3 14,4
  • 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 30,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,9
2 years at university 11,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,8
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 129 610 131 905 143 543
Working age adult living in the area 132 597 135 458 147 776
Occupational concentration by industry 97,7 97,4 97,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,1 49,9 49,4
  • 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 129 610 100,0 131 905 100,0 143 543 100,0
Employee 106 861 82,4 108 182 82,0 116 834 81,4
 including women 55 043 42,5 56 051 42,5 60 849 42,4
 including part time jobs 22 263 17,2 22 630 17,2 21 640 15,1
Non-employee 22 748 17,6 23 723 18,0 26 710 18,6
 including women 8 100 6,2 8 933 6,8 10 523 7,3
 including part time jobs 2 814 2,2 3 387 2,6 4 004 2,8
  • 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 144 887 100,0
Farmer operators 1 825 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 15 142 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 141 12,5
Intermediate professions 38 916 26,9
Employees 43 160 29,8
Workers 27 703 19,1
  • 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 1,9 1,5 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,6 9,8 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 11,6 12,5
Intermediate professions 25,0 26,0 26,9
Employees 31,4 31,6 29,8
Workers 20,7 19,6 19,1
  • 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 130 108 100,0 132 063 100,0 144 887 100,0 49,5 82,4
Agriculture 4 598 3,5 4 210 3,2 4 286 3,0 29,8 58,9
Industry 8 150 6,3 8 411 6,4 9 222 6,4 32,1 87,1
Construction 11 615 8,9 10 591 8,0 11 829 8,2 11,2 68,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 794 46,0 59 783 45,3 68 659 47,4 47,0 80,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 45 951 35,3 49 067 37,2 50 891 35,1 66,7 90,1
  • 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 31,8 27,0
Industry 30,9 40,4
Construction 13,9 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 40,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 59,5
  • 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.