Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Metz (033)

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 245 163 240 676 240 979
Working age adult in % 72,5 72,8 75,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,8 62,8 66,7
 Unemployed workers in % 8,7 10,0 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,5 27,2 25,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,3 10,7
 Retirees in % 7,9 7,3 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,7 8,6 8,4
  • 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 240 979 180 661 75,0 160 669 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 47 045 20 003 42,5 15 612 33,2
 25 to 54 years old 144 952 131 170 90,5 118 233 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 48 982 29 487 60,2 26 824 54,8
Male 120 436 93 573 77,7 83 577 69,4
 15 to 24 years old 24 616 11 271 45,8 8 798 35,7
 25 to 54 years old 72 360 67 663 93,5 61 427 84,9
 55 to 64 years old 23 460 14 639 62,4 13 353 56,9
Female 120 543 87 088 72,2 77 092 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 429 8 733 38,9 6 814 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 72 591 63 507 87,5 56 806 78,3
 55 to 64 years old 25 522 14 848 58,2 13 471 52,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,7
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 8,4
  • 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 177 460 156 325 174 788 151 046 180 546 160 987
including farmer operators 1 068 1 068 964 949 926 914
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 672 7 073 8 127 7 489 9 029 8 540
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 820 25 929 27 820 26 787 32 481 31 343
including intermediate professions 46 366 42 703 46 928 43 009 50 030 46 682
including employees 54 711 47 658 51 742 43 530 50 198 43 208
including workers 38 798 31 894 36 586 29 281 35 659 30 300
  • 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 21 281 24 177 19 992
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 13,8 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,6 28,8 22,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,2 9,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 11,1 9,0
  • 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 23,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 164 910 157 620 165 389
Working age adult living in the area 157 775 152 913 163 126
Occupational concentration by industry 104,5 103,1 101,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,6 58,2 58,3
  • 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 164 910 100,0 157 620 100,0 165 389 100,0
Employee 150 799 91,4 143 111 90,8 148 926 90,0
 including women 72 631 44,0 70 910 45,0 74 032 44,8
 including part time jobs 26 938 16,3 26 321 16,7 25 072 15,2
Non-employee 14 111 8,6 14 508 9,2 16 463 10,0
 including women 4 560 2,8 5 097 3,2 6 075 3,7
 including part time jobs 1 571 1,0 1 943 1,2 2 414 1,5
  • 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 165 402 100,0
Farmer operators 1 006 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 788 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27 108 16,4
Intermediate professions 47 356 28,6
Employees 46 333 28,0
Workers 34 812 21,0
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 5,0 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,1 15,1 16,4
Intermediate professions 27,0 27,9 28,6
Employees 30,8 30,0 28,0
Workers 22,9 21,4 21,0
  • 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 164 138 100,0 158 194 100,0 165 402 100,0 48,2 90,8
Agriculture 1 581 1,0 1 569 1,0 1 631 1,0 24,4 42,1
Industry 22 409 13,7 19 355 12,2 16 652 10,1 23,7 95,3
Construction 11 400 6,9 10 819 6,8 11 258 6,8 12,2 80,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 71 576 43,6 70 913 44,8 78 760 47,6 46,6 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 57 172 34,8 55 538 35,1 57 103 34,5 65,2 94,8
  • 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 26,5 22,8
Industry 23,3 31,7
Construction 14,6 2,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 38,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,4 61,9
  • 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.