Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Nîmes (302)

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 338 881 340 842 341 671
Working age adult in % 70,4 71,2 73,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,3 59,3 63,2
 Unemployed workers in % 11,1 11,9 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 28,8 26,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 10,3 10,0
 Retirees in % 9,0 7,2 6,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,8 11,3 10,9
  • 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 341 671 249 792 73,1 215 874 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 63 313 25 873 40,9 18 708 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 201 896 178 836 88,6 157 401 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 76 462 45 084 59,0 39 766 52,0
Male 167 452 127 910 76,4 111 740 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 33 074 14 618 44,2 10 696 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 97 955 90 738 92,6 81 110 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 36 423 22 554 61,9 19 933 54,7
Female 174 219 121 882 70,0 104 134 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 30 239 11 254 37,2 8 011 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 103 941 88 098 84,8 76 290 73,4
 55 to 64 years old 40 039 22 530 56,3 19 833 49,5
  • 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 63,2
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • 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 238 650 201 006 242 680 202 657 249 794 216 808
including farmer operators 3 680 3 534 3 184 3 064 3 038 2 980
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 18 299 16 670 19 221 17 667 21 018 19 992
including managers and higher intellectual professions 28 642 27 166 30 886 29 153 35 042 33 536
including intermediate professions 59 425 53 861 62 024 55 920 66 173 61 031
including employees 72 856 59 771 74 180 59 918 72 136 60 358
including workers 52 293 40 004 49 215 36 934 48 349 38 912
  • 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 37 572 40 550 33 919
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 16,7 13,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,8 34,6 27,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,6 15,0 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,5 13,5 11,8
  • 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 26,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,7
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 184 371 185 988 199 592
Working age adult living in the area 203 357 205 384 220 764
Occupational concentration by industry 90,7 90,6 90,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,5 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, 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 184 371 100,0 185 988 100,0 199 592 100,0
Employee 154 521 83,8 154 866 83,3 164 375 82,4
 including women 75 994 41,2 77 598 41,7 82 924 41,5
 including part time jobs 33 101 18,0 31 936 17,2 29 825 14,9
Non-employee 29 850 16,2 31 122 16,7 35 218 17,6
 including women 10 729 5,8 11 704 6,3 13 950 7,0
 including part time jobs 3 899 2,1 4 670 2,5 5 441 2,7
  • 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 200 538 100,0
Farmer operators 3 237 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19 393 9,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 30 347 15,1
Intermediate professions 55 190 27,5
Employees 56 667 28,3
Workers 35 704 17,8
  • 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 2,0 1,7 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,6 9,1 9,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 14,0 15,1
Intermediate professions 26,4 26,7 27,5
Employees 30,0 30,1 28,3
Workers 20,1 18,4 17,8
  • 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 185 370 100,0 186 584 100,0 200 538 100,0 48,5 83,4
Agriculture 8 635 4,7 7 134 3,8 6 900 3,4 28,6 52,5
Industry 21 900 11,8 19 467 10,4 20 357 10,2 29,2 90,9
Construction 14 832 8,0 14 056 7,5 14 509 7,2 11,2 64,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 78 202 42,2 79 021 42,4 89 118 44,4 45,9 80,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 61 801 33,3 66 907 35,9 69 654 34,7 67,1 91,3
  • 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 28,9 28,3
Industry 28,9 31,3
Construction 14,7 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 40,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,4 63,9
  • 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.