Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Béziers (341)

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 174 808 179 089 183 516
Working age adult in % 67,4 69,7 71,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,6 56,0 59,0
 Unemployed workers in % 11,8 13,7 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 30,3 28,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,2 8,1
 Retirees in % 11,8 8,9 7,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,8 13,1 13,4
  • 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 183 516 130 390 71,1 108 282 59,0
 15 to 24 years old 30 621 12 961 42,3 8 705 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 107 616 92 639 86,1 78 393 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 45 279 24 790 54,7 21 184 46,8
Male 89 131 65 749 73,8 55 171 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 15 696 7 148 45,5 4 795 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 51 912 46 495 89,6 39 989 77,0
 55 to 64 years old 21 523 12 106 56,2 10 388 48,3
Female 94 385 64 641 68,5 53 110 56,3
 15 to 24 years old 14 924 5 813 38,9 3 910 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 55 704 46 145 82,8 38 404 68,9
 55 to 64 years old 23 756 12 684 53,4 10 796 45,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 59,0
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 13,4
  • 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 117 755 97 209 125 413 100 798 130 531 108 471
including farmer operators 3 437 3 352 2 917 2 876 2 801 2 746
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 361 10 351 11 995 10 926 13 126 12 336
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 862 9 271 10 869 10 004 13 001 12 078
including intermediate professions 24 856 22 078 27 592 24 071 29 870 26 814
including employees 39 197 31 433 42 316 32 788 42 236 33 229
including workers 27 379 20 724 27 530 20 133 27 344 21 268
  • 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 20 667 24 570 22 109
Unemployment rate in % 17,5 19,7 17,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,3 40,4 32,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,5 17,8 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 15,4 14,5
  • 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 30,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,9
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 7,4
  • 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 98 511 100 088 107 346
Working age adult living in the area 98 442 102 266 110 846
Occupational concentration by industry 100,1 97,9 96,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,1 49,2 48,6
  • 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 98 511 100,0 100 088 100,0 107 346 100,0
Employee 79 079 80,3 79 705 79,6 84 494 78,7
 including women 40 767 41,4 41 968 41,9 44 586 41,5
 including part time jobs 18 207 18,5 18 466 18,4 17 085 15,9
Non-employee 19 432 19,7 20 383 20,4 22 852 21,3
 including women 6 950 7,1 7 441 7,4 8 841 8,2
 including part time jobs 2 274 2,3 2 981 3,0 3 496 3,3
  • 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 107 259 100,0
Farmer operators 2 960 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 565 11,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 499 11,7
Intermediate professions 26 292 24,5
Employees 32 494 30,3
Workers 20 449 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 3,5 3,0 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,7 11,2 11,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,2 11,7
Intermediate professions 22,8 23,8 24,5
Employees 32,3 32,1 30,3
Workers 21,2 19,7 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 98 165 100,0 100 445 100,0 107 259 100,0 49,5 80,0
Agriculture 5 438 5,5 5 233 5,2 5 084 4,7 27,6 42,8
Industry 7 773 7,9 7 930 7,9 7 693 7,2 28,6 86,1
Construction 9 801 10,0 8 412 8,4 9 514 8,9 10,2 63,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 41 295 42,1 42 486 42,3 47 175 44,0 46,3 77,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 859 34,5 36 384 36,2 37 793 35,2 70,6 91,1
  • 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 25,2 29,5
Industry 28,1 31,7
Construction 13,8 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 42,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,1 65,4
  • 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.