Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Montpellier (343)

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 426 861 444 823 476 674
Working age adult in % 68,4 70,1 72,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,1 57,8 61,6
 Unemployed workers in % 11,3 12,3 10,6
Economically inactive people in % 31,6 29,9 27,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,5 15,3 14,1
 Retirees in % 7,4 5,5 4,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,7 9,2 9,4
  • 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 476 674 343 965 72,2 293 636 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 112 876 42 873 38,0 31 013 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 280 591 248 696 88,6 216 050 77,0
 55 to 64 years old 83 207 52 396 63,0 46 573 56,0
Male 229 299 172 427 75,2 147 947 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 54 109 21 812 40,3 15 681 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 136 585 125 132 91,6 109 589 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 38 605 25 483 66,0 22 677 58,7
Female 247 375 171 538 69,3 145 689 58,9
 15 to 24 years old 58 767 21 061 35,8 15 332 26,1
 25 to 54 years old 144 007 123 564 85,8 106 461 73,9
 55 to 64 years old 44 601 26 913 60,3 23 896 53,6
  • 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 61,6
Unemployed workers 10,6
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 14,1
Other economically inactive people 9,4
  • 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 291 633 243 398 312 234 257 472 344 383 294 832
including farmer operators 1 884 1 829 1 676 1 614 1 380 1 310
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 218 17 291 22 132 20 043 24 778 23 364
including managers and higher intellectual professions 50 862 47 979 58 327 54 502 75 398 71 111
including intermediate professions 78 206 68 674 84 843 73 808 94 902 85 439
including employees 86 985 70 040 89 687 71 047 91 175 74 207
including workers 49 434 37 584 49 247 36 457 50 020 39 401
  • 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 48 161 54 687 50 329
Unemployment rate in % 16,5 17,5 14,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,8 35,1 27,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 15,7 13,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 13,1 11,1
  • 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 26,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,3
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 10,9
5 years or more at university 8,3
  • 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 270 838 283 783 325 917
Working age adult living in the area 246 481 261 097 299 283
Occupational concentration by industry 109,9 108,7 108,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,2 55,2 55,8
  • 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 270 838 100,0 283 783 100,0 325 917 100,0
Employee 232 243 85,7 239 744 84,5 271 485 83,3
 including women 118 541 43,8 122 747 43,3 138 978 42,6
 including part time jobs 47 804 17,7 48 104 17,0 48 253 14,8
Non-employee 38 596 14,3 44 039 15,5 54 433 16,7
 including women 13 810 5,1 16 768 5,9 21 422 6,6
 including part time jobs 5 109 1,9 7 189 2,5 10 086 3,1
  • 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 326 480 100,0
Farmer operators 1 543 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 528 8,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 78 081 23,9
Intermediate professions 95 154 29,1
Employees 81 248 24,9
Workers 43 926 13,5
  • 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 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,8 8,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,8 21,2 23,9
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,8 29,1
Employees 28,6 27,3 24,9
Workers 15,5 14,3 13,5
  • 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 270 035 100,0 283 699 100,0 326 480 100,0 49,1 84,8
Agriculture 3 622 1,3 3 511 1,2 3 498 1,1 28,9 57,6
Industry 18 009 6,7 16 879 5,9 19 348 5,9 30,9 89,0
Construction 19 497 7,2 18 789 6,6 21 873 6,7 13,3 69,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 134 302 49,7 143 729 50,7 171 495 52,5 43,9 83,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 94 605 35,0 100 792 35,5 110 267 33,8 68,2 90,4
  • 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 32,1 24,5
Industry 30,5 34,0
Construction 17,0 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 38,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 59,7
  • 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.