Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Metz (579)

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 230 258 225 949 227 178
Working age adult in % 72,2 72,5 74,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,3 62,2 66,1
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,3 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 27,8 27,5 25,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,6 10,8
 Retirees in % 7,8 7,1 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,9 8,8 8,7
  • 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 227 178 169 612 74,7 150 052 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 45 058 19 221 42,7 14 936 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 136 056 122 551 90,1 109 878 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 46 065 27 840 60,4 25 238 54,8
Male 113 390 87 806 77,4 78 033 68,8
 15 to 24 years old 23 533 10 769 45,8 8 369 35,6
 25 to 54 years old 67 900 63 280 93,2 57 148 84,2
 55 to 64 years old 21 957 13 757 62,7 12 515 57,0
Female 113 789 81 806 71,9 72 019 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 21 525 8 452 39,3 6 566 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 68 156 59 271 87,0 52 730 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 24 108 14 083 58,4 12 723 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 66,1
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,8
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • 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 166 117 145 715 163 336 140 500 169 609 150 447
including farmer operators 559 559 558 548 519 517
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 007 6 443 7 526 6 895 8 306 7 838
including managers and higher intellectual professions 25 668 24 815 26 446 25 442 30 935 29 802
including intermediate professions 43 292 39 826 43 387 39 632 46 858 43 618
including employees 51 941 45 036 48 954 41 053 47 593 40 803
including workers 35 649 29 036 33 966 26 932 33 167 27 869
  • 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 20 560 23 338 19 560
Unemployment rate in % 12,4 14,3 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,8 28,9 22,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,7 12,7 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,6 11,1 9,3
  • 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 23,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,4
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 159 480 152 237 159 862
Working age adult living in the area 146 904 142 156 152 370
Occupational concentration by industry 108,6 107,1 104,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,1 57,8 58,1
  • 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 159 480 100,0 152 237 100,0 159 862 100,0
Employee 146 353 91,8 138 709 91,1 144 336 90,3
 including women 71 308 44,7 69 682 45,8 72 571 45,4
 including part time jobs 26 315 16,5 25 711 16,9 24 483 15,3
Non-employee 13 127 8,2 13 528 8,9 15 526 9,7
 including women 4 326 2,7 4 791 3,1 5 798 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 513 0,9 1 820 1,2 2 340 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 159 640 100,0
Farmer operators 585 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 336 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 26 926 16,9
Intermediate professions 46 112 28,9
Employees 45 404 28,4
Workers 32 277 20,2
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 5,0 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,6 15,5 16,9
Intermediate professions 27,2 27,9 28,9
Employees 31,5 30,7 28,4
Workers 22,0 20,6 20,2
  • 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 158 647 100,0 152 783 100,0 159 640 100,0 48,8 91,1
Agriculture 941 0,6 959 0,6 1 085 0,7 24,0 50,9
Industry 19 528 12,3 16 598 10,9 14 381 9,0 25,1 95,1
Construction 10 917 6,9 10 520 6,9 10 770 6,7 12,1 80,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 71 203 44,9 70 296 46,0 77 550 48,6 47,0 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 56 058 35,3 54 410 35,6 55 855 35,0 65,0 94,7
  • 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 25,7 22,2
Industry 24,8 31,4
Construction 14,5 2,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 37,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,2 61,2
  • 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.