Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Perpignan (662)

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 167 449 170 384 174 072
Working age adult in % 67,0 68,5 69,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,0 54,4 57,3
 Unemployed workers in % 12,0 14,2 12,2
Economically inactive people in % 33,0 31,5 30,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,7 9,5
 Retirees in % 10,2 7,3 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,4 14,4 14,6
  • 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 174 072 120 924 69,5 99 737 57,3
 15 to 24 years old 32 980 13 372 40,5 9 061 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 102 965 86 530 84,0 72 727 70,6
 55 to 64 years old 38 128 21 021 55,1 17 948 47,1
Male 83 981 60 817 72,4 50 489 60,1
 15 to 24 years old 16 914 7 356 43,5 4 995 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 49 101 43 165 87,9 36 710 74,8
 55 to 64 years old 17 966 10 296 57,3 8 784 48,9
Female 90 091 60 107 66,7 49 248 54,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 065 6 016 37,4 4 067 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 53 864 43 365 80,5 36 017 66,9
 55 to 64 years old 20 162 10 725 53,2 9 164 45,5
  • 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 57,3
Unemployed workers 12,2
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 14,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 111 723 91 483 116 748 92 838 121 379 100 865
including farmer operators 1 311 1 265 984 939 822 783
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 869 8 077 9 447 8 343 10 701 9 871
including managers and higher intellectual professions 11 926 11 099 12 110 11 357 14 240 13 402
including intermediate professions 26 268 23 473 28 246 24 571 30 622 27 523
including employees 36 246 28 973 38 604 29 801 37 765 30 320
including workers 25 046 18 598 24 814 17 827 24 677 18 965
  • 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 20 066 24 121 21 187
Unemployment rate in % 17,9 20,7 17,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,8 42,4 32,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,7 18,7 16,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,3 15,1 14,6
  • 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 31,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,4
2 years at university 11,8
3 to 4 years at university 9,1
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 102 373 103 542 112 966
Working age adult living in the area 93 288 94 074 101 860
Occupational concentration by industry 109,7 110,1 110,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,6 50,0 49,6
  • 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 102 373 100,0 103 542 100,0 112 966 100,0
Employee 86 327 84,3 86 848 83,9 93 705 82,9
 including women 44 325 43,3 44 671 43,1 48 547 43,0
 including part time jobs 17 295 16,9 17 509 16,9 16 796 14,9
Non-employee 16 046 15,7 16 694 16,1 19 262 17,1
 including women 5 643 5,5 6 123 5,9 7 415 6,6
 including part time jobs 1 996 2,0 2 381 2,3 2 834 2,5
  • 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 113 253 100,0
Farmer operators 917 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 894 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 998 13,2
Intermediate professions 31 398 27,7
Employees 33 894 29,9
Workers 21 153 18,7
  • 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 1,3 1,0 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,6 8,6 9,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,1 12,3 13,2
Intermediate professions 26,1 27,0 27,7
Employees 31,4 31,6 29,9
Workers 20,4 19,5 18,7
  • 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 102 138 100,0 103 459 100,0 113 253 100,0 49,5 84,1
Agriculture 2 495 2,4 2 378 2,3 2 137 1,9 29,7 60,4
Industry 6 526 6,4 6 753 6,5 7 182 6,3 31,3 88,7
Construction 8 734 8,6 7 911 7,6 8 942 7,9 11,1 70,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 47 955 47,0 48 214 46,6 55 530 49,0 46,5 82,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 36 428 35,7 38 203 36,9 39 462 34,8 66,8 90,8
  • 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 32,9 24,9
Industry 30,6 36,5
Construction 13,6 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,0 39,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,6 59,2
  • 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.