Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Béziers (34032)

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 79 083 81 825 84 878
Working age adult in % 66,4 67,8 68,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,5 54,4 56,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,9 13,3 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,6 32,2 31,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,9 8,9
 Retirees in % 10,3 7,7 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,6 15,7 15,9
  • 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 84 878 58 446 68,9 48 203 56,8
 15 to 24 years old 15 506 6 234 40,2 4 154 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 50 645 41 984 82,9 35 283 69,7
 55 to 64 years old 18 728 10 228 54,6 8 766 46,8
Male 41 509 29 919 72,1 24 925 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 7 913 3 376 42,7 2 233 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 24 698 21 503 87,1 18 370 74,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 898 5 040 56,6 4 322 48,6
Female 43 370 28 527 65,8 23 278 53,7
 15 to 24 years old 7 592 2 858 37,6 1 921 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 25 947 20 482 78,9 16 913 65,2
 55 to 64 years old 9 830 5 187 52,8 4 444 45,2
  • 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 56,8
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 15,9
  • 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 52 408 42 942 55 444 44 665 58 543 48 643
including farmer operators 858 837 752 742 784 762
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 365 3 955 4 618 4 157 5 291 5 002
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 598 4 381 5 095 4 778 5 907 5 540
including intermediate professions 11 249 10 038 12 086 10 791 13 404 12 089
including employees 17 769 14 169 19 064 14 902 18 662 14 941
including workers 12 743 9 562 12 744 9 295 13 244 10 310
  • 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 9 443 10 919 10 243
Unemployment rate in % 18,0 19,7 17,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,6 41,0 33,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,0 17,8 16,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,5 14,2 14,3
  • 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 32,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,2
2 years at university 11,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 50 434 52 022 56 806
Working age adult living in the area 43 719 45 397 49 247
Occupational concentration by industry 115,4 114,6 115,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,2 49,4 49,0
  • 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 50 434 100,0 52 022 100,0 56 806 100,0
Employee 42 358 84,0 43 425 83,5 46 887 82,5
 including women 21 518 42,7 22 420 43,1 24 254 42,7
 including part time jobs 8 994 17,8 9 521 18,3 8 748 15,4
Non-employee 8 076 16,0 8 597 16,5 9 919 17,5
 including women 2 863 5,7 3 071 5,9 3 715 6,5
 including part time jobs 810 1,6 1 286 2,5 1 437 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 56 622 100,0
Farmer operators 799 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 483 9,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 901 12,2
Intermediate professions 14 957 26,4
Employees 17 139 30,3
Workers 11 343 20,0
  • 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 1,7 1,6 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,7 8,8 9,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 11,1 12,2
Intermediate professions 25,0 25,5 26,4
Employees 33,0 33,0 30,3
Workers 21,2 20,0 20,0
  • 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 49 946 100,0 51 474 100,0 56 622 100,0 48,9 84,0
Agriculture 1 489 3,0 1 425 2,8 1 501 2,7 24,2 45,7
Industry 4 017 8,0 4 230 8,2 4 258 7,5 26,2 89,9
Construction 4 818 9,6 4 197 8,2 5 194 9,2 11,6 68,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 001 44,0 23 030 44,7 25 911 45,8 44,7 82,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 620 35,3 18 591 36,1 19 758 34,9 71,0 91,7
  • 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 18,9 28,6
Industry 25,7 30,8
Construction 14,9 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,1 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,6 63,7
  • 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.