Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Metz (57463)

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 187 566 182 429 183 075
Working age adult in % 71,7 71,6 74,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,7 61,1 65,2
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,5 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 28,4 26,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,6 12,2 11,4
 Retirees in % 7,8 7,2 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 9,1 8,9
  • 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 183 075 135 462 74,0 119 365 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 37 704 15 836 42,0 12 250 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 109 157 97 711 89,5 87 188 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 36 214 21 915 60,5 19 927 55,0
Male 91 529 70 278 76,8 62 109 67,9
 15 to 24 years old 19 766 8 924 45,1 6 909 35,0
 25 to 54 years old 54 664 50 575 92,5 45 398 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 17 099 10 779 63,0 9 802 57,3
Female 91 546 65 184 71,2 57 256 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 17 938 6 912 38,5 5 341 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 54 493 47 136 86,5 41 790 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 19 115 11 135 58,3 10 125 53,0
  • 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 65,2
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 133 957 117 394 130 345 111 424 135 389 119 637
including farmer operators 425 425 430 419 357 350
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 765 5 281 6 044 5 532 6 677 6 268
including managers and higher intellectual professions 22 527 21 787 22 858 21 976 26 971 25 963
including intermediate professions 35 091 32 136 34 910 31 754 37 073 34 393
including employees 41 491 36 025 38 477 32 052 37 504 31 974
including workers 27 002 21 741 25 393 19 690 24 919 20 689
  • 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 16 782 19 098 16 097
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 14,6 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,7 29,5 22,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 13,2 10,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,2 11,0 9,1
  • 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 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,8
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 132 701 125 829 134 152
Working age adult living in the area 118 695 113 005 121 343
Occupational concentration by industry 111,8 111,3 110,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,0 57,2 57,6
  • 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 132 701 100,0 125 829 100,0 134 152 100,0
Employee 121 774 91,8 114 600 91,1 121 043 90,2
 including women 60 963 45,9 59 101 47,0 61 796 46,1
 including part time jobs 21 856 16,5 21 198 16,8 20 489 15,3
Non-employee 10 927 8,2 11 230 8,9 13 110 9,8
 including women 3 621 2,7 3 975 3,2 4 869 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 283 1,0 1 569 1,2 2 017 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 134 337 100,0
Farmer operators 410 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 885 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 394 18,2
Intermediate professions 39 926 29,7
Employees 38 786 28,9
Workers 23 937 17,8
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,9 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,8 16,8 18,2
Intermediate professions 28,1 29,0 29,7
Employees 32,3 31,2 28,9
Workers 19,2 17,7 17,8
  • 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 132 018 100,0 126 365 100,0 134 337 100,0 49,5 91,1
Agriculture 795 0,6 777 0,6 810 0,6 25,9 57,7
Industry 12 018 9,1 10 302 8,2 9 255 6,9 27,7 94,1
Construction 9 174 6,9 8 800 7,0 9 103 6,8 12,1 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 497 45,1 58 024 45,9 65 223 48,6 47,1 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 50 535 38,3 48 462 38,4 49 946 37,2 63,9 95,1
  • 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 28,3 22,8
Industry 27,4 33,4
Construction 14,2 2,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 36,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,1 60,3
  • 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.