Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Perpignan (66136)

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 136 805 138 942 142 475
Working age adult in % 66,7 68,0 68,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,4 53,7 56,3
 Unemployed workers in % 12,3 14,3 12,3
Economically inactive people in % 33,3 32,0 31,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,9 9,8
 Retirees in % 9,4 6,7 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,3 15,5 15,7
  • 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 142 475 97 814 68,7 80 275 56,3
 15 to 24 years old 27 904 11 166 40,0 7 495 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 84 664 70 005 82,7 58 522 69,1
 55 to 64 years old 29 907 16 643 55,7 14 257 47,7
Male 68 781 49 420 71,9 40 750 59,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 252 6 128 43,0 4 113 28,9
 25 to 54 years old 40 404 35 095 86,9 29 618 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 14 125 8 198 58,0 7 019 49,7
Female 73 694 48 394 65,7 39 524 53,6
 15 to 24 years old 13 652 5 038 36,9 3 382 24,8
 25 to 54 years old 44 260 34 910 78,9 28 905 65,3
 55 to 64 years old 15 782 8 446 53,5 7 238 45,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 56,3
Unemployed workers 12,3
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 15,7
  • 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 90 679 73 796 94 536 74 768 98 637 81 852
including farmer operators 1 311 1 269 990 945 906 874
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 077 6 446 7 378 6 593 8 483 7 850
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 876 9 129 9 972 9 385 11 635 10 892
including intermediate professions 20 794 18 549 22 459 19 525 24 926 22 405
including employees 29 242 23 407 30 821 23 690 30 141 24 255
including workers 20 542 14 996 20 609 14 631 20 294 15 576
  • 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 16 798 19 865 17 540
Unemployment rate in % 18,4 21,0 17,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,9 42,6 32,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,2 19,3 16,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,8 14,4 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 26,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,8
2 years at university 12,0
3 to 4 years at university 9,3
5 years or more at university 8,7
  • 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 92 207 92 645 101 100
Working age adult living in the area 75 429 75 741 81 986
Occupational concentration by industry 122,2 122,3 123,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,4 50,1 50,0
  • 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 92 207 100,0 92 645 100,0 101 100 100,0
Employee 78 293 84,9 78 236 84,4 84 383 83,5
 including women 40 142 43,5 40 128 43,3 43 636 43,2
 including part time jobs 15 495 16,8 15 659 16,9 14 949 14,8
Non-employee 13 914 15,1 14 409 15,6 16 718 16,5
 including women 4 863 5,3 5 192 5,6 6 313 6,2
 including part time jobs 1 779 1,9 2 057 2,2 2 494 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 101 373 100,0
Farmer operators 1 031 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 073 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 838 13,7
Intermediate professions 28 493 28,1
Employees 29 994 29,6
Workers 18 946 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 1,5 1,1 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,0 7,9 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,6 12,7 13,7
Intermediate professions 26,5 27,5 28,1
Employees 31,3 31,2 29,6
Workers 20,3 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 91 866 100,0 92 528 100,0 101 373 100,0 49,3 84,7
Agriculture 2 426 2,6 2 308 2,5 2 274 2,2 29,6 57,4
Industry 5 787 6,3 5 960 6,4 6 117 6,0 29,7 88,4
Construction 7 707 8,4 7 040 7,6 7 983 7,9 11,3 71,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 506 46,3 42 870 46,3 49 041 48,4 46,1 82,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 440 36,4 34 349 37,1 35 958 35,5 66,8 91,1
  • 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 33,2 24,7
Industry 29,1 34,6
Construction 13,8 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 59,5
  • 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.