Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Nîmes (30189)

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 91 584 93 888 92 621
Working age adult in % 67,1 64,6 66,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,8 50,4 54,2
 Unemployed workers in % 14,3 14,2 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 35,4 33,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,9 14,0 13,9
 Retirees in % 7,4 5,7 4,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,6 15,6 15,0
  • 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 92 621 61 462 66,4 50 221 54,2
 15 to 24 years old 22 737 8 608 37,9 5 949 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 52 115 42 550 81,6 35 393 67,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 769 10 304 58,0 8 879 50,0
Male 45 283 32 194 71,1 26 572 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 11 724 4 750 40,5 3 412 29,1
 25 to 54 years old 25 394 22 328 87,9 18 866 74,3
 55 to 64 years old 8 165 5 116 62,7 4 293 52,6
Female 47 338 29 268 61,8 23 649 50,0
 15 to 24 years old 11 013 3 857 35,0 2 537 23,0
 25 to 54 years old 26 721 20 222 75,7 16 526 61,8
 55 to 64 years old 9 604 5 188 54,0 4 585 47,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 54,2
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 4,8
Pupils, students or interns 13,9
Other economically inactive people 15,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 61 562 48 435 60 667 47 274 61 683 51 020
including farmer operators 200 176 158 126 182 170
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 434 2 894 3 699 3 289 4 079 3 777
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 224 7 755 8 303 7 808 9 657 9 187
including intermediate professions 14 572 12 801 14 687 12 870 15 392 13 987
including employees 20 709 16 239 20 497 15 691 19 363 15 659
including workers 12 688 8 570 11 530 7 490 11 183 8 241
  • 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 13 107 13 361 11 241
Unemployment rate in % 21,3 22,0 18,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,4 34,6 30,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 19,3 21,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,5 15,6 13,8
  • 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 33,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,4
2 years at university 12,3
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 76 960 77 743 82 731
Working age adult living in the area 49 209 48 365 51 882
Occupational concentration by industry 156,4 160,7 159,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,4 49,5 50,5
  • 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 76 960 100,0 77 743 100,0 82 731 100,0
Employee 68 301 88,7 68 465 88,1 72 243 87,3
 including women 34 954 45,4 35 612 45,8 37 187 44,9
 including part time jobs 14 111 18,3 13 260 17,1 12 562 15,2
Non-employee 8 659 11,3 9 278 11,9 10 487 12,7
 including women 3 076 4,0 3 308 4,3 3 890 4,7
 including part time jobs 1 233 1,6 1 381 1,8 1 819 2,2
  • 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 82 837 100,0
Farmer operators 176 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 374 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 963 16,9
Intermediate professions 25 085 30,3
Employees 26 357 31,8
Workers 11 881 14,3
  • 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 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 6,2 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,0 15,7 16,9
Intermediate professions 28,6 29,4 30,3
Employees 34,2 34,0 31,8
Workers 16,4 14,4 14,3
  • 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 76 413 100,0 77 873 100,0 82 837 100,0 50,3 88,6
Agriculture 1 723 2,3 1 035 1,3 718 0,9 26,8 75,4
Industry 4 105 5,4 3 919 5,0 3 876 4,7 31,2 89,2
Construction 4 570 6,0 4 533 5,8 5 003 6,0 11,6 71,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 35 562 46,5 34 798 44,7 38 342 46,3 45,2 86,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 453 39,9 33 589 43,1 34 898 42,1 63,9 93,6
  • 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 27,2 25,6
Industry 31,9 25,4
Construction 14,0 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,6 36,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,4 57,1
  • 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.