Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Montpellier (34172)

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 187 652 197 514 214 619
Working age adult in % 64,8 65,1 67,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 51,7 51,1 54,7
 Unemployed workers in % 13,1 14,0 12,4
Economically inactive people in % 35,2 34,9 32,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 20,4 21,8 19,8
 Retirees in % 4,7 3,4 2,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,1 9,6 10,5
  • 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 214 619 144 077 67,1 117 414 54,7
 15 to 24 years old 67 982 24 530 36,1 17 357 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 120 629 102 968 85,4 85 756 71,1
 55 to 64 years old 26 009 16 579 63,7 14 302 55,0
Male 101 339 72 301 71,3 59 290 58,5
 15 to 24 years old 30 633 11 621 37,9 8 158 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 59 223 52 906 89,3 44 486 75,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 482 7 774 67,7 6 646 57,9
Female 113 281 71 776 63,4 58 124 51,3
 15 to 24 years old 37 349 12 909 34,6 9 199 24,6
 25 to 54 years old 61 406 50 062 81,5 41 269 67,2
 55 to 64 years old 14 526 8 805 60,6 7 656 52,7
  • 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 54,7
Unemployed workers 12,4
Retirees 2,6
Pupils, students or interns 19,8
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 121 556 97 069 128 604 101 009 144 293 118 493
including farmer operators 127 116 70 48 117 98
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 809 4 936 6 661 5 777 7 890 7 285
including managers and higher intellectual professions 24 004 22 378 28 259 26 126 36 288 33 826
including intermediate professions 32 708 28 005 35 070 29 506 38 365 33 754
including employees 36 264 27 790 36 053 27 052 36 807 28 282
including workers 19 616 13 843 18 547 12 501 20 314 15 249
  • 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 24 533 27 630 26 663
Unemployment rate in % 20,2 21,5 18,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,6 37,1 29,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 18,2 19,4 16,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,1 14,8 13,7
  • 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 27,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 23,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,4
2 years at university 15,5
3 to 4 years at university 14,6
5 years or more at university 10,1
  • 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 146 857 154 807 177 615
Working age adult living in the area 98 184 102 718 119 716
Occupational concentration by industry 149,6 150,7 148,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,0 54,8 56,3
  • 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 146 857 100,0 154 807 100,0 177 615 100,0
Employee 130 553 88,9 134 516 86,9 151 308 85,2
 including women 69 081 47,0 70 745 45,7 79 789 44,9
 including part time jobs 26 473 18,0 26 835 17,3 27 262 15,3
Non-employee 16 304 11,1 20 292 13,1 26 307 14,8
 including women 5 839 4,0 7 616 4,9 9 937 5,6
 including part time jobs 2 394 1,6 3 726 2,4 5 643 3,2
  • 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 177 052 100,0
Farmer operators 163 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11 459 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 50 586 28,6
Intermediate professions 53 501 30,2
Employees 42 211 23,8
Workers 19 133 10,8
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 6,0 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24,5 26,1 28,6
Intermediate professions 30,7 30,7 30,2
Employees 27,9 26,1 23,8
Workers 11,8 11,0 10,8
  • 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 144 905 100,0 154 240 100,0 177 052 100,0 50,5 87,0
Agriculture 400 0,3 239 0,2 455 0,3 30,0 67,9
Industry 7 734 5,3 7 806 5,1 8 278 4,7 31,6 89,6
Construction 7 671 5,3 8 237 5,3 10 157 5,7 12,0 69,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 71 394 49,3 76 714 49,7 90 518 51,1 44,3 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 57 706 39,8 61 243 39,7 67 643 38,2 67,1 92,2
  • 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 35,0 19,2
Industry 31,3 34,2
Construction 15,6 3,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,8 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,9 57,0
  • 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.