Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality 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 72 589 72 552 72 683
Working age adult in % 62,9 62,8 62,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 48,5 46,8 48,6
 Unemployed workers in % 14,4 16,0 14,3
Economically inactive people in % 37,1 37,2 37,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 10,6 10,9
 Retirees in % 8,0 5,8 5,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 18,5 20,9 21,2
  • 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 72 683 45 714 62,9 35 307 48,6
 15 to 24 years old 16 232 6 223 38,3 3 980 24,5
 25 to 54 years old 42 657 32 310 75,7 25 450 59,7
 55 to 64 years old 13 794 7 181 52,1 5 876 42,6
Male 35 230 23 639 67,1 18 322 52,0
 15 to 24 years old 8 242 3 389 41,1 2 177 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 20 533 16 685 81,3 13 268 64,6
 55 to 64 years old 6 454 3 565 55,2 2 877 44,6
Female 37 454 22 075 58,9 16 985 45,3
 15 to 24 years old 7 990 2 835 35,5 1 803 22,6
 25 to 54 years old 22 124 15 625 70,6 12 182 55,1
 55 to 64 years old 7 340 3 616 49,3 2 999 40,9
  • 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 48,6
Unemployed workers 14,3
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 21,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 45 665 35 217 45 557 33 970 45 655 35 859
including farmer operators 193 183 145 141 103 96
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 371 3 025 3 388 2 921 3 563 3 194
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 419 4 937 5 225 4 893 5 563 5 142
including intermediate professions 9 792 8 564 10 114 8 594 10 615 9 371
including employees 14 832 11 343 14 867 10 735 14 171 10 784
including workers 10 638 7 165 10 225 6 686 10 046 7 273
  • 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 10 456 11 572 10 407
Unemployment rate in % 22,9 25,4 22,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 41,9 44,5 36,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 21,0 24,2 21,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,4 15,9 18,2
  • 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 37,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 31,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 27,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,6
2 years at university 15,2
3 to 4 years at university 12,3
5 years or more at university 10,7
  • 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 65 393 64 946 71 192
Working age adult living in the area 35 781 34 632 36 252
Occupational concentration by industry 182,8 187,5 196,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 47,7 46,7 46,8
  • 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 65 393 100,0 64 946 100,0 71 192 100,0
Employee 57 233 87,5 56 465 86,9 61 042 85,7
 including women 29 523 45,1 28 811 44,4 31 412 44,1
 including part time jobs 10 829 16,6 10 751 16,6 10 278 14,4
Non-employee 8 161 12,5 8 481 13,1 10 150 14,3
 including women 2 851 4,4 3 042 4,7 3 699 5,2
 including part time jobs 1 064 1,6 1 306 2,0 1 607 2,3
  • 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 71 196 100,0
Farmer operators 194 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 470 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 673 15,0
Intermediate professions 20 544 28,9
Employees 21 431 30,1
Workers 12 883 18,1
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,9 6,6 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,1 14,0 15,0
Intermediate professions 27,6 28,9 28,9
Employees 32,1 31,8 30,1
Workers 18,8 18,4 18,1
  • 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 65 144 100,0 64 907 100,0 71 196 100,0 49,0 87,3
Agriculture 579 0,9 610 0,9 546 0,8 23,5 74,6
Industry 3 427 5,3 3 405 5,2 3 632 5,1 29,0 89,7
Construction 4 411 6,8 3 998 6,2 4 822 6,8 11,2 74,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 32 377 49,7 32 139 49,5 36 462 51,2 45,2 85,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 351 37,4 24 755 38,1 25 734 36,1 64,9 92,6
  • 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 26,3 15,1
Industry 28,1 36,6
Construction 13,7 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,6 36,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,6 56,5
  • 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.