Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Melle (79174)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2013 :

  • 01/01/2019 – Melle devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Melle (79174) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Melle en lieu et place des communes de Mazières-sur-Béronne (79173), de Melle (79174), de Paizay-le-Tort (79199), de Saint-Léger-de-la-Martinière (79264) et de Saint-Martin-lès-Melle (79279) devenues déléguées.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

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 3 799 3 580 3 179
Working age adult in % 69,1 71,3 71,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,9 62,4 65,0
 Unemployed workers in % 8,2 8,9 6,0
Economically inactive people in % 30,9 28,7 29,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,1 9,5 8,8
 Retirees in % 12,1 9,4 9,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,6 9,7 10,3
  • 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 3 179 2 256 71,0 2 065 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 543 231 42,5 194 35,7
 25 to 54 years old 1 724 1 526 88,5 1 407 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 912 499 54,7 464 50,9
Male 1 568 1 133 72,3 1 033 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 294 133 45,2 108 36,7
 25 to 54 years old 830 755 91,0 694 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 444 245 55,2 231 52,0
Female 1 611 1 123 69,7 1 032 64,1
 15 to 24 years old 249 98 39,4 86 34,5
 25 to 54 years old 894 771 86,2 713 79,8
 55 to 64 years old 468 254 54,3 233 49,8
  • 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 65,0
Unemployed workers 6,0
Retirees 9,9
Pupils, students or interns 8,8
Other economically inactive people 10,3
  • 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 2 449 2 129 2 506 2 117 2 325 2 151
including farmer operators 79 79 36 31 40 35
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 151 139 161 151 110 100
including managers and higher intellectual professions 167 155 283 278 174 164
including intermediate professions 609 549 503 462 602 597
including employees 737 637 772 677 732 682
including workers 685 569 706 517 647 572
  • 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 313 319 191
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 12,5 8,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,8 24,3 16,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,6 11,5 7,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 4,8 9,0 7,0
  • 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 16,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 11,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,3
2 years at university 3,9
3 to 4 years at university 4,7
5 years or more at university 4,3
  • 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 3 379 3 347 3 482
Working age adult living in the area 2 336 2 258 2 095
Occupational concentration by industry 144,6 148,2 166,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 48,1 47,8 45,2
  • 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 3 379 100,0 3 347 100,0 3 482 100,0
Employee 3 014 89,2 2 984 89,1 3 111 89,4
 including women 1 590 47,1 1 593 47,6 1 612 46,3
 including part time jobs 687 20,3 689 20,6 581 16,7
Non-employee 366 10,8 363 10,9 371 10,6
 including women 130 3,8 129 3,9 154 4,4
 including part time jobs 54 1,6 46 1,4 65 1,9
  • 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 3 436 100,0
Farmer operators 30 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 120 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 397 11,6
Intermediate professions 903 26,3
Employees 1 187 34,5
Workers 800 23,3
  • 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 2,6 0,9 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 6,6 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,3 9,8 11,6
Intermediate professions 25,9 26,1 26,3
Employees 33,6 34,1 34,5
Workers 24,2 22,6 23,3
  • 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 3 259 100,0 3 270 100,0 3 436 100,0 51,6 93,1
Agriculture 111 3,4 49 1,5 50 1,5 10,0 40,1
Industry 510 15,7 458 14,0 466 13,6 19,7 96,8
Construction 184 5,6 177 5,4 162 4,7 6,4 88,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 107 34,0 1 119 34,2 1 234 35,9 50,6 91,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 347 41,3 1 467 44,9 1 524 44,4 68,3 95,9
  • 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 24,9 0,0
Industry 18,1 66,7
Construction 7,2 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,7 28,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,8 56,4
  • 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.