Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Gard (30)

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 450 585 450 634 452 641
Working age adult in % 69,6 70,6 72,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,3 58,2 61,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,3 12,4 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 30,4 29,4 27,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,3 9,9 9,8
 Retirees in % 9,7 7,8 6,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,4 11,7 11,4
  • 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 452 641 327 208 72,3 279 932 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 81 888 33 039 40,3 23 518 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 265 327 233 533 88,0 203 463 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 105 426 60 636 57,5 52 951 50,2
Male 222 149 167 405 75,4 144 630 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 43 150 18 777 43,5 13 512 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 128 636 118 316 92,0 104 564 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 50 363 30 312 60,2 26 554 52,7
Female 230 492 159 802 69,3 135 302 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 38 738 14 262 36,8 10 006 25,8
 25 to 54 years old 136 691 115 217 84,3 98 899 72,4
 55 to 64 years old 55 063 30 324 55,1 26 397 47,9
  • 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 61,8
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 11,4
  • 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 313 484 262 369 318 515 263 319 326 932 280 684
including farmer operators 5 041 4 862 4 775 4 588 4 584 4 475
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 25 882 23 355 27 141 24 686 29 122 27 570
including managers and higher intellectual professions 35 220 33 244 37 556 35 331 42 506 40 456
including intermediate professions 76 263 68 769 79 263 70 865 83 647 76 837
including employees 96 045 78 200 98 093 78 485 96 238 79 339
including workers 70 358 53 938 66 332 49 364 65 478 52 007
  • 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 51 110 55 892 47 276
Unemployment rate in % 16,3 17,6 14,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,4 36,0 28,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 15,8 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 14,3 12,7
  • 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 27,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,2
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,8
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 241 078 241 090 258 319
Working age adult living in the area 265 688 266 763 286 324
Occupational concentration by industry 90,7 90,4 90,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 52,8 52,4
  • 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 241 078 100,0 241 090 100,0 258 319 100,0
Employee 199 592 82,8 197 903 82,1 209 885 81,3
 including women 99 517 41,3 100 606 41,7 107 077 41,5
 including part time jobs 44 588 18,5 42 904 17,8 39 855 15,4
Non-employee 41 486 17,2 43 187 17,9 48 434 18,7
 including women 14 782 6,1 16 116 6,7 19 020 7,4
 including part time jobs 5 323 2,2 6 530 2,7 7 679 3,0
  • 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 259 360 100,0
Farmer operators 4 735 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 27 041 10,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 36 828 14,2
Intermediate professions 69 504 26,8
Employees 74 079 28,6
Workers 47 173 18,2
  • 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 2,1 2,0 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,3 9,9 10,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,2 13,1 14,2
Intermediate professions 25,8 26,1 26,8
Employees 30,1 30,2 28,6
Workers 20,6 18,7 18,2
  • 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 241 907 100,0 241 944 100,0 259 360 100,0 48,8 82,3
Agriculture 10 656 4,4 9 249 3,8 8 985 3,5 29,0 47,2
Industry 28 623 11,8 25 495 10,5 26 423 10,2 29,5 89,8
Construction 20 283 8,4 18 790 7,8 19 900 7,7 10,6 63,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 99 796 41,3 100 176 41,4 112 768 43,5 46,5 79,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 82 550 34,1 88 234 36,5 91 284 35,2 67,5 91,3
  • 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 28,7 29,3
Industry 29,0 34,2
Construction 14,1 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 40,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,8 64,4
  • 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.