Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Hérault (34)

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 683 058 707 929 747 701
Working age adult in % 68,5 70,5 72,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,4 58,1 61,7
 Unemployed workers in % 11,2 12,5 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 29,5 27,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,2 12,8 12,1
 Retirees in % 8,8 6,6 5,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,4 10,1 10,2
  • 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 747 701 541 580 72,4 461 411 61,7
 15 to 24 years old 157 607 61 018 38,7 43 425 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 441 493 390 578 88,5 338 754 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 148 601 89 983 60,6 79 232 53,3
Male 361 273 271 909 75,3 233 003 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 77 170 31 923 41,4 22 558 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 214 263 196 023 91,5 171 648 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 69 840 43 963 62,9 38 798 55,6
Female 386 428 269 671 69,8 228 408 59,1
 15 to 24 years old 80 438 29 095 36,2 20 868 25,9
 25 to 54 years old 227 229 194 556 85,6 167 106 73,5
 55 to 64 years old 78 761 46 020 58,4 40 434 51,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,7
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 5,3
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 10,2
  • 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 468 125 391 799 499 926 411 870 542 144 462 644
including farmer operators 6 805 6 644 5 996 5 875 5 453 5 304
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 35 629 32 357 40 151 36 583 44 361 41 890
including managers and higher intellectual professions 70 236 66 346 79 815 74 429 101 417 95 524
including intermediate professions 118 608 104 728 128 988 112 673 143 108 129 085
including employees 142 358 115 228 149 099 118 218 151 043 122 394
including workers 87 219 66 496 86 618 64 092 87 080 68 447
  • 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 76 285 88 182 80 168
Unemployment rate in % 16,3 17,7 14,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,4 36,6 28,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 15,8 13,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,9 13,5 11,9
  • 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 22,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,3
2 years at university 11,1
3 to 4 years at university 10,1
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • 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 401 873 418 375 471 468
Working age adult living in the area 396 492 417 939 470 837
Occupational concentration by industry 101,4 100,1 100,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,7 53,7 54,0
  • 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 401 873 100,0 418 375 100,0 471 468 100,0
Employee 335 883 83,6 345 424 82,6 384 154 81,5
 including women 172 719 43,0 179 190 42,8 199 094 42,2
 including part time jobs 72 778 18,1 73 842 17,6 72 238 15,3
Non-employee 65 991 16,4 72 950 17,4 87 314 18,5
 including women 23 633 5,9 27 416 6,6 34 367 7,3
 including part time jobs 8 506 2,1 11 528 2,8 15 384 3,3
  • 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 472 536 100,0
Farmer operators 5 808 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 44 072 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 96 088 20,3
Intermediate professions 131 137 27,8
Employees 125 056 26,5
Workers 70 374 14,9
  • 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 1,7 1,5 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,3 9,0 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,6 17,9 20,3
Intermediate professions 26,6 27,3 27,8
Employees 29,6 28,7 26,5
Workers 17,1 15,7 14,9
  • 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 401 198 100,0 419 288 100,0 472 536 100,0 49,4 82,9
Agriculture 11 135 2,8 10 736 2,6 10 648 2,3 28,5 47,0
Industry 28 733 7,2 27 574 6,6 29 984 6,3 30,8 87,4
Construction 32 479 8,1 29 928 7,1 34 246 7,2 12,2 66,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 188 166 46,9 200 034 47,7 234 552 49,6 44,6 81,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 140 685 35,1 151 015 36,0 163 106 34,5 69,0 90,3
  • 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 29,1 28,1
Industry 30,4 33,7
Construction 16,0 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 62,0
  • 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.