Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

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 273 800 276 935 282 449
Working age adult in % 67,6 69,7 70,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 56,0 56,0 58,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,6 13,8 11,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 30,3 29,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 9,1 8,8
 Retirees in % 11,3 8,3 7,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 12,9 13,2
  • 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 282 449 199 675 70,7 166 076 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 49 491 20 477 41,4 13 815 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 165 463 142 128 85,9 120 525 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 67 494 37 070 54,9 31 736 47,0
Male 136 988 100 228 73,2 83 934 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 25 630 11 436 44,6 7 758 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 79 238 70 629 89,1 60 582 76,5
 55 to 64 years old 32 120 18 162 56,5 15 594 48,5
Female 145 460 99 447 68,4 82 142 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 23 861 9 040 37,9 6 057 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 86 225 71 499 82,9 59 943 69,5
 55 to 64 years old 35 374 18 908 53,5 16 142 45,6
  • 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 58,8
Unemployed workers 11,9
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,8
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 184 965 153 152 192 707 155 032 200 617 166 918
including farmer operators 3 182 3 068 2 600 2 500 2 411 2 337
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 16 670 15 202 16 941 15 108 18 431 17 070
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 487 17 236 18 933 17 762 21 915 20 563
including intermediate professions 42 491 38 136 46 023 40 211 49 733 44 666
including employees 60 190 48 555 63 736 49 892 63 147 50 738
including workers 41 140 30 955 40 914 29 558 41 287 31 544
  • 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 31 722 38 088 33 599
Unemployment rate in % 17,1 19,7 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,1 41,7 32,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,0 17,8 15,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,4 14,9 14,4
  • 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 29,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,6
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 153 349 155 148 166 449
Working age adult living in the area 155 344 157 577 169 737
Occupational concentration by industry 98,7 98,5 98,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,8 49,5 49,0
  • 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 153 349 100,0 155 148 100,0 166 449 100,0
Employee 125 506 81,8 126 304 81,4 134 391 80,7
 including women 64 661 42,2 65 579 42,3 70 098 42,1
 including part time jobs 26 342 17,2 26 447 17,0 25 192 15,1
Non-employee 27 844 18,2 28 843 18,6 32 058 19,3
 including women 9 998 6,5 10 844 7,0 12 650 7,6
 including part time jobs 3 526 2,3 4 139 2,7 4 940 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 167 387 100,0
Farmer operators 2 517 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 17 771 10,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 436 12,2
Intermediate professions 44 536 26,6
Employees 50 544 30,2
Workers 31 583 18,9
  • 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 2,1 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,1 10,0 10,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,1 11,4 12,2
Intermediate professions 24,7 25,8 26,6
Employees 31,7 32,0 30,2
Workers 20,2 19,1 18,9
  • 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 153 175 100,0 155 110 100,0 167 387 100,0 49,6 82,0
Agriculture 5 687 3,7 5 244 3,4 5 324 3,2 30,0 54,5
Industry 9 298 6,1 9 729 6,3 10 552 6,3 32,4 86,2
Construction 13 331 8,7 11 989 7,7 13 194 7,9 11,0 66,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 69 625 45,5 69 084 44,5 77 918 46,5 46,8 79,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 55 234 36,1 59 064 38,1 60 398 36,1 66,2 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 31,6 28,1
Industry 31,3 39,5
Construction 13,9 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,9 59,7
  • 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.