Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 inter-communality metropolis of du Pays de Sommières (243000296)

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 13 311 14 219 15 058
Working age adult in % 73,9 74,6 77,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,0 64,7 68,8
 Unemployed workers in % 9,9 9,9 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 26,1 25,4 22,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 9,3 9,0
 Retirees in % 9,2 6,7 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,6 9,4 7,8
  • 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 15 058 11 661 77,4 10 356 68,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 429 982 40,4 753 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 9 278 8 623 92,9 7 788 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 3 351 2 056 61,4 1 815 54,2
Male 7 385 5 829 78,9 5 217 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 1 336 589 44,1 454 34,0
 25 to 54 years old 4 437 4 224 95,2 3 867 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 1 611 1 017 63,1 895 55,6
Female 7 673 5 832 76,0 5 140 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 1 092 393 36,0 299 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 4 841 4 399 90,9 3 921 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 1 740 1 040 59,8 920 52,9
  • 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 68,8
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 9 874 8 589 10 647 9 451 11 616 10 269
including farmer operators 136 136 148 143 134 134
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 867 803 1 032 962 992 966
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 376 1 262 1 593 1 493 2 051 1 934
including intermediate professions 2 704 2 488 3 091 2 815 3 229 2 960
including employees 2 831 2 402 2 994 2 593 3 248 2 748
including workers 1 877 1 499 1 692 1 445 1 840 1 526
  • 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 1 320 1 405 1 305
Unemployment rate in % 13,4 13,2 11,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,6 34,2 23,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,6 11,2 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,8 12,6 11,7
  • 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 22,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,2
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 4 688 5 148 5 583
Working age adult living in the area 8 591 9 299 10 516
Occupational concentration by industry 54,6 55,4 53,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,8 58,0 58,4
  • 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 4 688 100,0 5 148 100,0 5 583 100,0
Employee 3 440 73,4 3 732 72,5 4 019 72,0
 including women 1 903 40,6 2 003 38,9 2 296 41,1
 including part time jobs 1 066 22,8 1 055 20,5 983 17,6
Non-employee 1 247 26,6 1 416 27,5 1 565 28,0
 including women 437 9,3 567 11,0 639 11,4
 including part time jobs 156 3,3 255 4,9 217 3,9
  • 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 5 562 100,0
Farmer operators 190 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 807 14,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 708 12,7
Intermediate professions 1 298 23,3
Employees 1 706 30,7
Workers 854 15,3
  • 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 3,2 3,2 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 15,1 15,7 14,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 9,9 12,7
Intermediate professions 21,3 22,9 23,3
Employees 28,9 28,8 30,7
Workers 20,6 19,5 15,3
  • 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 4 733 100,0 5 317 100,0 5 562 100,0 52,4 74,0
Agriculture 250 5,3 254 4,8 309 5,6 35,4 38,5
Industry 565 11,9 536 10,1 556 10,0 27,0 79,6
Construction 469 9,9 560 10,5 490 8,8 16,8 47,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 968 41,6 2 292 43,1 2 374 42,7 49,8 72,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 481 31,3 1 675 31,5 1 834 33,0 76,0 87,2
  • 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 46,0 28,7
Industry 25,5 33,0
Construction 33,4 2,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 54,4 37,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,6 78,8
  • 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.