Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 inter-communality metropolis of de Béziers-Méditerranée (243400769)

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 69 407 71 972 74 871
Working age adult in % 65,4 66,3 67,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,8 52,7 55,2
 Unemployed workers in % 12,6 13,6 12,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,6 33,7 32,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,8 9,1 9,0
 Retirees in % 10,4 7,8 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,5 16,9 16,8
  • 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 74 871 50 720 67,7 41 333 55,2
 15 to 24 years old 13 924 5 624 40,4 3 719 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 44 495 36 324 81,6 30 156 67,8
 55 to 64 years old 16 453 8 772 53,3 7 458 45,3
Male 36 373 25 903 71,2 21 361 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 7 031 3 005 42,7 1 970 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 21 662 18 602 85,9 15 731 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 680 4 297 56,0 3 660 47,7
Female 38 498 24 816 64,5 19 972 51,9
 15 to 24 years old 6 893 2 619 38,0 1 748 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 22 833 17 722 77,6 14 426 63,2
 55 to 64 years old 8 773 4 475 51,0 3 798 43,3
  • 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 55,2
Unemployed workers 12,5
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 16,8
  • 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 45 500 36 752 47 754 37 940 50 982 41 716
including farmer operators 605 572 533 514 482 461
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 775 3 417 4 078 3 668 4 514 4 264
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 028 3 835 4 670 4 348 5 507 5 182
including intermediate professions 9 779 8 700 10 433 9 209 11 553 10 327
including employees 15 577 12 194 16 468 12 676 16 569 12 927
including workers 10 992 8 034 10 565 7 526 11 210 8 555
  • 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 8 737 9 783 9 387
Unemployment rate in % 19,3 20,5 18,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,9 40,9 33,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,2 18,8 17,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,8 14,7 15,0
  • 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 33,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,1
2 years at university 12,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
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 47 782 49 147 54 000
Working age adult living in the area 37 244 38 747 42 310
Occupational concentration by industry 128,3 126,8 127,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 48,0 47,6 47,4
  • 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 47 782 100,0 49 147 100,0 54 000 100,0
Employee 40 542 84,8 41 449 84,3 45 001 83,3
 including women 20 627 43,2 21 392 43,5 23 295 43,1
 including part time jobs 8 550 17,9 9 037 18,4 8 228 15,2
Non-employee 7 240 15,2 7 697 15,7 8 999 16,7
 including women 2 598 5,4 2 792 5,7 3 392 6,3
 including part time jobs 749 1,6 1 205 2,5 1 340 2,5
  • 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 53 960 100,0
Farmer operators 456 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 087 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 858 12,7
Intermediate professions 14 531 26,9
Employees 16 379 30,4
Workers 10 649 19,7
  • 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 1,3 1,2 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,5 8,6 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,5 11,6 12,7
Intermediate professions 25,6 25,7 26,9
Employees 33,1 33,3 30,4
Workers 21,0 19,6 19,7
  • 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 47 201 100,0 48 791 100,0 53 960 100,0 48,9 84,8
Agriculture 1 071 2,3 1 003 2,1 978 1,8 25,4 53,0
Industry 3 775 8,0 3 762 7,7 3 895 7,2 25,2 91,9
Construction 4 149 8,8 3 572 7,3 4 671 8,7 11,2 69,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 459 45,5 22 712 46,5 25 332 46,9 44,8 82,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 16 747 35,5 17 741 36,4 19 085 35,4 69,6 91,8
  • 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 19,1 32,6
Industry 25,1 26,5
Construction 14,1 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 40,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,4 60,9
  • 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.