Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Nîmes (30601)

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 112 777 114 678 113 399
Working age adult in % 67,7 66,2 68,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,4 52,8 56,4
 Unemployed workers in % 13,3 13,5 11,6
Economically inactive people in % 32,3 33,8 32,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,3 13,3 13,1
 Retirees in % 8,1 6,1 5,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,0 14,3 13,9
  • 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 113 399 77 075 68,0 63 973 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 26 447 10 135 38,3 7 094 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 64 307 53 667 83,5 45 352 70,5
 55 to 64 years old 22 644 13 272 58,6 11 527 50,9
Male 55 312 39 937 72,2 33 449 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 13 653 5 615 41,1 4 062 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 31 178 27 761 89,0 23 789 76,3
 55 to 64 years old 10 481 6 562 62,6 5 598 53,4
Female 58 087 37 138 63,9 30 524 52,5
 15 to 24 years old 12 795 4 521 35,3 3 032 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 33 129 25 906 78,2 21 563 65,1
 55 to 64 years old 12 163 6 711 55,2 5 929 48,7
  • 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 56,4
Unemployed workers 11,6
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 13,1
Other economically inactive people 13,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 76 470 61 348 76 149 60 598 77 306 64 879
including farmer operators 306 275 193 161 268 251
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 596 3 931 4 777 4 254 5 257 4 875
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 865 9 315 10 293 9 701 11 462 10 907
including intermediate professions 18 422 16 332 18 692 16 543 19 951 18 259
including employees 25 785 20 515 25 782 20 172 24 375 20 026
including workers 15 616 10 979 14 451 9 767 14 003 10 561
  • 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 15 040 15 450 13 102
Unemployment rate in % 19,7 20,3 17,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,5 34,2 30,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,6 19,2 15,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,6 14,8 13,2
  • 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 31,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,8
2 years at university 11,3
3 to 4 years at university 9,4
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 85 287 86 028 91 478
Working age adult living in the area 62 283 61 744 65 823
Occupational concentration by industry 136,9 139,3 139,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,8 50,4 51,1
  • 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 85 287 100,0 86 028 100,0 91 478 100,0
Employee 75 077 88,0 75 126 87,3 79 232 86,6
 including women 38 268 44,9 39 048 45,4 40 921 44,7
 including part time jobs 15 675 18,4 14 732 17,1 13 840 15,1
Non-employee 10 210 12,0 10 902 12,7 12 245 13,4
 including women 3 642 4,3 3 940 4,6 4 596 5,0
 including part time jobs 1 418 1,7 1 636 1,9 2 092 2,3
  • 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 91 699 100,0
Farmer operators 275 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 409 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 150 16,5
Intermediate professions 27 543 30,0
Employees 28 703 31,3
Workers 13 619 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,7 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,8 15,6 16,5
Intermediate professions 28,3 29,0 30,0
Employees 33,8 33,5 31,3
Workers 16,8 15,0 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 84 728 100,0 86 133 100,0 91 699 100,0 50,2 87,9
Agriculture 1 976 2,3 1 209 1,4 954 1,0 26,3 70,6
Industry 4 824 5,7 4 559 5,3 4 521 4,9 30,7 89,0
Construction 5 646 6,7 5 623 6,5 5 936 6,5 11,1 70,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 39 409 46,5 38 480 44,7 42 604 46,5 45,5 85,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 873 38,8 36 261 42,1 37 685 41,1 64,5 93,2
  • 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 26,4 26,0
Industry 31,4 24,5
Construction 13,7 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,9 36,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,9 59,1
  • 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.