Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Metz (57701)

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 193 894 188 065 188 375
Working age adult in % 71,4 71,4 73,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,4 59,9 64,0
 Unemployed workers in % 10,0 11,5 9,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,6 28,6 26,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,4 12,0 11,1
 Retirees in % 7,3 6,7 5,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,9 9,9
  • 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 188 375 138 599 73,6 120 481 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 39 195 17 119 43,7 13 117 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 112 240 99 395 88,6 87 553 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 36 941 22 085 59,8 19 811 53,6
Male 94 102 72 293 76,8 63 181 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 20 413 9 527 46,7 7 303 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 56 281 51 896 92,2 46 105 81,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 408 10 870 62,4 9 772 56,1
Female 94 274 66 306 70,3 57 300 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 18 782 7 592 40,4 5 814 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 55 959 47 499 84,9 41 447 74,1
 55 to 64 years old 19 533 11 214 57,4 10 039 51,4
  • 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 64,0
Unemployed workers 9,6
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 9,9
  • 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 138 550 119 347 134 224 113 013 138 312 121 015
including farmer operators 116 112 105 99 95 93
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 615 5 095 5 709 5 152 6 288 5 871
including managers and higher intellectual professions 20 381 19 667 20 724 19 834 24 112 23 173
including intermediate professions 33 955 30 885 33 927 30 663 36 173 33 423
including employees 44 559 37 946 41 514 34 116 40 463 34 372
including workers 31 977 25 642 29 799 23 148 29 008 24 084
  • 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 19 426 21 538 18 118
Unemployment rate in % 14,0 16,0 13,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 30,3 23,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,4 14,6 11,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 12,1 10,3
  • 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 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,7
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 7,1
  • 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 142 484 131 672 137 615
Working age adult living in the area 120 126 114 160 122 427
Occupational concentration by industry 118,6 115,3 112,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,9 56,5 57,2
  • 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 142 484 100,0 131 672 100,0 137 615 100,0
Employee 131 392 92,2 120 327 91,4 124 541 90,5
 including women 65 068 45,7 61 040 46,4 62 669 45,5
 including part time jobs 24 131 16,9 22 825 17,3 21 465 15,6
Non-employee 11 092 7,8 11 346 8,6 13 074 9,5
 including women 3 767 2,6 4 111 3,1 4 975 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 297 0,9 1 591 1,2 2 010 1,5
  • 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 137 225 100,0
Farmer operators 128 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 990 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 139 17,6
Intermediate professions 39 819 29,0
Employees 40 261 29,3
Workers 25 888 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,9 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,1 16,2 17,6
Intermediate professions 27,6 28,2 29,0
Employees 32,8 31,7 29,3
Workers 20,2 19,0 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 141 486 100,0 132 538 100,0 137 225 100,0 49,0 91,4
Agriculture 337 0,2 309 0,2 339 0,2 31,7 73,9
Industry 15 371 10,9 13 081 9,9 11 278 8,2 25,0 94,9
Construction 9 710 6,9 9 219 7,0 9 250 6,7 11,7 82,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 64 549 45,6 62 509 47,2 67 992 49,5 47,9 89,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 51 519 36,4 47 421 35,8 48 366 35,2 63,3 94,8
  • 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 35,2 21,7
Industry 24,5 33,7
Construction 13,9 1,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 38,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,5 58,9
  • 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.