Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Perpignan (66701)

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 118 287 120 335 123 446
Working age adult in % 66,1 67,1 67,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,5 52,7 55,2
 Unemployed workers in % 12,6 14,4 12,6
Economically inactive people in % 33,9 32,9 32,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 10,2 10,1
 Retirees in % 9,0 6,4 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,0 16,4 16,6
  • 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 123 446 83 632 67,7 68 118 55,2
 15 to 24 years old 25 080 10 042 40,0 6 688 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 73 165 59 646 81,5 49 529 67,7
 55 to 64 years old 25 201 13 945 55,3 11 901 47,2
Male 59 514 42 310 71,1 34 618 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 12 840 5 519 43,0 3 682 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 34 816 29 936 86,0 25 092 72,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 858 6 855 57,8 5 844 49,3
Female 63 932 41 322 64,6 33 501 52,4
 15 to 24 years old 12 240 4 523 37,0 3 006 24,6
 25 to 54 years old 38 349 29 710 77,5 24 437 63,7
 55 to 64 years old 13 343 7 089 53,1 6 058 45,4
  • 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 55,2
Unemployed workers 12,6
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 16,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 77 848 62 928 80 799 63 530 84 262 69 342
including farmer operators 569 552 413 389 322 305
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 936 5 416 6 188 5 499 7 162 6 599
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 672 8 018 8 730 8 198 10 117 9 477
including intermediate professions 18 050 16 108 19 370 16 784 21 336 19 094
including employees 25 234 20 080 26 436 20 221 25 888 20 712
including workers 17 644 12 755 17 564 12 440 17 340 13 155
  • 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 14 876 17 339 15 514
Unemployment rate in % 19,0 21,5 18,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,3 42,6 33,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,8 19,8 17,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 14,5 14,7
  • 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 33,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,7
2 years at university 12,3
3 to 4 years at university 9,7
5 years or more at university 9,0
  • 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 85 751 86 146 94 550
Working age adult living in the area 64 137 64 422 69 566
Occupational concentration by industry 133,7 133,7 135,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,1 49,6 49,7
  • 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 85 751 100,0 86 146 100,0 94 550 100,0
Employee 73 844 86,1 73 660 85,5 79 903 84,5
 including women 38 042 44,4 37 861 44,0 41 378 43,8
 including part time jobs 14 339 16,7 14 519 16,9 13 887 14,7
Non-employee 11 907 13,9 12 486 14,5 14 646 15,5
 including women 4 174 4,9 4 530 5,3 5 496 5,8
 including part time jobs 1 534 1,8 1 825 2,1 2 189 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 94 506 100,0
Farmer operators 397 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 241 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 260 14,0
Intermediate professions 26 912 28,5
Employees 28 207 29,8
Workers 17 489 18,5
  • 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 0,8 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,6 7,5 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,1 14,0
Intermediate professions 26,9 28,1 28,5
Employees 31,6 31,5 29,8
Workers 20,0 19,2 18,5
  • 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 85 367 100,0 86 230 100,0 94 506 100,0 49,5 85,6
Agriculture 1 372 1,6 1 282 1,5 1 224 1,3 30,0 69,6
Industry 5 121 6,0 5 321 6,2 5 403 5,7 30,6 88,9
Construction 6 877 8,1 6 338 7,4 7 358 7,8 11,4 73,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 40 528 47,5 40 835 47,4 46 911 49,6 46,0 83,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 470 36,9 32 454 37,6 33 610 35,6 66,3 91,2
  • 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 36,0 16,3
Industry 30,2 33,6
Construction 13,9 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,1 58,2
  • 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.