Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Nîmes (7618)

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 231 255 235 626 237 789
Working age adult in % 69,9 70,2 72,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,3 58,1 62,3
 Unemployed workers in % 11,6 12,1 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 30,1 29,8 27,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 11,2 10,8
 Retirees in % 8,8 6,9 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,8 11,7 11,0
  • 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 237 789 172 371 72,5 148 087 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 47 278 19 100 40,4 13 808 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 140 082 123 349 88,1 108 030 77,1
 55 to 64 years old 50 430 29 922 59,3 26 249 52,1
Male 116 407 88 437 76,0 76 751 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 24 654 10 811 43,9 7 950 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 67 892 62 707 92,4 55 739 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 23 860 14 920 62,5 13 061 54,7
Female 121 382 83 933 69,1 71 336 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 22 623 8 289 36,6 5 858 25,9
 25 to 54 years old 72 189 60 642 84,0 52 291 72,4
 55 to 64 years old 26 569 15 002 56,5 13 188 49,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,3
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,8
Other economically inactive people 11,0
  • 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 161 803 134 838 165 542 137 509 172 515 148 997
including farmer operators 2 134 2 032 1 754 1 666 1 731 1 704
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 12 243 11 046 12 801 11 684 13 768 13 022
including managers and higher intellectual professions 19 394 18 314 20 948 19 752 23 848 22 804
including intermediate professions 40 085 36 118 42 216 37 937 45 384 41 814
including employees 50 357 41 164 52 138 42 162 51 934 43 626
including workers 34 882 26 163 32 798 24 307 32 754 26 028
  • 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 26 732 28 489 24 284
Unemployment rate in % 16,5 17,2 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,7 34,4 27,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,4 15,5 12,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 13,9 12,3
  • 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 27,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,2
2 years at university 9,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 130 709 133 159 143 761
Working age adult living in the area 136 526 139 205 151 368
Occupational concentration by industry 95,7 95,7 95,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 53,8 54,3
  • 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 130 709 100,0 133 159 100,0 143 761 100,0
Employee 110 356 84,4 111 657 83,9 119 524 83,1
 including women 55 605 42,5 57 173 42,9 60 878 42,3
 including part time jobs 23 898 18,3 23 098 17,3 21 643 15,1
Non-employee 20 354 15,6 21 503 16,1 24 237 16,9
 including women 7 257 5,6 7 990 6,0 9 418 6,6
 including part time jobs 2 684 2,1 3 262 2,4 3 857 2,7
  • 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 145 159 100,0
Farmer operators 1 903 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13 065 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22 059 15,2
Intermediate professions 40 378 27,8
Employees 42 657 29,4
Workers 25 098 17,3
  • 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 1,7 1,3 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,2 8,7 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,2 14,0 15,2
Intermediate professions 26,4 27,0 27,8
Employees 31,0 31,3 29,4
Workers 19,4 17,6 17,3
  • 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 131 121 100,0 134 121 100,0 145 159 100,0 48,9 84,4
Agriculture 5 392 4,1 4 141 3,1 4 126 2,8 28,8 52,8
Industry 12 250 9,3 10 965 8,2 11 986 8,3 31,4 89,6
Construction 10 342 7,9 10 099 7,5 10 420 7,2 10,7 64,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 56 826 43,3 57 512 42,9 64 932 44,7 45,4 82,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 46 311 35,3 51 403 38,3 53 695 37,0 66,0 92,1
  • 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 27,8 29,8
Industry 31,5 30,8
Construction 14,1 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,7 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,3 62,7
  • 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.