Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Perpignan (7620)

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 276 703 279 778 285 100
Working age adult in % 67,6 69,7 70,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 56,0 56,0 58,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,6 13,8 11,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 30,3 29,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,6 9,1 8,8
 Retirees in % 11,4 8,3 7,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 12,9 13,2
  • 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 285 100 201 540 70,7 167 535 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 49 782 20 616 41,4 13 901 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 166 955 143 423 85,9 121 553 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 68 363 37 501 54,9 32 081 46,9
Male 138 329 101 186 73,1 84 681 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 25 786 11 517 44,7 7 804 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 79 999 71 306 89,1 61 123 76,4
 55 to 64 years old 32 544 18 363 56,4 15 754 48,4
Female 146 771 100 354 68,4 82 854 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 23 995 9 099 37,9 6 097 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 86 957 72 117 82,9 60 430 69,5
 55 to 64 years old 35 819 19 138 53,4 16 327 45,6
  • 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 58,8
Unemployed workers 11,9
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 8,8
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 186 755 154 604 194 787 156 678 202 573 168 452
including farmer operators 3 238 3 124 2 707 2 602 2 491 2 417
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 16 894 15 418 17 245 15 392 18 680 17 286
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 674 17 411 19 100 17 909 22 134 20 763
including intermediate professions 42 886 38 450 46 404 40 538 50 130 45 019
including employees 60 743 48 969 64 491 50 448 63 728 51 190
including workers 41 508 31 232 41 273 29 790 41 698 31 778
  • 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 32 091 38 510 34 005
Unemployment rate in % 17,2 19,7 16,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,2 41,7 32,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,0 17,8 15,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,4 14,9 14,5
  • 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 29,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,6
2 years at university 11,6
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 154 888 156 860 168 230
Working age adult living in the area 156 723 159 130 171 250
Occupational concentration by industry 98,8 98,6 98,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,7 49,5 48,9
  • 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 154 888 100,0 156 860 100,0 168 230 100,0
Employee 126 551 81,7 127 466 81,3 135 641 80,6
 including women 65 183 42,1 66 153 42,2 70 758 42,1
 including part time jobs 26 580 17,2 26 720 17,0 25 492 15,2
Non-employee 28 337 18,3 29 394 18,7 32 589 19,4
 including women 10 177 6,6 11 055 7,0 12 867 7,6
 including part time jobs 3 598 2,3 4 230 2,7 5 030 3,0
  • 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 169 341 100,0
Farmer operators 2 629 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 18 053 10,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 634 12,2
Intermediate professions 44 943 26,5
Employees 51 154 30,2
Workers 31 928 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 2,1 1,8 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,2 10,0 10,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,1 11,4 12,2
Intermediate professions 24,7 25,7 26,5
Employees 31,7 32,0 30,2
Workers 20,2 19,1 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 154 645 100,0 156 898 100,0 169 341 100,0 49,6 81,9
Agriculture 5 849 3,8 5 485 3,5 5 582 3,3 30,5 54,4
Industry 9 348 6,0 9 830 6,3 10 645 6,3 32,3 86,1
Construction 13 398 8,7 12 077 7,7 13 282 7,8 11,0 66,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 70 299 45,5 69 872 44,5 78 732 46,5 46,9 79,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 55 751 36,1 59 634 38,0 61 099 36,1 66,2 90,3
  • 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 32,3 28,3
Industry 31,2 38,9
Construction 13,9 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,8 59,9
  • 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.