Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Sète (7623)

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 64 695 62 929 63 716
Working age adult in % 68,2 70,6 72,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 56,4 57,8 61,8
 Unemployed workers in % 11,8 12,7 10,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,8 29,4 27,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,5 9,0
 Retirees in % 10,8 8,5 7,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,6 11,4 11,1
  • 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 63 716 46 238 72,6 39 374 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 10 855 4 509 41,5 3 089 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 37 095 32 832 88,5 28 509 76,9
 55 to 64 years old 15 765 8 897 56,4 7 776 49,3
Male 30 930 23 265 75,2 19 879 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 672 2 545 44,9 1 713 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 17 741 16 317 92,0 14 298 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 518 4 403 58,6 3 867 51,4
Female 32 786 22 974 70,1 19 495 59,5
 15 to 24 years old 5 184 1 964 37,9 1 376 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 19 354 16 515 85,3 14 211 73,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 248 4 494 54,5 3 908 47,4
  • 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 61,8
Unemployed workers 10,8
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,0
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 44 198 36 662 44 225 36 145 46 275 39 485
including farmer operators 762 744 774 749 535 512
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 494 3 199 3 947 3 536 4 127 3 918
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 470 4 210 4 645 4 335 6 119 5 748
including intermediate professions 10 367 9 172 10 375 9 086 11 788 10 649
including employees 14 993 12 025 14 804 11 607 14 228 11 757
including workers 9 401 7 311 8 935 6 832 8 841 6 901
  • 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 7 655 8 017 6 864
Unemployment rate in % 17,3 18,1 14,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,0 39,1 31,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,4 16,0 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,2 14,8 12,6
  • 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 25,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,2
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
5 years or more at university 8,5
  • 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 31 513 31 991 34 799
Working age adult living in the area 36 888 37 006 40 266
Occupational concentration by industry 85,4 86,5 86,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,9 49,8 49,3
  • 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 31 513 100,0 31 991 100,0 34 799 100,0
Employee 25 530 81,0 25 482 79,7 27 589 79,3
 including women 13 309 42,2 13 420 41,9 14 589 41,9
 including part time jobs 5 650 17,9 5 500 17,2 5 313 15,3
Non-employee 5 983 19,0 6 510 20,3 7 210 20,7
 including women 2 225 7,1 2 554 8,0 2 875 8,3
 including part time jobs 673 2,1 913 2,9 1 077 3,1
  • 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 34 903 100,0
Farmer operators 598 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 889 11,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 885 14,0
Intermediate professions 8 878 25,4
Employees 10 464 30,0
Workers 6 190 17,7
  • 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 2,5 2,5 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,9 10,6 11,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 11,5 14,0
Intermediate professions 23,5 24,1 25,4
Employees 33,1 32,8 30,0
Workers 19,8 18,6 17,7
  • 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 31 725 100,0 31 919 100,0 34 903 100,0 50,1 80,6
Agriculture 1 291 4,1 1 448 4,5 1 211 3,5 26,1 52,5
Industry 2 702 8,5 2 264 7,1 2 591 7,4 29,5 84,2
Construction 2 317 7,3 1 939 6,1 2 010 5,8 11,9 57,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 122 44,5 14 466 45,3 16 806 48,1 45,8 78,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 293 35,6 11 802 37,0 12 285 35,2 69,0 89,5
  • 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 30,4 21,4
Industry 28,5 34,8
Construction 14,9 7,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,7 42,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,9 61,5
  • 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.