Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Perpignan (662)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 165 834 168 504 170 853
Working age adult in % 66,6 68,4 68,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,3 54,1 56,4
 including unemployed workers in % 11,3 14,4 12,5
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 31,6 31,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 9,9
 including retirees in % 10,4 7,7 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,5 14,2 14,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 170 853 117 712 68,9 96 383 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 32 312 12 588 39,0 8 302 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 101 484 85 072 83,8 71 028 70,0
 55 to 64 years old 37 057 20 053 54,1 17 053 46,0
Male 82 088 59 003 71,9 48 673 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 16 467 6 913 42,0 4 555 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 48 203 42 317 87,8 35 785 74,2
 55 to 64 years old 17 419 9 773 56,1 8 334 47,8
Female 88 765 58 709 66,1 47 710 53,7
 15 to 24 years old 15 845 5 675 35,8 3 748 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 53 282 42 755 80,2 35 242 66,1
 55 to 64 years old 19 638 10 279 52,3 8 720 44,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 56,4
Unemployed workers 12,5
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 14,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 109 958 91 074 115 045 91 040 119 324 98 459
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 363 1 312 902 865 910 863
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 672 7 933 9 320 8 178 10 328 9 463
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 665 10 898 11 979 11 222 13 069 12 355
 Intermediate professions 25 710 23 168 27 687 24 058 30 490 27 198
 Employees 35 959 29 060 37 797 29 018 37 663 30 110
 Workers 24 688 18 704 24 790 17 700 24 397 18 471
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 18 800 24 185 21 329
Unemployment rate in % 17,0 21,0 18,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,7 43,9 34,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,0 18,9 16,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 14,9 15,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 32,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,9
2 years at university 12,3
3 to 4 years at university 9,6
5 years or more at university 8,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 101 659 102 271 109 529
Working age adult living in the area 92 698 92 525 98 270
Occupational concentration by industry 109,7 110,5 111,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 50,6 50,2 49,4
  • 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, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 101 659 100,0 102 271 100,0 109 529 100,0
Employee 86 035 84,6 85 951 84,0 91 350 83,4
 including women 43 957 43,2 44 179 43,2 47 188 43,1
 including partial time jobs 17 332 17,0 17 328 16,9 17 039 15,6
Non-employee 15 624 15,4 16 321 16,0 18 179 16,6
 including women 5 478 5,4 5 912 5,8 7 009 6,4
 including partial time jobs 1 786 1,8 2 269 2,2 2 710 2,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 110 647 100,0
Farmer operators 972 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 433 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 749 12,4
Intermediate professions 31 001 28,0
Employees 33 705 30,5
Workers 20 787 18,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 1,4 1,0 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,5 8,6 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 12,4 12,4
Intermediate professions 25,8 26,9 28,0
Employees 31,7 31,5 30,5
Workers 20,8 19,6 18,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 101 351 100,0 102 384 100,0 110 647 100,0 49,3 84,7
Agriculture 2 733 2,7 2 220 2,2 2 155 1,9 28,4 57,7
Industry 6 461 6,4 6 672 6,5 7 041 6,4 29,8 88,6
Construction 8 856 8,7 7 868 7,7 8 828 8,0 11,2 71,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 47 557 46,9 48 024 46,9 53 641 48,5 46,2 82,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 35 745 35,3 37 599 36,7 38 982 35,2 66,7 91,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 29,4 27,1
Industry 29,5 32,9
Construction 14,0 4,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 39,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,4 59,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.