Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Gard (30)

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 447 679 450 898 449 413
Working age adult in % 69,2 70,6 71,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,2 58,2 61,0
 including unemployed workers in % 11,0 12,4 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 30,8 29,4 28,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,8 9,9
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,1 6,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,5 11,6 11,5
  • 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 449 413 322 924 71,9 274 138 61,0
 15 to 24 years old 81 224 32 127 39,6 22 247 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 264 110 232 365 88,0 201 225 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 104 079 58 431 56,1 50 666 48,7
Male 220 298 165 354 75,1 141 960 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 42 788 18 413 43,0 12 965 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 127 930 117 853 92,1 103 690 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 49 581 29 088 58,7 25 305 51,0
Female 229 114 157 570 68,8 132 178 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 38 436 13 714 35,7 9 282 24,1
 25 to 54 years old 136 181 114 513 84,1 97 536 71,6
 55 to 64 years old 54 497 29 343 53,8 25 361 46,5
  • 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 61,0
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 11,5
  • 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 310 108 260 668 318 243 263 003 322 746 275 025
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 5 169 4 996 4 699 4 529 4 721 4 578
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 25 355 22 998 26 851 24 362 29 101 27 279
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 34 675 32 871 37 203 34 962 39 592 37 694
 Intermediate professions 75 001 67 860 78 937 70 789 81 834 74 334
 Employees 94 983 77 555 98 526 78 741 96 635 79 447
 Workers 70 398 54 389 66 841 49 620 65 371 51 692
  • 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 49 133 55 803 48 786
Unemployment rate in % 15,9 17,5 15,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,9 36,3 30,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,9 15,7 13,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,5 14,0 13,3
  • 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 27,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 9,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 239 170 241 015 252 543
Working age adult living in the area 263 318 266 441 280 211
Occupational concentration by industry 90,8 90,5 90,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 53,0 52,3
  • 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, 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 239 170 100,0 241 015 100,0 252 543 100,0
Employee 198 809 83,1 198 037 82,2 205 856 81,5
 including women 98 766 41,3 100 518 41,7 104 925 41,5
 including partial time jobs 44 152 18,5 43 707 18,1 40 536 16,1
Non-employee 40 361 16,9 42 978 17,8 46 687 18,5
 including women 14 164 5,9 15 870 6,6 18 226 7,2
 including partial time jobs 4 936 2,1 6 317 2,6 7 316 2,9
  • 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 253 977 100,0
Farmer operators 4 895 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 812 10,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 34 311 13,5
Intermediate professions 67 118 26,4
Employees 74 022 29,1
Workers 46 819 18,4
  • 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 2,2 1,9 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,2 9,8 10,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,2 12,9 13,5
Intermediate professions 25,5 26,2 26,4
Employees 30,0 30,3 29,1
Workers 21,0 18,8 18,4
  • 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 240 208 100,0 241 389 100,0 253 977 100,0 48,6 82,5
Agriculture 10 562 4,4 9 364 3,9 9 008 3,5 29,0 46,8
Industry 28 899 12,0 25 796 10,7 26 104 10,3 28,7 90,3
Construction 20 442 8,5 18 949 7,8 19 659 7,7 10,5 63,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 98 863 41,2 99 799 41,3 108 984 42,9 46,4 79,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 81 442 33,9 87 481 36,2 90 222 35,5 67,3 91,5
  • 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 27,1 30,7
Industry 28,2 33,2
Construction 13,9 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,0 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 63,7
  • 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.