Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Hérault (34)

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 674 352 704 372 738 769
Working age adult in % 67,7 70,3 71,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,2 57,9 60,8
 including unemployed workers in % 10,6 12,4 11,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,3 29,7 28,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,5 12,8 12,6
 including retirees in % 9,2 7,0 5,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,6 9,9 10,1
  • 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 738 769 530 321 71,8 449 030 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 155 133 57 434 37,0 39 890 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 437 262 386 097 88,3 333 225 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 146 373 86 790 59,3 75 915 51,9
Male 357 518 266 675 74,6 227 201 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 76 934 30 461 39,6 21 006 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 212 148 194 053 91,5 169 190 79,8
 55 to 64 years old 68 436 42 161 61,6 37 004 54,1
Female 381 250 263 646 69,2 221 830 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 78 199 26 974 34,5 18 884 24,1
 25 to 54 years old 225 114 192 043 85,3 164 035 72,9
 55 to 64 years old 77 937 44 629 57,3 38 911 49,9
  • 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 60,8
Unemployed workers 11,0
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 12,6
Other economically inactive people 10,1
  • 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 456 737 385 129 495 751 408 572 533 438 453 035
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 6 840 6 713 6 197 6 045 5 688 5 549
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 35 086 31 900 39 352 35 813 44 996 42 214
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 68 265 64 594 78 017 73 041 93 815 88 287
 Intermediate professions 114 707 102 044 127 725 111 451 141 650 126 436
 Employees 139 569 113 945 147 983 117 375 150 820 122 323
 Workers 85 551 65 933 87 723 64 847 86 977 68 226
  • 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 71 380 87 335 81 290
Unemployment rate in % 15,6 17,6 15,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,3 36,7 30,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,8 15,8 13,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 13,0 12,5
  • 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 27,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,9
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 10,1
5 years or more at university 8,2
  • 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 390 069 414 094 458 877
Working age adult living in the area 389 614 414 092 457 988
Occupational concentration by industry 100,1 100,0 100,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,2 53,9 53,7
  • 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 390 069 100,0 414 094 100,0 458 877 100,0
Employee 326 520 83,7 342 305 82,7 375 449 81,8
 including women 167 026 42,8 177 688 42,9 194 344 42,4
 including partial time jobs 70 732 18,1 73 738 17,8 72 871 15,9
Non-employee 63 549 16,3 71 789 17,3 83 428 18,2
 including women 22 318 5,7 26 676 6,4 32 348 7,0
 including partial time jobs 7 870 2,0 10 866 2,6 14 173 3,1
  • 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 462 670 100,0
Farmer operators 6 024 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 44 184 9,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 88 886 19,2
Intermediate professions 128 494 27,8
Employees 124 904 27,0
Workers 70 177 15,2
  • 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 1,8 1,5 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,4 8,9 9,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,5 17,7 19,2
Intermediate professions 26,4 27,2 27,8
Employees 29,7 28,7 27,0
Workers 17,2 16,0 15,2
  • 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 389 881 100,0 414 730 100,0 462 670 100,0 49,3 83,1
Agriculture 11 265 2,9 10 802 2,6 10 881 2,4 28,2 46,6
Industry 28 506 7,3 27 318 6,6 29 282 6,3 29,7 87,5
Construction 31 978 8,2 30 284 7,3 33 330 7,2 11,6 66,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 181 760 46,6 197 679 47,7 227 580 49,2 44,5 81,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 136 372 35,0 148 647 35,8 161 597 34,9 68,9 90,6
  • 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 27,3 28,9
Industry 29,5 31,6
Construction 15,1 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 39,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 61,1
  • 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.