Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Pyrénées-Orientales (66)

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 272 967 276 128 279 687
Working age adult in % 67,1 69,6 70,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,2 55,7 58,0
 including unemployed workers in % 10,9 13,9 12,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 30,4 29,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 9,0 9,2
 including retirees in % 11,6 8,8 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,6 12,6 13,2
  • 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 279 687 196 305 70,2 162 090 58,0
 15 to 24 years old 48 895 19 483 39,8 12 788 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 164 831 141 374 85,8 119 114 72,3
 55 to 64 years old 65 960 35 449 53,7 30 188 45,8
Male 135 269 98 436 72,8 81 991 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 25 175 10 844 43,1 7 166 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 78 795 70 279 89,2 60 004 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 31 298 17 313 55,3 14 822 47,4
Female 144 418 97 869 67,8 80 098 55,5
 15 to 24 years old 23 720 8 639 36,4 5 621 23,7
 25 to 54 years old 86 036 71 094 82,6 59 110 68,7
 55 to 64 years old 34 662 18 136 52,3 15 366 44,3
  • 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 58,0
Unemployed workers 12,2
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,2
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 182 709 152 884 192 032 154 283 198 397 163 982
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 369 3 250 2 617 2 511 2 497 2 404
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 16 306 14 903 17 036 15 140 17 991 16 516
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 995 16 796 18 939 17 783 20 302 19 106
 Intermediate professions 41 697 37 744 45 339 39 620 49 636 44 191
 Employees 59 673 48 567 63 106 49 395 63 398 50 817
 Workers 41 149 31 624 41 425 29 833 41 062 30 948
  • 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 29 725 38 267 34 216
Unemployment rate in % 16,2 19,9 17,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,1 42,7 34,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 17,8 15,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,0 14,8 14,8
  • 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 30,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,1
2 years at university 11,9
3 to 4 years at university 9,4
5 years or more at university 8,4
  • 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 152 606 153 863 162 347
Working age adult living in the area 155 040 156 294 165 439
Occupational concentration by industry 98,4 98,4 98,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,6 49,7 48,8
  • 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 152 606 100,0 153 863 100,0 162 347 100,0
Employee 125 353 82,1 125 301 81,4 131 672 81,1
 including women 64 351 42,2 64 891 42,2 68 565 42,2
 including partial time jobs 26 473 17,3 26 248 17,1 25 607 15,8
Non-employee 27 253 17,9 28 562 18,6 30 675 18,9
 including women 9 735 6,4 10 602 6,9 12 126 7,5
 including partial time jobs 3 242 2,1 4 015 2,6 4 691 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 164 100 100,0
Farmer operators 2 586 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 17 167 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 923 11,5
Intermediate professions 43 882 26,7
Employees 50 701 30,9
Workers 30 841 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 2,2 1,8 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,9 10,0 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,8 11,4 11,5
Intermediate professions 24,5 25,5 26,7
Employees 31,8 31,9 30,9
Workers 20,8 19,4 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 152 298 100,0 154 154 100,0 164 100 100,0 49,5 82,6
Agriculture 6 169 4,1 5 187 3,4 5 217 3,2 29,8 53,2
Industry 9 195 6,0 9 817 6,4 10 220 6,2 31,2 86,0
Construction 13 386 8,8 12 153 7,9 13 057 8,0 11,1 68,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 69 313 45,5 68 807 44,6 75 515 46,0 46,8 80,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 54 236 35,6 58 191 37,7 60 090 36,6 66,1 91,0
  • 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 30,7 28,9
Industry 29,9 38,8
Construction 14,0 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,7 59,9
  • 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.