Highest Unemployment in Occitanie

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Highest Unemployment — Occitanie

1 Agde 25.7%

2 Alès 24.7%

3 Saint-Cyprien-Plage 24.0%

4 Perpignan 23.6%

5 Lourdes 23.2%

6 Marseillan 23.1%

7 Decazeville 22.5%

8 Argeles 22.4%

9 Port-La Nouvelle 22.0%

10 Mazamet 21.9%

11 Béziers 21.8%

12 Ille-sur-Têt 20.9%

13 Bédarieux 20.7%

14 Beaucaire 20.4%

15 Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque 20.4%

16 Tarbes 20.1%

17 Elne 20.1%

18 Lodève 20.0%

19 Moissac 19.9%

20 Canet-en-Roussillon 19.9%

21 Lézignan-Corbières 19.7%

22 Nîmes 19.5%

23 Lavelanet 19.5%

24 Prades 19.4%

25 Narbonne 19.3%

26 Trèbes 19.3%

27 Sète 19.1%

28 Bagnols-sur-Cèze 19.0%

29 Montpellier 18.9%

30 Carcassonne 18.8%

31 Carmaux 18.8%

32 Lunel 18.7%

33 Pézenas 18.7%

34 Caussade 18.7%

35 Uzès 18.4%

36 Valence 18.4%

37 Foix 18.1%

38 Saint-Gaudens 17.9%

39 Limoux 17.9%

40 Saint-Gilles 17.6%

41 Coursan 17.6%

42 Mèze 17.3%

43 Rivesaltes 17.0%

44 Saint-Christol-les-Alès 16.9%

45 Albi 16.7%

46 Vic-en-Bigorre 16.7%

47 Pamiers 16.6%

48 Cahors 16.4%

49 Sérignan 16.4%

50 Le Grau-du-Roi 16.4%

51 Revel 16.3%

52 Pont-Saint-Esprit 16.2%

53 Bompas 16.2%

54 Saint-Girons 16.2%

55 Villefranche-de-Rouergue 16.1%

56 Aussillon 16.1%

57 Castelsarrasin 16.0%

58 Thuir 15.9%

59 Castres 15.8%

60 Graulhet 15.5%

61 La Grande-Motte 15.5%

62 Vauvert 15.4%

63 Bagnères-de-Bigorre 15.4%

64 Le Soler 15.4%

65 Ceret 15.3%

66 Gaillac 15.2%

67 Aigues-Mortes 15.1%

68 Toulouges 15.1%

69 Gourdon 15.0%

70 Auch 14.7%

71 Saint-Estève 14.5%

72 Toulouse 14.4%

73 Frontignan 14.4%

74 Saint-Juéry 14.0%

75 Ramonville-Saint-Agne 13.9%

76 Gignac 13.9%

77 Cabestany 13.8%

78 Balaruc-les-Bains 13.7%

79 Manduel 13.7%

80 Juvignac 13.6%

81 Montauban 13.4%

82 Milhaud 13.4%

83 Muret 13.3%

84 Pia 13.2%

85 Saint-Clément-de-Rivière 13.2%

86 Castelnaudary 13.1%

87 Condom 13.1%

88 Banyuls de la Marenda 13.0%

89 Cournonterral 12.9%

90 Aureilhan 12.8%

91 Lannemezan 12.8%

92 Pérols 12.6%

93 Cugnaux 12.4%

94 Portet-sur-Garonne 12.3%

95 Palavas-les-Flots 12.3%

96 Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone 12.2%

97 Les Angles 12.0%

98 Villemur-sur-Tarn 12.0%

99 Figeac 11.9%

100 Seysses 11.9%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in Occitanie face significant economic challenges. Agde has an unemployment rate of 25.7%. These communities often struggle with limited job opportunities, industry decline, or seasonal employment patterns.

High unemployment can have cascading effects on a community, including reduced consumer spending, lower tax revenues, and increased demand for social services. Understanding the causes — whether structural, cyclical, or seasonal — is important for developing effective solutions.

Many cities with high unemployment are actively working to diversify their economies, attract new industries, and invest in workforce development programs to help residents gain skills for in-demand occupations.

Did You Know?

1. In Agde, about 1 in 4 workers is looking for a job.
2. Seasonal economies (tourism, agriculture) can cause unemployment rates to fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.
3. Many high-unemployment cities have seen improvement through targeted economic development and workforce training programs.

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