Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2019 Municipality of Les Sables-d'Olonne (85194)

Detailed figures

Paru le :12/09/2022

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2010:

  • 01/01/2019 – Les Sables-d'Olonne devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein des Sables-d'Olonne (85194) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle des Sables-d'Olonne en lieu et place des communes de Château-d'Olonne (85060), d'Olonne-sur-Mer (85166) et des Sables-d'Olonne (85194) devenues déléguées.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2008 2013 2019
Altogether 23 404 22 415 22 180
Labor force in % 65,0 66,5 71,7
 including people in work in % 57,1 57,1 61,6
 including unemployed workers in % 7,9 9,4 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 35,0 33,5 28,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,4 7,8 7,7
 including retirees in % 17,9 16,9 12,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,7 8,9 7,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019
Population Labor force Activity rate in % People in work Employment rate in %
Altogether 22 180 15 910 71,7 13 661 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 3 426 1 575 46,0 1 132 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 12 077 11 112 92,0 9 773 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 6 677 3 223 48,3 2 756 41,3
Male 10 523 7 720 73,4 6 622 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 1 802 845 46,9 615 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 5 745 5 375 93,6 4 729 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 2 976 1 500 50,4 1 279 43,0
Female 11 657 8 190 70,3 7 038 60,4
 15 to 24 years old 1 624 730 45,0 517 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 6 332 5 738 90,6 5 045 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 701 1 723 46,6 1 477 39,9
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 61,6
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 12,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,7
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2008 including people in work 2013 including people in work 2019 including people in work
Altogether 15 197 13 357 14 919 12 809 15 912 13 664
including
 Farmer operators 88 85 96 94 63 63
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 408 1 319 1 485 1 372 1 681 1 572
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 604 1 525 1 811 1 710 2 229 2 110
 Middle-level occupations 3 487 3 074 3 554 3 124 3 624 3 214
 Services employee 4 877 4 158 4 787 3 970 5 019 4 179
 Blue-collar workers 3 646 3 196 3 099 2 540 3 168 2 526
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2008 2013 2019
Number of unemployed workers 1 853 2 117 2 250
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 14,2 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,8 27,8 28,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,6 13,0 12,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 10,9 14,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 23,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,5
2 years at university 10,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years and over at university 6,8
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2008 2013 2019
Number of jobs in the area 16 076 16 092 17 577
People in work living in the area 13 497 12 998 13 915
Employment concentration indicator 119,1 123,8 126,3
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 42,6 40,8 40,2
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the area per 100 people in work living in the area.
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2008 % 2013 % 2019 %
Altogether 16 076 100,0 16 092 100,0 17 577 100,0
Employee 13 730 85,4 13 446 83,6 14 453 82,2
 including women 7 434 46,2 7 502 46,6 8 014 45,6
 including part-time workers 3 031 18,9 2 907 18,1 2 980 17,0
Non-employee 2 347 14,6 2 646 16,4 3 123 17,8
 including women 866 5,4 1 054 6,5 1 332 7,6
 including part-time workers 280 1,7 282 1,8 406 2,3
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019
Number %
Altogether 17 592 100,0
Farmer operators 111 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 880 10,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 129 12,1
Middle-level occupations 4 074 23,2
Services employee 6 050 34,4
Blue-collar workers 3 348 19,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2008 2013 2019
Farmer operators 0,6 0,7 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,3 9,9 10,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,7 10,5 12,1
Middle-level occupations 22,8 25,6 23,2
Services employee 34,5 34,4 34,4
Blue-collar workers 23,2 18,9 19,0
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2008 2013 2019
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 16 097 100,0 16 228 100,0 17 592 100,0 53,4 83,4
Agriculture 257 1,6 235 1,4 197 1,1 10,2 54,7
Industry 1 695 10,5 1 185 7,3 1 254 7,1 27,5 86,9
Construction 1 355 8,4 1 399 8,6 1 395 7,9 16,0 70,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 690 47,8 7 763 47,8 9 074 51,6 52,9 81,5
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 5 099 31,7 5 646 34,8 5 674 32,3 70,5 89,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 8,4 12,2
Industry 26,8 32,4
Construction 17,9 11,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,2 42,7
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 72,7 51,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.