Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Port-Louis (9A202)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2023

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

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2009 2014 2020
Altogether 3 405 3 649 3 500
Labor force in % 63,3 63,2 61,2
 including people in work in % 42,0 40,3 42,4
 including unemployed workers in % 21,3 22,9 18,8
Economically inactive people in % 36,7 36,8 38,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,9 12,6 11,6
 including retirees in % 7,1 7,1 5,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,7 17,1 21,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 3 500 2 143 61,2 1 485 42,4
 15 to 24 years old 637 176 27,7 103 16,1
 25 to 54 years old 1 989 1 519 76,4 1 025 51,5
 55 to 64 years old 874 448 51,3 357 40,8
Male 1 625 985 60,6 727 44,7
 15 to 24 years old 317 98 31,0 67 21,0
 25 to 54 years old 852 653 76,6 475 55,8
 55 to 64 years old 456 233 51,2 185 40,6
Female 1 875 1 159 61,8 758 40,4
 15 to 24 years old 320 78 24,3 36 11,3
 25 to 54 years old 1 137 866 76,2 550 48,4
 55 to 64 years old 418 215 51,4 172 41,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 42,4
Unemployed workers 18,8
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,6
Other economically inactive people 21,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2009 including people in work 2014 including people in work 2020 including people in work
Altogether 2 202 1 468 2 503 1 645 2 053 1 458
including
 Farmer operators 132 120 81 81 107 102
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 148 124 177 149 138 118
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 80 80 133 117 90 85
 Middle-level occupations 391 359 419 335 359 288
 Services employee 678 455 855 605 736 564
 Blue-collar workers 479 331 576 359 425 301
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2009 2014 2020
Number of unemployed workers 725 835 659
Unemployment rate in % 33,7 36,2 30,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 59,4 62,5 41,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 32,2 35,8 32,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,8 18,6 20,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 38,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 32,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 31,1
2 years at university 21,9
3 to 4 years at university 17,4
5 years and over at university 11,3
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2009 2014 2020
Number of jobs in the area 1 070 1 200 1 116
People in work living in the area 1 441 1 498 1 540
Employment concentration indicator 74,3 80,1 72,5
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 51,7 50,4 47,2
  • 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, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2009 % 2014 % 2020 %
Altogether 1 070 100,0 1 200 100,0 1 116 100,0
Employee 785 73,4 979 81,6 850 76,1
 including women 428 40,0 559 46,6 511 45,8
 including part-time workers 257 24,0 277 23,1 228 20,4
Non-employee 285 26,6 221 18,4 267 23,9
 including women 81 7,5 83 6,9 100 9,0
 including part-time workers 71 6,6 36 3,0 50 4,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020
Number %
Altogether 1 060 100,0
Farmer operators 83 7,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 104 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 94 8,9
Middle-level occupations 305 28,7
Services employee 329 31,0
Blue-collar workers 145 13,7
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2009 2014 2020
Farmer operators 9,4 6,5 7,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13,3 10,2 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5,4 9,6 8,9
Middle-level occupations 21,3 23,4 28,7
Services employee 33,5 30,2 31,0
Blue-collar workers 17,1 20,2 13,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2009 2014 2020
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 1 030 100,0 1 395 100,0 1 060 100,0 54,6 79,3
Agriculture 175 17,0 189 13,6 147 13,9 10,8 51,7
Industry 26 2,5 68 4,9 48 4,6 23,2 60,0
Construction 107 10,4 57 4,1 45 4,3 12,7 51,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 336 32,6 388 27,8 246 23,2 44,4 74,6
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 386 37,5 694 49,7 573 54,1 76,2 92,3
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 7,3 14,6
Industry 38,6 0,0
Construction 4,3 21,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,5 20,6
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 79,5 36,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.