Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Employment area 2020 of Le Sud-Caraibe (0206)

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 44 771 44 591 41 949
Labor force in % 68,5 70,8 70,8
 including people in work in % 53,0 54,5 57,1
 including unemployed workers in % 15,5 16,2 13,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 29,2 29,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 9,8 10,1
 including retirees in % 6,6 6,4 5,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,8 13,1 13,9
  • 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 41 949 29 707 70,8 23 944 57,1
 15 to 24 years old 6 977 2 061 29,5 1 196 17,1
 25 to 54 years old 24 509 20 887 85,2 16 938 69,1
 55 to 64 years old 10 463 6 759 64,6 5 810 55,5
Male 19 413 13 465 69,4 11 007 56,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 618 1 124 31,1 650 18,0
 25 to 54 years old 10 919 9 176 84,0 7 616 69,7
 55 to 64 years old 4 876 3 165 64,9 2 741 56,2
Female 22 536 16 242 72,1 12 937 57,4
 15 to 24 years old 3 359 937 27,9 546 16,3
 25 to 54 years old 13 590 11 710 86,2 9 322 68,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 587 3 594 64,3 3 069 54,9
  • 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 57,1
Unemployed workers 13,7
Retirees 5,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 13,9
  • 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 30 642 23 704 31 158 23 863 29 610 23 992
including
 Farmer operators 440 403 399 384 274 259
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 649 2 443 2 636 2 346 2 385 2 212
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 795 2 676 3 112 2 963 3 046 2 902
 Middle-level occupations 6 898 5 946 7 581 6 523 7 499 6 668
 Services employee 10 412 7 846 10 131 7 570 10 190 8 041
 Blue-collar workers 6 085 4 389 5 892 4 077 5 290 3 911
  • 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 6 959 7 238 5 763
Unemployment rate in % 22,7 22,9 19,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 50,0 52,0 42,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 21,5 21,8 18,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 14,4 14,1
  • 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 30,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,1
2 years at university 13,3
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years and over at university 7,8
  • 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 16 513 16 715 17 261
People in work living in the area 23 959 24 683 24 504
Employment concentration indicator 68,9 67,7 70,4
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 58,7 58,6 55,6
  • 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 16 513 100,0 16 715 100,0 17 261 100,0
Employee 13 178 79,8 13 145 78,6 13 743 79,6
 including women 6 958 42,1 7 297 43,7 7 744 44,9
 including part-time workers 2 506 15,2 2 534 15,2 2 496 14,5
Non-employee 3 335 20,2 3 570 21,4 3 518 20,4
 including women 1 080 6,5 1 267 7,6 1 346 7,8
 including part-time workers 321 1,9 420 2,5 473 2,7
  • 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 17 209 100,0
Farmer operators 271 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 932 11,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 651 9,6
Middle-level occupations 4 179 24,3
Services employee 5 956 34,6
Blue-collar workers 3 221 18,7
  • 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 2,4 2,6 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13,6 13,1 11,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,8 9,0 9,6
Middle-level occupations 21,2 22,8 24,3
Services employee 32,9 33,4 34,6
Blue-collar workers 22,1 19,1 18,7
  • 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 16 721 100,0 16 548 100,0 17 209 100,0 53,5 83,0
Agriculture 609 3,6 638 3,9 562 3,3 25,5 54,3
Industry 1 486 8,9 1 323 8,0 1 390 8,1 34,4 80,8
Construction 1 889 11,3 1 532 9,3 1 327 7,7 11,1 72,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 365 44,0 7 221 43,6 7 296 42,4 52,6 79,3
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 5 372 32,1 5 834 35,3 6 636 38,6 69,3 92,2
  • 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 28,1 22,5
Industry 34,4 34,0
Construction 14,1 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 56,7 37,0
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,8 64,1
  • 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.