Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of La Rochelle (051)

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 142 174 143 532 148 392
Working age adult in % 70,4 72,7 74,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,9 62,1 66,3
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,6 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 27,3 25,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 11,6 11,1
 including retirees in % 10,9 9,0 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,5 6,8 6,8
  • 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 148 392 111 115 74,9 98 389 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 29 395 12 104 41,2 9 207 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 87 677 81 405 92,8 73 383 83,7
 55 to 64 years old 31 320 17 605 56,2 15 799 50,4
Male 72 368 55 039 76,1 49 082 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 15 232 6 673 43,8 5 106 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 42 536 40 094 94,3 36 492 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 599 8 271 56,7 7 484 51,3
Female 76 023 56 076 73,8 49 307 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 14 162 5 431 38,3 4 101 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 45 141 41 311 91,5 36 891 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 16 721 9 334 55,8 8 315 49,7
  • 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 66,3
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 6,8
  • 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 100 440 88 511 104 316 89 113 111 012 98 493
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 390 1 366 1 127 1 113 930 902
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 986 6 520 7 396 6 867 9 107 8 690
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 404 12 801 14 510 13 799 17 561 16 734
 Intermediate professions 25 767 23 400 26 695 23 905 30 242 27 614
 Employees 30 554 26 258 32 294 26 989 31 571 27 088
 Workers 21 657 18 166 21 160 16 440 20 375 17 464
  • 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 12 195 15 162 12 726
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 14,5 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,3 31,3 23,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 12,6 9,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,8 12,0 10,3
  • 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 21,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,9
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 87 676 88 079 97 421
Working age adult living in the area 88 653 90 177 100 012
Occupational concentration by industry 98,9 97,7 97,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 54,1 54,1
  • 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 87 676 100,0 88 079 100,0 97 421 100,0
Employee 75 650 86,3 74 999 85,2 81 776 83,9
 including women 38 467 43,9 39 125 44,4 42 258 43,4
 including partial time jobs 14 155 16,1 14 350 16,3 13 669 14,0
Non-employee 12 026 13,7 13 080 14,8 15 645 16,1
 including women 4 059 4,6 4 730 5,4 6 110 6,3
 including partial time jobs 1 276 1,5 1 837 2,1 2 375 2,4
  • 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 98 645 100,0
Farmer operators 970 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 892 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 219 15,4
Intermediate professions 27 706 28,1
Employees 27 303 27,7
Workers 18 555 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 1,7 1,3 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 7,8 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 14,2 15,4
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,5 28,1
Employees 29,9 30,6 27,7
Workers 21,4 19,7 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 88 272 100,0 88 235 100,0 98 645 100,0 49,5 84,8
Agriculture 2 099 2,4 1 820 2,1 1 709 1,7 31,2 44,7
Industry 10 428 11,8 9 761 11,1 10 101 10,2 28,0 91,5
Construction 7 092 8,0 6 494 7,4 7 550 7,7 10,7 71,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 38 917 44,1 40 224 45,6 47 423 48,1 47,7 82,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 735 33,7 29 936 33,9 31 862 32,3 69,2 91,1
  • 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 40,9 23,5
Industry 27,4 35,1
Construction 12,3 6,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 41,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 61,0
  • 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.