Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Saintes (120)

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 48 040 47 380 47 035
Working age adult in % 71,7 74,1 76,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,3 64,0 67,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,1 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 25,9 23,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,5 7,5 7,3
 including retirees in % 11,9 10,6 8,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,9 7,8 7,7
  • 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 47 035 35 798 76,1 31 721 67,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 343 3 517 47,9 2 689 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 27 981 25 915 92,6 23 293 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 11 711 6 366 54,4 5 739 49,0
Male 23 025 17 881 77,7 15 951 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 3 981 2 091 52,5 1 623 40,8
 25 to 54 years old 13 619 12 829 94,2 11 651 85,5
 55 to 64 years old 5 425 2 962 54,6 2 678 49,4
Female 24 010 17 917 74,6 15 770 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 362 1 427 42,4 1 066 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 14 362 13 086 91,1 11 642 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 6 287 3 404 54,1 3 061 48,7
  • 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 67,4
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 8,9
Pupils, students or interns 7,3
Other economically inactive people 7,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 34 219 30 083 35 162 30 332 35 947 31 943
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 696 684 763 757 640 635
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 567 2 404 2 691 2 532 2 914 2 772
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 339 3 208 3 311 3 157 4 098 3 921
 Intermediate professions 8 281 7 580 8 695 7 922 9 359 8 597
 Employees 10 997 9 454 11 033 9 204 10 607 9 273
 Workers 8 094 6 753 8 337 6 759 8 023 6 745
  • 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 4 030 4 789 4 077
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 13,6 11,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,7 30,7 23,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 11,4 9,8
  • 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 23,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,4
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 29 323 29 315 29 912
Working age adult living in the area 30 711 30 731 32 309
Occupational concentration by industry 95,5 95,4 92,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,8 54,5 53,6
  • 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 29 323 100,0 29 315 100,0 29 912 100,0
Employee 24 896 84,9 24 793 84,6 25 118 84,0
 including women 12 939 44,1 13 202 45,0 13 333 44,6
 including partial time jobs 5 326 18,2 5 297 18,1 4 888 16,3
Non-employee 4 427 15,1 4 522 15,4 4 794 16,0
 including women 1 580 5,4 1 621 5,5 1 881 6,3
 including partial time jobs 471 1,6 589 2,0 699 2,3
  • 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 30 016 100,0
Farmer operators 713 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 861 9,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 263 10,9
Intermediate professions 7 844 26,1
Employees 9 188 30,6
Workers 6 147 20,5
  • 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 2,6 2,7 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,2 8,3 9,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 10,7 10,9
Intermediate professions 24,7 25,7 26,1
Employees 32,6 30,5 30,6
Workers 21,6 22,0 20,5
  • 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 29 047 100,0 29 442 100,0 30 016 100,0 51,7 84,0
Agriculture 1 441 5,0 1 600 5,4 1 402 4,7 33,3 51,2
Industry 2 287 7,9 2 307 7,8 2 192 7,3 34,4 84,7
Construction 2 470 8,5 2 281 7,7 2 549 8,5 12,4 73,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 12 805 44,1 12 903 43,8 12 891 42,9 47,3 81,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 10 043 34,6 10 351 35,2 10 982 36,6 71,8 93,0
  • 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 40,3 25,9
Industry 34,5 33,9
Construction 13,5 9,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 43,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,4 63,2
  • 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.