Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of La Rochelle (173)

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 132 062 132 131 135 922
Working age adult in % 69,8 72,1 74,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,1 61,4 65,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,7 10,7 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 27,9 25,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,5 12,0 11,3
 including retirees in % 11,0 8,9 7,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 7,1 7,2
  • 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 135 922 101 169 74,4 89 337 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 27 392 11 270 41,1 8 550 31,2
 25 to 54 years old 79 662 73 542 92,3 66 106 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 28 868 16 358 56,7 14 680 50,9
Male 66 336 50 015 75,4 44 486 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 186 6 174 43,5 4 728 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 38 778 36 207 93,4 32 857 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 13 372 7 635 57,1 6 900 51,6
Female 69 586 51 154 73,5 44 851 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 13 206 5 096 38,6 3 822 28,9
 25 to 54 years old 40 884 37 335 91,3 33 249 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 15 496 8 723 56,3 7 780 50,2
  • 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 65,7
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 92 472 81 155 95 406 81 272 101 136 89 438
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 101 1 086 861 848 833 811
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 867 6 425 7 159 6 652 8 795 8 404
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 762 12 160 13 847 13 142 16 801 15 980
 Intermediate professions 23 927 21 675 24 528 21 888 27 277 24 815
 Employees 28 160 24 064 29 513 24 519 28 693 24 536
 Workers 19 005 15 745 18 427 14 221 17 593 14 892
  • 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 11 475 14 087 11 832
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 14,8 11,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,8 31,4 24,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,7 12,9 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,7 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 22,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,3
2 years at university 8,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 86 989 87 015 96 309
Working age adult living in the area 81 365 82 203 90 966
Occupational concentration by industry 106,9 105,9 105,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,6 53,2 53,2
  • 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 86 989 100,0 87 015 100,0 96 309 100,0
Employee 74 908 86,1 73 856 84,9 80 556 83,6
 including women 37 967 43,6 38 483 44,2 41 620 43,2
 including partial time jobs 13 657 15,7 13 764 15,8 13 146 13,6
Non-employee 12 081 13,9 13 159 15,1 15 753 16,4
 including women 4 179 4,8 4 841 5,6 6 221 6,5
 including partial time jobs 1 305 1,5 1 875 2,2 2 453 2,5
  • 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 97 273 100,0
Farmer operators 921 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 076 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 142 15,6
Intermediate professions 27 166 27,9
Employees 27 118 27,9
Workers 17 851 18,4
  • 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 1,4 1,1 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,8 8,2 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 14,4 15,6
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,5 27,9
Employees 30,1 30,8 27,9
Workers 21,0 19,0 18,4
  • 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 87 557 100,0 87 109 100,0 97 273 100,0 49,6 84,5
Agriculture 1 738 2,0 1 519 1,7 1 470 1,5 29,6 45,0
Industry 9 830 11,2 9 014 10,3 9 381 9,6 29,5 91,4
Construction 7 154 8,2 6 391 7,3 7 273 7,5 10,7 71,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 39 865 45,5 41 144 47,2 48 119 49,5 47,9 82,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 971 33,1 29 041 33,3 31 030 31,9 68,5 91,2
  • 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 39,2 21,8
Industry 28,9 35,7
Construction 12,4 6,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 41,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 62,5
  • 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.