Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Arcachon (336)

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 82 669 87 475 93 249
Working age adult in % 71,9 75,1 77,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,0 65,2 69,0
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 9,9 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 24,9 22,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,1 8,2
 including retirees in % 12,0 9,7 8,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,1 7,0 6,7
  • 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 93 249 71 894 77,1 64 316 69,0
 15 to 24 years old 14 487 6 324 43,6 4 845 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 56 025 52 533 93,8 47 741 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 22 737 13 037 57,3 11 730 51,6
Male 45 678 36 033 78,9 32 688 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 7 783 3 654 46,9 2 822 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 27 133 25 947 95,6 24 021 88,5
 55 to 64 years old 10 762 6 432 59,8 5 846 54,3
Female 47 571 35 861 75,4 31 628 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 6 704 2 670 39,8 2 023 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 28 892 26 586 92,0 23 720 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 975 6 605 55,2 5 885 49,1
  • 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 69,0
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 8,1
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 6,7
  • 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 59 334 52 708 65 614 57 077 73 088 65 573
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 611 593 580 570 436 414
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 166 4 858 6 327 5 934 7 343 6 927
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 081 6 710 8 639 8 103 11 034 10 507
 Intermediate professions 14 592 13 276 16 332 14 671 19 699 18 129
 Employees 19 677 17 010 21 120 17 743 21 851 18 997
 Workers 11 928 10 260 12 189 10 056 12 272 10 599
  • 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 6 599 8 670 7 577
Unemployment rate in % 11,1 13,2 10,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,0 30,2 23,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 11,3 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 12,4 10,0
  • 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 17,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
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 42 100 45 683 51 127
Working age adult living in the area 53 452 57 885 65 563
Occupational concentration by industry 78,8 78,9 78,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,0 53,3 52,7
  • 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 42 100 100,0 45 683 100,0 51 127 100,0
Employee 34 262 81,4 36 408 79,7 39 824 77,9
 including women 17 378 41,3 19 030 41,7 20 760 40,6
 including partial time jobs 6 754 16,0 7 117 15,6 6 492 12,7
Non-employee 7 838 18,6 9 274 20,3 11 303 22,1
 including women 3 059 7,3 3 729 8,2 4 974 9,7
 including partial time jobs 982 2,3 1 239 2,7 1 660 3,2
  • 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 52 435 100,0
Farmer operators 435 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 613 12,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 241 13,8
Intermediate professions 13 380 25,5
Employees 16 006 30,5
Workers 8 760 16,7
  • 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 1,3 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,7 11,8 12,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,5 12,8 13,8
Intermediate professions 23,1 23,6 25,5
Employees 33,7 32,9 30,5
Workers 19,6 17,6 16,7
  • 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 42 457 100,0 45 477 100,0 52 435 100,0 50,7 79,9
Agriculture 1 342 3,2 1 328 2,9 1 311 2,5 27,6 64,3
Industry 3 788 8,9 3 610 7,9 3 901 7,4 26,2 87,4
Construction 3 438 8,1 3 545 7,8 3 944 7,5 10,0 58,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 19 246 45,3 20 413 44,9 25 123 47,9 51,2 76,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 14 643 34,5 16 581 36,5 18 156 34,6 65,8 88,3
  • 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 34,4 15,5
Industry 25,2 32,7
Construction 13,2 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,8 46,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,4 68,6
  • 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.