Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne (853)

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 129 614 130 484 135 497
Working age adult in % 70,1 73,2 75,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,3 63,1 66,9
 including unemployed workers in % 7,8 10,1 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,9 26,8 25,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 6,1 6,7 6,6
 including retirees in % 16,1 13,4 11,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 6,8 6,5
  • 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 135 497 101 644 75,0 90 616 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 20 165 10 468 51,9 8 333 41,3
 25 to 54 years old 77 764 72 960 93,8 66 294 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 37 568 18 217 48,5 15 988 42,6
Male 66 668 51 286 76,9 46 349 69,5
 15 to 24 years old 10 657 6 130 57,5 4 973 46,7
 25 to 54 years old 38 327 36 476 95,2 33 615 87,7
 55 to 64 years old 17 683 8 680 49,1 7 760 43,9
Female 68 829 50 358 73,2 44 267 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 9 508 4 337 45,6 3 360 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 39 437 36 484 92,5 32 679 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 19 884 9 537 48,0 8 228 41,4
  • 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 66,9
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 11,8
Pupils, students or interns 6,6
Other economically inactive people 6,5
  • 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 90 927 80 634 96 293 83 084 102 178 91 247
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 864 2 791 2 538 2 475 2 054 2 019
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 942 8 345 9 350 8 720 10 202 9 845
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 864 6 560 7 566 7 096 9 225 8 713
 Intermediate professions 18 035 16 249 20 597 18 487 23 040 20 882
 Employees 27 569 23 673 29 602 24 557 30 518 26 183
 Workers 26 294 23 016 26 019 21 749 26 673 23 606
  • 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 10 167 13 145 11 029
Unemployment rate in % 11,2 13,8 10,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,6 28,5 20,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 11,6 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,4 14,5 12,2
  • 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 18,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,8
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
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 75 210 75 900 82 481
Working age adult living in the area 81 339 83 220 91 829
Occupational concentration by industry 92,5 91,2 89,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,1 48,5 46,8
  • 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 75 210 100,0 75 900 100,0 82 481 100,0
Employee 60 971 81,1 60 948 80,3 66 196 80,3
 including women 30 968 41,2 31 481 41,5 34 266 41,5
 including partial time jobs 12 781 17,0 12 970 17,1 12 337 15,0
Non-employee 14 239 18,9 14 952 19,7 16 285 19,7
 including women 4 949 6,6 5 488 7,2 6 423 7,8
 including partial time jobs 1 491 2,0 1 784 2,3 2 029 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 83 180 100,0
Farmer operators 2 095 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 774 11,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 372 8,9
Intermediate professions 18 101 21,8
Employees 24 323 29,2
Workers 21 516 25,9
  • 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 3,7 3,2 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,0 11,4 11,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,6 7,9 8,9
Intermediate professions 19,1 21,0 21,8
Employees 29,5 30,1 29,2
Workers 29,1 26,4 25,9
  • 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 75 605 100,0 76 604 100,0 83 180 100,0 49,6 81,7
Agriculture 4 210 5,6 3 823 5,0 3 667 4,4 27,0 45,9
Industry 11 611 15,4 10 841 14,2 11 288 13,6 34,1 91,5
Construction 9 250 12,2 8 419 11,0 9 053 10,9 13,6 73,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 979 41,0 31 986 41,8 36 896 44,4 51,1 79,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 19 555 25,9 21 534 28,1 22 276 26,8 73,4 90,6
  • 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 32,1 22,6
Industry 33,5 41,2
Construction 16,3 6,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,1 43,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,2 56,3
  • 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.