Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre (9712)

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 135 089 131 758 123 958
Working age adult in % 66,1 69,3 69,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 46,8 48,1 50,7
 including unemployed workers in % 19,3 21,1 19,0
Economically inactive people in % 33,9 30,7 30,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,6 11,8 11,6
 including retirees in % 6,3 5,0 3,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,0 13,9 14,9
  • 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 123 958 86 327 69,6 62 808 50,7
 15 to 24 years old 23 640 7 675 32,5 4 253 18,0
 25 to 54 years old 70 243 59 627 84,9 43 205 61,5
 55 to 64 years old 30 075 19 025 63,3 15 350 51,0
Male 55 674 39 209 70,4 29 517 53,0
 15 to 24 years old 11 831 4 122 34,8 2 311 19,5
 25 to 54 years old 29 807 25 800 86,6 19 581 65,7
 55 to 64 years old 14 036 9 287 66,2 7 626 54,3
Female 68 285 47 118 69,0 33 291 48,8
 15 to 24 years old 11 809 3 553 30,1 1 942 16,4
 25 to 54 years old 40 436 33 827 83,7 23 624 58,4
 55 to 64 years old 16 039 9 738 60,7 7 724 48,2
  • 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 50,7
Unemployed workers 19,0
Retirees 3,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,6
Other economically inactive people 14,9
  • 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 89 274 63 173 91 712 63 667 86 647 64 118
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 987 1 858 1 773 1 621 1 544 1 468
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 229 7 276 8 679 7 547 8 468 7 642
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 963 5 683 6 366 5 983 7 150 6 784
 Intermediate professions 17 487 14 828 18 824 15 531 19 125 16 085
 Employees 30 776 21 564 30 618 21 475 28 664 21 304
 Workers 17 937 11 964 18 445 11 510 16 246 10 835
  • 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 26 010 27 867 23 519
Unemployment rate in % 29,1 30,5 27,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 52,3 53,2 44,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 28,4 30,2 27,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,3 19,3 19,3
  • 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 44,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 34,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 29,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 27,5
2 years at university 17,9
3 to 4 years at university 12,7
5 years or more at university 9,4
  • 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 63 697 63 837 63 319
Working age adult living in the area 64 341 64 960 65 191
Occupational concentration by industry 99,0 98,3 97,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,8 55,6 53,7
  • 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 63 697 100,0 63 837 100,0 63 319 100,0
Employee 51 054 80,2 50 662 79,4 49 766 78,6
 including women 29 391 46,1 29 527 46,3 29 363 46,4
 including partial time jobs 9 624 15,1 9 360 14,7 8 423 13,3
Non-employee 12 643 19,8 13 175 20,6 13 554 21,4
 including women 4 154 6,5 4 889 7,7 5 399 8,5
 including partial time jobs 2 024 3,2 1 829 2,9 1 934 3,1
  • 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 64 556 100,0
Farmer operators 1 541 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 994 12,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 550 11,7
Intermediate professions 16 432 25,5
Employees 21 601 33,5
Workers 9 438 14,6
  • 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 3,0 2,6 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,4 11,9 12,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,2 10,7 11,7
Intermediate professions 23,9 24,7 25,5
Employees 35,1 34,5 33,5
Workers 16,3 15,7 14,6
  • 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 63 479 100,0 64 193 100,0 64 556 100,0 54,5 80,8
Agriculture 2 473 3,9 2 276 3,5 1 952 3,0 22,2 32,3
Industry 3 859 6,1 3 795 5,9 4 229 6,6 32,9 77,2
Construction 4 490 7,1 4 124 6,4 4 334 6,7 10,7 58,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 147 41,2 25 717 40,1 25 796 40,0 52,2 76,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 510 41,8 28 280 44,1 28 245 43,8 68,9 92,6
  • 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 30,0 18,5
Industry 35,8 23,1
Construction 15,0 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,1 42,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 61,2
  • 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.