Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of La Rochelle (17300)

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 102 682 102 556 105 977
Working age adult in % 68,7 70,9 73,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,8 59,8 64,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,9 11,1 9,1
Economically inactive people in % 31,3 29,1 26,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,8 13,3 12,4
 including retirees in % 10,8 8,8 6,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,0 7,3
  • 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 105 977 77 882 73,5 68 217 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 23 019 9 309 40,4 7 028 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 60 971 56 101 92,0 50 029 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 21 987 12 473 56,7 11 159 50,8
Male 51 371 38 350 74,7 33 831 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 11 913 5 071 42,6 3 881 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 29 452 27 507 93,4 24 747 84,0
 55 to 64 years old 10 006 5 771 57,7 5 203 52,0
Female 54 606 39 532 72,4 34 386 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 11 106 4 237 38,2 3 147 28,3
 25 to 54 years old 31 519 28 594 90,7 25 282 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 11 981 6 701 55,9 5 957 49,7
  • 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 64,4
Unemployed workers 9,1
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 12,4
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 70 775 61 659 72 973 61 430 77 920 68 506
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 413 402 402 389 318 301
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 657 4 327 4 901 4 520 6 188 5 874
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 551 10 062 11 426 10 856 14 151 13 486
 Intermediate professions 19 185 17 342 19 408 17 239 21 509 19 480
 Employees 21 391 18 142 22 452 18 338 21 915 18 571
 Workers 14 038 11 383 13 463 10 089 12 814 10 794
  • 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 9 185 11 359 9 665
Unemployment rate in % 13,0 15,6 12,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 31,5 24,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,3 13,8 10,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 12,1 10,5
  • 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 24,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,4
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 74 825 74 312 83 141
Working age adult living in the area 61 944 62 159 69 388
Occupational concentration by industry 120,8 119,6 119,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,1 52,5 52,8
  • 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 74 825 100,0 74 312 100,0 83 141 100,0
Employee 65 879 88,0 64 589 86,9 71 128 85,6
 including women 33 189 44,4 33 378 44,9 36 503 43,9
 including partial time jobs 11 718 15,7 11 788 15,9 11 446 13,8
Non-employee 8 946 12,0 9 723 13,1 12 013 14,4
 including women 3 083 4,1 3 580 4,8 4 748 5,7
 including partial time jobs 982 1,3 1 431 1,9 1 907 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 83 692 100,0
Farmer operators 392 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 686 8,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 797 16,5
Intermediate professions 24 520 29,3
Employees 23 178 27,7
Workers 15 120 18,1
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,6 6,9 8,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 15,4 16,5
Intermediate professions 27,7 28,0 29,3
Employees 29,9 30,4 27,7
Workers 20,7 18,8 18,1
  • 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 74 847 100,0 74 360 100,0 83 692 100,0 49,7 86,4
Agriculture 782 1,0 750 1,0 761 0,9 39,2 50,5
Industry 8 380 11,2 7 941 10,7 7 994 9,6 28,4 92,6
Construction 5 558 7,4 4 857 6,5 5 805 6,9 10,6 74,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 589 46,2 35 839 48,2 42 128 50,3 47,7 84,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 539 34,1 24 972 33,6 27 004 32,3 67,7 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 51,6 26,6
Industry 28,2 31,2
Construction 11,9 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 39,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 61,1
  • 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.