Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (97311)

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 35 692 43 562 50 473
Working age adult in % 51,7 51,4 53,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 27,2 24,5 30,6
 including unemployed workers in % 24,6 26,9 23,1
Economically inactive people in % 48,3 48,6 46,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,0 13,7 13,4
 including retirees in % 0,9 0,9 0,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 33,3 34,0 32,4
  • 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 50 473 27 094 53,7 15 434 30,6
 15 to 24 years old 16 478 5 451 33,1 1 835 11,1
 25 to 54 years old 29 738 19 637 66,0 12 181 41,0
 55 to 64 years old 4 257 2 006 47,1 1 418 33,3
Male 25 154 14 797 58,8 9 762 38,8
 15 to 24 years old 8 186 2 911 35,6 1 082 13,2
 25 to 54 years old 14 784 10 653 72,1 7 773 52,6
 55 to 64 years old 2 184 1 233 56,5 907 41,5
Female 25 319 12 297 48,6 5 672 22,4
 15 to 24 years old 8 292 2 540 30,6 753 9,1
 25 to 54 years old 14 954 8 985 60,1 4 408 29,5
 55 to 64 years old 2 073 772 37,3 512 24,7
  • 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 30,6
Unemployed workers 23,1
Retirees 0,5
Pupils, students or interns 13,4
Other economically inactive people 32,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 18 619 9 765 22 075 10 474 27 158 16 028
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 551 452 585 487 557 524
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 323 1 958 1 784 1 569 790 696
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 860 837 1 155 1 116 1 385 1 343
 Intermediate professions 2 244 2 051 3 059 2 806 3 400 3 119
 Employees 3 652 2 604 4 425 3 034 5 179 3 853
 Workers 3 052 1 862 2 568 1 462 7 596 6 493
  • 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 8 764 11 718 11 659
Unemployment rate in % 47,5 52,3 43,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 66,0 69,6 66,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 43,8 48,3 38,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 31,8 37,8 29,3
  • 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 50,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 73,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 54,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 33,6
2 years at university 15,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 7,7
  • 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 9 899 10 877 15 576
Working age adult living in the area 9 780 10 793 15 628
Occupational concentration by industry 101,2 100,8 99,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,9 49,5 51,5
  • 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 9 899 100,0 10 877 100,0 15 576 100,0
Employee 7 070 71,4 7 933 72,9 10 365 66,5
 including women 3 019 30,5 3 768 34,6 4 819 30,9
 including partial time jobs 1 331 13,4 1 490 13,7 1 714 11,0
Non-employee 2 829 28,6 2 943 27,1 5 212 33,5
 including women 681 6,9 869 8,0 960 6,2
 including partial time jobs 396 4,0 385 3,5 862 5,5
  • 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 16 136 100,0
Farmer operators 549 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 726 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 412 8,7
Intermediate professions 3 236 20,1
Employees 3 729 23,1
Workers 6 485 40,2
  • 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 4,8 4,8 3,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19,8 15,3 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,8 10,8 8,7
Intermediate professions 21,3 27,2 20,1
Employees 26,2 27,9 23,1
Workers 19,1 14,1 40,2
  • 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 10 023 100,0 10 676 100,0 16 136 100,0 34,9 91,4
Agriculture 548 5,5 636 6,0 586 3,6 34,5 14,6
Industry 1 902 19,0 1 019 9,5 2 142 13,3 8,0 98,0
Construction 612 6,1 507 4,7 670 4,2 9,6 78,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 951 19,5 2 234 20,9 4 098 25,4 28,7 86,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 009 50,0 6 280 58,8 8 640 53,5 46,6 98,3
  • 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 44,1 32,9
Industry 7,4 37,5
Construction 8,1 14,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 27,9 34,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 46,7 41,2
  • 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.