Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Arcachon (33009)

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 5 126 4 730 4 488
Working age adult in % 67,3 67,3 69,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,9 55,5 58,5
 including unemployed workers in % 11,4 11,9 11,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,7 32,7 30,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,9 8,6 9,5
 including retirees in % 14,5 14,3 10,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,3 9,8 10,2
  • 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 4 488 3 120 69,5 2 625 58,5
 15 to 24 years old 739 280 37,8 197 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 2 246 1 974 87,9 1 660 73,9
 55 to 64 years old 1 502 867 57,7 768 51,1
Male 2 112 1 530 72,4 1 267 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 418 193 46,1 142 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 1 070 959 89,6 801 74,9
 55 to 64 years old 624 378 60,6 324 51,9
Female 2 375 1 591 67,0 1 358 57,2
 15 to 24 years old 321 87 27,1 55 17,2
 25 to 54 years old 1 176 1 014 86,3 859 73,1
 55 to 64 years old 878 489 55,7 444 50,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 58,5
Unemployed workers 11,0
Retirees 10,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 10,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 3 451 2 873 3 178 2 621 2 998 2 528
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 25 25 10 10 17 12
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 427 389 382 343 384 365
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 558 521 502 451 591 543
 Intermediate professions 748 619 746 596 636 564
 Employees 1 093 891 998 822 895 689
 Workers 565 429 507 398 440 354
  • 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 583 561 496
Unemployment rate in % 16,9 17,6 15,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,8 30,0 29,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,5 16,4 15,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 15,5 11,5
  • 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 20,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,6
2 years at university 15,9
3 to 4 years at university 13,8
5 years or more at university 12,3
  • 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 5 990 5 887 5 840
Working age adult living in the area 2 971 2 765 2 905
Occupational concentration by industry 201,6 212,9 201,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 35,4 33,3 32,4
  • 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 5 990 100,0 5 887 100,0 5 840 100,0
Employee 4 875 81,4 4 757 80,8 4 418 75,7
 including women 2 892 48,3 2 777 47,2 2 516 43,1
 including partial time jobs 1 046 17,5 945 16,1 766 13,1
Non-employee 1 115 18,6 1 130 19,2 1 422 24,3
 including women 506 8,4 447 7,6 715 12,3
 including partial time jobs 137 2,3 155 2,6 228 3,9
  • 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 5 615 100,0
Farmer operators 19 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 816 14,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 831 14,8
Intermediate professions 1 319 23,5
Employees 1 891 33,7
Workers 739 13,2
  • 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 0,5 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,2 10,8 14,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 13,6 14,8
Intermediate professions 24,6 24,6 23,5
Employees 37,7 37,2 33,7
Workers 12,6 13,4 13,2
  • 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 6 013 100,0 5 708 100,0 5 615 100,0 55,4 78,5
Agriculture 119 2,0 71 1,2 67 1,2 1,9 57,8
Industry 308 5,1 312 5,5 310 5,5 39,4 80,5
Construction 224 3,7 220 3,9 332 5,9 6,7 58,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 2 912 48,4 2 902 50,8 2 918 52,0 57,1 74,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 2 450 40,7 2 203 38,6 1 988 35,4 65,4 88,5
  • 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 3,2 0,0
Industry 41,2 31,8
Construction 6,6 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 59,4 50,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,5 65,1
  • 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.