Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Cayenne (97302)

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 34 849 36 895 40 758
Working age adult in % 64,0 68,5 67,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 47,7 48,3 47,0
 including unemployed workers in % 16,3 20,1 20,1
Economically inactive people in % 36,0 31,5 32,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,6 13,4 13,8
 including retirees in % 3,1 2,5 1,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 18,2 15,6 17,2
  • 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 40 758 27 341 67,1 19 167 47,0
 15 to 24 years old 10 413 3 862 37,1 2 145 20,6
 25 to 54 years old 24 615 19 578 79,5 13 851 56,3
 55 to 64 years old 5 731 3 902 68,1 3 171 55,3
Male 18 024 12 726 70,6 9 624 53,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 730 1 886 39,9 1 107 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 10 517 8 807 83,7 6 793 64,6
 55 to 64 years old 2 777 2 033 73,2 1 724 62,1
Female 22 735 14 616 64,3 9 543 42,0
 15 to 24 years old 5 683 1 976 34,8 1 038 18,3
 25 to 54 years old 14 098 10 771 76,4 7 057 50,1
 55 to 64 years old 2 954 1 869 63,3 1 447 49,0
  • 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 47,0
Unemployed workers 20,1
Retirees 1,9
Pupils, students or interns 13,8
Other economically inactive people 17,2
  • 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 22 340 16 670 25 251 17 825 26 145 18 446
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 98 80 32 27 31 24
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 534 1 381 1 679 1 522 1 738 1 503
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 803 1 770 2 292 2 220 2 306 2 232
 Intermediate professions 4 515 4 171 4 887 4 334 5 214 4 848
 Employees 7 652 5 976 8 144 6 243 8 158 6 487
 Workers 4 544 3 291 4 797 3 478 4 627 3 351
  • 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 5 685 7 431 8 174
Unemployment rate in % 25,5 29,4 29,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,0 46,4 44,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 24,0 28,0 29,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 16,4 20,6 18,7
  • 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 53,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 37,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 26,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,1
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,8
5 years or more at university 4,9
  • 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 25 724 27 648 30 013
Working age adult living in the area 16 867 18 148 19 599
Occupational concentration by industry 152,5 152,4 153,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,2 61,9 60,1
  • 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 25 724 100,0 27 648 100,0 30 013 100,0
Employee 22 546 87,6 24 297 87,9 26 470 88,2
 including women 11 516 44,8 12 462 45,1 13 880 46,2
 including partial time jobs 2 152 8,4 2 506 9,1 2 750 9,2
Non-employee 3 178 12,4 3 351 12,1 3 544 11,8
 including women 1 177 4,6 1 282 4,6 1 377 4,6
 including partial time jobs 353 1,4 384 1,4 318 1,1
  • 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 29 969 100,0
Farmer operators 50 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 133 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 535 15,1
Intermediate professions 8 757 29,2
Employees 9 984 33,3
Workers 4 510 15,0
  • 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 0,4 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 7,8 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,7 15,1 15,1
Intermediate professions 26,4 27,5 29,2
Employees 34,6 32,7 33,3
Workers 16,8 16,6 15,0
  • 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 25 618 100,0 27 358 100,0 29 969 100,0 51,2 90,1
Agriculture 227 0,9 143 0,5 188 0,6 20,8 85,2
Industry 1 399 5,5 1 500 5,5 1 375 4,6 27,4 88,2
Construction 1 679 6,6 1 833 6,7 1 905 6,4 7,5 77,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 266 40,1 10 075 36,8 11 061 36,9 46,6 83,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 12 046 47,0 13 807 50,5 15 440 51,5 62,5 96,6
  • 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 23,6 4,5
Industry 28,1 22,5
Construction 8,6 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 38,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,6 58,0
  • 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.