Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Charente (16)

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 219 215 214 020 206 257
Working age adult in % 72,0 74,4 75,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,4 63,8 66,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,6 9,0
Economically inactive people in % 28,0 25,6 24,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,8 7,7 7,8
 including retirees in % 11,5 9,9 8,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,7 8,0 8,2
  • 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 206 257 156 110 75,7 137 601 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 34 549 16 657 48,2 12 817 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 120 588 110 584 91,7 98 646 81,8
 55 to 64 years old 51 119 28 869 56,5 26 138 51,1
Male 103 111 80 357 77,9 71 374 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 18 296 9 627 52,6 7 587 41,5
 25 to 54 years old 60 014 56 490 94,1 50 845 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 24 801 14 239 57,4 12 942 52,2
Female 103 146 75 753 73,4 66 227 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 16 253 7 030 43,3 5 230 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 60 574 54 094 89,3 47 800 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 26 319 14 629 55,6 13 196 50,1
  • 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 66,7
Unemployed workers 9,0
Retirees 8,4
Pupils, students or interns 7,8
Other economically inactive people 8,2
  • 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 157 440 138 993 158 802 136 444 155 921 137 328
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 5 426 5 398 4 886 4 784 4 259 4 204
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 356 9 732 10 741 9 937 11 022 10 473
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 696 14 061 15 156 14 347 16 998 16 158
 Intermediate professions 33 382 30 709 35 173 31 965 35 870 32 701
 Employees 45 948 39 878 46 977 39 627 43 849 37 922
 Workers 46 040 39 215 43 678 35 784 41 832 35 869
  • 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 18 856 22 595 18 509
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 14,2 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,8 30,0 23,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,5 12,8 10,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,8 10,4 9,5
  • 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 23,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
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 141 777 140 651 143 065
Working age adult living in the area 140 152 138 405 140 044
Occupational concentration by industry 101,2 101,6 102,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,0 54,2 53,3
  • 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 141 777 100,0 140 651 100,0 143 065 100,0
Employee 121 004 85,3 119 425 84,9 121 442 84,9
 including women 59 694 42,1 59 493 42,3 60 347 42,2
 including partial time jobs 22 417 15,8 21 730 15,4 19 663 13,7
Non-employee 20 773 14,7 21 226 15,1 21 622 15,1
 including women 7 092 5,0 7 481 5,3 8 075 5,6
 including partial time jobs 2 237 1,6 2 811 2,0 3 292 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 142 821 100,0
Farmer operators 4 521 3,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 937 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 852 11,8
Intermediate professions 33 805 23,7
Employees 39 272 27,5
Workers 37 435 26,2
  • 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 4,0 3,6 3,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,4 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,2 10,5 11,8
Intermediate professions 21,8 23,2 23,7
Employees 28,8 28,9 27,5
Workers 28,3 26,5 26,2
  • 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 141 712 100,0 140 138 100,0 142 821 100,0 47,8 86,2
Agriculture 9 416 6,6 9 020 6,4 8 474 5,9 30,2 48,7
Industry 26 375 18,6 24 479 17,5 23 718 16,6 29,1 93,8
Construction 10 151 7,2 9 708 6,9 9 572 6,7 11,3 73,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 50 958 36,0 50 982 36,4 55 404 38,8 47,6 83,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 44 811 31,6 45 948 32,8 45 654 32,0 68,6 94,7
  • 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 36,0 24,7
Industry 29,1 29,5
Construction 13,5 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 58,9
  • 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.