Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

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 411 882 411 241 416 201
Working age adult in % 71,9 74,1 75,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,7 65,1 67,6
 including unemployed workers in % 7,2 9,0 7,9
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 25,9 24,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,8 9,5
 including retirees in % 10,0 8,2 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,3 7,9 7,9
  • 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 416 201 314 387 75,5 281 436 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 71 091 28 959 40,7 22 727 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 249 411 229 069 91,8 207 300 83,1
 55 to 64 years old 95 699 56 359 58,9 51 409 53,7
Male 205 231 158 904 77,4 143 499 69,9
 15 to 24 years old 37 158 16 430 44,2 12 976 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 122 258 114 780 93,9 105 023 85,9
 55 to 64 years old 45 814 27 693 60,4 25 499 55,7
Female 210 970 155 483 73,7 137 937 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 33 933 12 529 36,9 9 751 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 127 152 114 289 89,9 102 277 80,4
 55 to 64 years old 49 885 28 666 57,5 25 910 51,9
  • 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 67,6
Unemployed workers 7,9
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • 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 296 005 266 572 304 957 267 598 316 270 283 800
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 8 691 8 625 8 107 8 059 7 348 7 283
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 21 502 20 390 22 414 20 977 25 533 24 429
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 36 649 35 192 39 296 37 328 46 197 44 259
 Intermediate professions 73 304 67 572 77 932 70 909 84 454 77 659
 Employees 88 827 78 043 90 254 76 889 89 254 77 329
 Workers 65 303 56 749 64 292 53 437 61 143 52 841
  • 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 29 465 37 060 32 951
Unemployment rate in % 9,9 12,2 10,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,3 26,3 21,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,8 11,0 9,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,3 9,5 8,8
  • 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 20,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,6
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 268 585 270 045 286 159
Working age adult living in the area 269 506 271 421 286 592
Occupational concentration by industry 99,7 99,5 99,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 54,9 54,4
  • 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 268 585 100,0 270 045 100,0 286 159 100,0
Employee 225 092 83,8 223 901 82,9 234 358 81,9
 including women 112 475 41,9 113 542 42,0 120 065 42,0
 including partial time jobs 44 024 16,4 43 687 16,2 41 724 14,6
Non-employee 43 493 16,2 46 144 17,1 51 801 18,1
 including women 15 286 5,7 17 079 6,3 20 675 7,2
 including partial time jobs 4 309 1,6 5 626 2,1 6 980 2,4
  • 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 288 958 100,0
Farmer operators 7 703 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 25 769 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 43 065 14,9
Intermediate professions 78 740 27,2
Employees 79 651 27,6
Workers 54 029 18,7
  • 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 3,3 3,1 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,7 8,0 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,7 13,3 14,9
Intermediate professions 25,3 26,3 27,2
Employees 29,5 29,0 27,6
Workers 21,4 20,2 18,7
  • 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 268 615 100,0 270 998 100,0 288 958 100,0 49,3 83,1
Agriculture 11 193 4,2 10 492 3,9 10 059 3,5 30,2 26,5
Industry 35 938 13,4 34 688 12,8 34 481 11,9 30,4 91,7
Construction 21 512 8,0 20 160 7,4 21 377 7,4 10,2 72,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 114 568 42,7 114 742 42,3 128 183 44,4 47,7 81,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 85 405 31,8 90 917 33,5 94 859 32,8 69,0 90,9
  • 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 35,5 28,3
Industry 30,3 32,0
Construction 12,7 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 41,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,6 62,7
  • 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.