Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Region of Guadeloupe (01)

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 259 823 253 782 239 324
Working age adult in % 67,6 70,2 70,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 48,3 49,4 51,8
 including unemployed workers in % 19,3 20,8 18,6
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 29,8 29,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,3 11,6 11,2
 including retirees in % 6,3 5,0 3,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,8 13,2 14,4
  • 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 239 324 168 572 70,4 124 071 51,8
 15 to 24 years old 44 781 14 738 32,9 8 137 18,2
 25 to 54 years old 135 724 115 752 85,3 84 974 62,6
 55 to 64 years old 58 820 38 081 64,7 30 959 52,6
Male 108 402 76 550 70,6 57 916 53,4
 15 to 24 years old 22 817 8 002 35,1 4 414 19,3
 25 to 54 years old 58 027 50 015 86,2 38 246 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 27 558 18 533 67,3 15 255 55,4
Female 130 922 92 022 70,3 66 155 50,5
 15 to 24 years old 21 963 6 736 30,7 3 723 17,0
 25 to 54 years old 77 697 65 737 84,6 46 728 60,1
 55 to 64 years old 31 262 19 549 62,5 15 704 50,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 51,8
Unemployed workers 18,6
Retirees 3,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,2
Other economically inactive people 14,4
  • 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 175 494 125 043 178 823 125 778 169 105 126 217
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 227 3 010 2 834 2 581 2 423 2 221
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 15 067 13 319 15 807 13 813 15 200 13 748
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 399 12 892 14 631 13 898 15 846 15 026
 Intermediate professions 35 770 30 455 37 701 31 516 39 232 33 346
 Employees 59 928 42 460 60 034 42 489 55 686 41 416
 Workers 34 776 22 906 34 360 21 480 30 578 20 460
  • 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 50 274 52 717 44 501
Unemployment rate in % 28,6 29,6 26,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 53,9 53,7 44,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 27,7 29,1 26,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,1 18,7 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 44,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 29,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 26,6
2 years at university 17,2
3 to 4 years at university 12,0
5 years or more at university 8,9
  • 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 127 317 128 966 129 035
Working age adult living in the area 127 267 128 058 128 408
Occupational concentration by industry 100,0 100,7 100,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 56,7 54,5
  • 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 127 317 100,0 128 966 100,0 129 035 100,0
Employee 103 850 81,6 104 167 80,8 103 304 80,1
 including women 56 432 44,3 57 587 44,7 58 236 45,1
 including partial time jobs 18 585 14,6 17 943 13,9 16 557 12,8
Non-employee 23 467 18,4 24 799 19,2 25 730 19,9
 including women 7 555 5,9 8 967 7,0 10 070 7,8
 including partial time jobs 3 371 2,6 3 359 2,6 3 638 2,8
  • 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 131 568 100,0
Farmer operators 2 464 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 14 838 11,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 691 11,9
Intermediate professions 34 497 26,2
Employees 42 812 32,5
Workers 21 266 16,2
  • 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 2,5 2,1 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,9 11,3 11,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 11,2 11,9
Intermediate professions 24,2 24,9 26,2
Employees 33,8 33,5 32,5
Workers 18,3 17,1 16,2
  • 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 126 812 100,0 129 394 100,0 131 568 100,0 52,9 82,5
Agriculture 4 816 3,8 4 388 3,4 3 862 2,9 21,4 43,2
Industry 8 998 7,1 8 729 6,7 9 372 7,1 32,2 81,3
Construction 9 888 7,8 9 374 7,2 9 206 7,0 11,8 63,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 52 494 41,4 53 035 41,0 54 020 41,1 50,6 78,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 50 616 39,9 53 868 41,6 55 108 41,9 67,7 92,5
  • 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 25,5 18,3
Industry 34,4 22,9
Construction 16,0 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,1 41,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,3 60,1
  • 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.