Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Basse-Terre (9A501)

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 34 202 32 661 29 972
Working age adult in % 68,7 69,3 69,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 48,9 48,5 49,6
 including unemployed workers in % 19,9 20,8 19,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,3 30,7 30,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 12,0 11,9
 including retirees in % 6,7 5,7 4,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,5 13,0 14,5
  • 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 29 972 20 781 69,3 14 872 49,6
 15 to 24 years old 5 741 1 757 30,6 815 14,2
 25 to 54 years old 16 211 13 732 84,7 9 791 60,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 020 5 292 66,0 4 267 53,2
Male 13 580 9 220 67,9 6 682 49,2
 15 to 24 years old 2 883 884 30,7 405 14,0
 25 to 54 years old 7 005 5 866 83,7 4 314 61,6
 55 to 64 years old 3 693 2 470 66,9 1 964 53,2
Female 16 391 11 560 70,5 8 190 50,0
 15 to 24 years old 2 858 874 30,6 410 14,3
 25 to 54 years old 9 206 7 865 85,4 5 477 59,5
 55 to 64 years old 4 327 2 821 65,2 2 303 53,2
  • 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 49,6
Unemployed workers 19,7
Retirees 4,3
Pupils, students or interns 11,9
Other economically inactive people 14,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 23 442 16 662 22 834 16 036 20 804 15 024
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 348 331 368 310 251 192
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 532 1 357 1 670 1 443 1 263 1 097
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 041 1 995 1 837 1 779 1 816 1 722
 Intermediate professions 4 841 4 185 4 921 4 232 5 154 4 454
 Employees 8 441 6 062 8 223 5 904 7 293 5 285
 Workers 4 246 2 731 3 943 2 368 3 523 2 273
  • 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 6 794 6 807 5 908
Unemployment rate in % 28,9 30,1 28,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 58,1 60,3 53,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 28,4 30,5 28,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,4 16,5 19,4
  • 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 47,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 32,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 28,6
2 years at university 20,0
3 to 4 years at university 13,0
5 years or more at university 9,0
  • 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 18 372 17 630 16 625
Working age adult living in the area 16 984 16 230 15 469
Occupational concentration by industry 108,2 108,6 107,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 54,6 51,5
  • 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 18 372 100,0 17 630 100,0 16 625 100,0
Employee 15 657 85,2 14 722 83,5 14 044 84,5
 including women 8 819 48,0 8 533 48,4 8 263 49,7
 including partial time jobs 2 830 15,4 2 386 13,5 2 150 12,9
Non-employee 2 714 14,8 2 908 16,5 2 581 15,5
 including women 906 4,9 1 045 5,9 1 016 6,1
 including partial time jobs 366 2,0 389 2,2 398 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 16 825 100,0
Farmer operators 250 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 324 7,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 223 13,2
Intermediate professions 4 918 29,2
Employees 5 787 34,4
Workers 2 322 13,8
  • 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 1,8 2,0 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 9,0 7,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 12,3 13,2
Intermediate professions 25,5 25,8 29,2
Employees 36,2 36,7 34,4
Workers 16,1 14,1 13,8
  • 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 18 170 100,0 17 600 100,0 16 825 100,0 56,2 86,0
Agriculture 646 3,6 661 3,8 486 2,9 23,6 57,4
Industry 895 4,9 853 4,8 761 4,5 34,2 81,8
Construction 1 016 5,6 1 091 6,2 674 4,0 9,1 57,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 5 372 29,6 4 971 28,2 4 791 28,5 50,1 77,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 10 242 56,4 10 024 57,0 10 114 60,1 65,4 93,6
  • 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 26,0 20,5
Industry 38,9 12,9
Construction 15,5 0,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,0 43,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,2 53,9
  • 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.