Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Fort-de-France (9B601)

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 84 488 78 620 71 232
Working age adult in % 70,9 71,9 71,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,6 54,1 57,7
 including unemployed workers in % 17,3 17,9 13,9
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 28,1 28,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,4 12,1 11,4
 including retirees in % 6,0 4,9 3,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,8 11,1 13,0
  • 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 71 232 51 050 71,7 41 125 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 934 4 068 31,5 2 388 18,5
 25 to 54 years old 40 508 34 746 85,8 27 985 69,1
 55 to 64 years old 17 790 12 236 68,8 10 753 60,4
Male 31 567 22 743 72,0 18 385 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 6 309 2 083 33,0 1 229 19,5
 25 to 54 years old 17 454 15 193 87,0 12 385 71,0
 55 to 64 years old 7 804 5 466 70,0 4 771 61,1
Female 39 664 28 307 71,4 22 741 57,3
 15 to 24 years old 6 625 1 985 30,0 1 159 17,5
 25 to 54 years old 23 053 19 553 84,8 15 599 67,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 986 6 770 67,8 5 982 59,9
  • 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 57,7
Unemployed workers 13,9
Retirees 3,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 13,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 59 784 45 240 56 487 42 458 50 428 41 261
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 261 245 206 196 231 202
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 823 3 384 3 847 3 475 3 452 3 294
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 816 6 562 6 610 6 359 6 243 5 998
 Intermediate professions 13 722 11 740 13 557 11 550 13 114 11 537
 Employees 20 830 15 776 19 044 14 283 17 299 14 146
 Workers 11 134 7 533 10 076 6 595 8 209 6 083
  • 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 14 598 14 050 9 924
Unemployment rate in % 24,4 24,8 19,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 51,6 54,6 41,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 23,4 24,2 19,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,3 15,1 12,1
  • 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 30,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 25,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,0
2 years at university 14,2
3 to 4 years at university 11,0
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 54 924 52 616 52 190
Working age adult living in the area 46 035 43 536 42 747
Occupational concentration by industry 119,3 120,9 122,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 56,6 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 54 924 100,0 52 616 100,0 52 190 100,0
Employee 48 122 87,6 45 467 86,4 44 728 85,7
 including women 27 893 50,8 26 724 50,8 26 195 50,2
 including partial time jobs 7 022 12,8 6 312 12,0 5 508 10,6
Non-employee 6 802 12,4 7 149 13,6 7 462 14,3
 including women 2 470 4,5 2 741 5,2 3 172 6,1
 including partial time jobs 684 1,2 740 1,4 871 1,7
  • 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 51 959 100,0
Farmer operators 280 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 059 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 799 15,0
Intermediate professions 14 713 28,3
Employees 17 922 34,5
Workers 7 186 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 0,5 0,4 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 7,8 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,8 14,6 15,0
Intermediate professions 26,3 27,8 28,3
Employees 36,5 35,2 34,5
Workers 15,6 14,2 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 54 795 100,0 52 405 100,0 51 959 100,0 56,7 87,8
Agriculture 564 1,0 503 1,0 587 1,1 21,6 59,5
Industry 2 857 5,2 2 740 5,2 2 898 5,6 34,3 84,9
Construction 3 094 5,6 2 698 5,1 2 563 4,9 16,6 69,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 815 41,6 21 175 40,4 20 594 39,6 52,8 82,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 467 46,5 25 288 48,3 25 317 48,7 67,2 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 28,0 12,1
Industry 34,9 30,9
Construction 22,5 3,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,4 40,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 58,6
  • 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.