Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of La Rochelle (7512)

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 150 792 151 389 155 692
Working age adult in % 70,3 72,6 74,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,6 61,9 66,1
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,6 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 29,7 27,4 25,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,0 11,4 10,8
 including retirees in % 10,9 8,9 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,9 7,1 7,2
  • 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 155 692 116 433 74,8 102 920 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 30 525 12 708 41,6 9 619 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 91 893 84 960 92,5 76 450 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 33 274 18 764 56,4 16 851 50,6
Male 76 172 57 774 75,8 51 461 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 15 832 7 002 44,2 5 344 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 44 781 41 928 93,6 38 113 85,1
 55 to 64 years old 15 559 8 844 56,8 8 004 51,4
Female 79 520 58 658 73,8 51 459 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 14 693 5 706 38,8 4 274 29,1
 25 to 54 years old 47 112 43 031 91,3 38 337 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 17 715 9 921 56,0 8 848 49,9
  • 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 66,1
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,8
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 106 260 93 528 109 779 93 596 116 359 102 970
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 504 1 485 1 267 1 254 1 129 1 101
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 836 7 347 8 294 7 674 9 882 9 435
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 742 13 120 14 895 14 135 18 215 17 343
 Intermediate professions 26 830 24 323 27 797 24 877 31 096 28 347
 Employees 32 425 27 829 33 830 28 137 33 243 28 458
 Workers 23 165 19 424 22 452 17 519 21 505 18 287
  • 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 12 976 16 081 13 513
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 14,6 11,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,5 31,4 24,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,5 12,7 10,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 11,9 10,2
  • 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 21,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,8
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
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 95 379 95 528 105 145
Working age adult living in the area 93 731 94 926 104 695
Occupational concentration by industry 101,8 100,6 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,1 53,8 53,7
  • 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 95 379 100,0 95 528 100,0 105 145 100,0
Employee 81 717 85,7 80 720 84,5 87 664 83,4
 including women 41 505 43,5 42 007 44,0 45 293 43,1
 including partial time jobs 15 214 16,0 15 253 16,0 14 617 13,9
Non-employee 13 662 14,3 14 808 15,5 17 481 16,6
 including women 4 648 4,9 5 374 5,6 6 846 6,5
 including partial time jobs 1 464 1,5 2 066 2,2 2 673 2,5
  • 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 105 969 100,0
Farmer operators 1 207 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 913 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 137 15,2
Intermediate professions 29 206 27,6
Employees 29 458 27,8
Workers 20 048 18,9
  • 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 1,7 1,4 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,8 8,4 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,1 13,8 15,2
Intermediate professions 25,6 26,3 27,6
Employees 30,0 30,4 27,8
Workers 21,8 19,6 18,9
  • 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 95 958 100,0 95 355 100,0 105 969 100,0 49,6 84,3
Agriculture 2 297 2,4 2 102 2,2 1 905 1,8 30,2 42,3
Industry 11 518 12,0 10 508 11,0 10 974 10,4 28,4 91,3
Construction 7 968 8,3 7 178 7,5 7 995 7,5 10,9 70,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 813 44,6 44 026 46,2 51 329 48,4 47,9 82,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 362 32,7 31 541 33,1 33 766 31,9 69,1 91,2
  • 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 40,1 22,9
Industry 27,8 34,8
Construction 12,7 6,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 41,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,9 61,3
  • 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.