Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of La Rochelle (051)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 142 703 143 227 150 423
Working age adult in % 70,8 73,1 75,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,8 62,6 67,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,5 8,0
Economically inactive people in % 29,2 26,9 24,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 11,7 10,7
 Retirees in % 10,8 8,4 6,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,2 6,8 6,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 150 423 113 946 75,8 101 847 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 29 777 12 775 42,9 9 935 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 88 930 82 605 92,9 75 100 84,4
 55 to 64 years old 31 715 18 566 58,5 16 811 53,0
Male 73 573 56 607 76,9 50 840 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 15 474 7 126 46,0 5 547 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 43 231 40 754 94,3 37 329 86,3
 55 to 64 years old 14 868 8 727 58,7 7 963 53,6
Female 76 850 57 339 74,6 51 007 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 14 303 5 650 39,5 4 388 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 45 699 41 851 91,6 37 771 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 16 847 9 839 58,4 8 848 52,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 67,7
Unemployed workers 8,0
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 6,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 101 170 88 414 104 902 89 881 113 611 101 735
including farmer operators 1 267 1 245 1 134 1 119 819 798
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 943 6 479 7 678 7 136 9 368 9 006
including managers and higher intellectual professions 13 557 12 906 14 687 13 907 19 373 18 575
including intermediate professions 26 168 23 733 26 951 24 197 30 927 28 397
including employees 30 797 26 235 32 324 27 026 31 522 27 361
including workers 21 719 17 815 20 884 16 496 20 416 17 597
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 12 932 14 981 12 099
Unemployment rate in % 12,8 14,3 10,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,1 30,9 22,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 12,5 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,5 11,5 9,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 21,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,0
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 87 823 88 654 100 594
Working age adult living in the area 88 946 90 805 103 511
Occupational concentration by industry 98,7 97,6 97,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,0 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 87 823 100,0 88 654 100,0 100 594 100,0
Employee 75 698 86,2 75 226 84,9 84 063 83,6
 including women 38 700 44,1 39 344 44,4 43 219 43,0
 including part time jobs 14 121 16,1 14 233 16,1 13 328 13,2
Non-employee 12 125 13,8 13 428 15,1 16 531 16,4
 including women 4 176 4,8 4 949 5,6 6 634 6,6
 including part time jobs 1 366 1,6 1 931 2,2 2 483 2,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 101 391 100,0
Farmer operators 878 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 141 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 737 16,5
Intermediate professions 28 129 27,7
Employees 27 533 27,2
Workers 18 973 18,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 1,5 1,3 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 8,1 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 14,4 16,5
Intermediate professions 26,5 26,6 27,7
Employees 29,9 30,3 27,2
Workers 21,1 19,3 18,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 87 981 100,0 89 088 100,0 101 391 100,0 49,5 84,5
Agriculture 1 970 2,2 1 798 2,0 1 674 1,7 34,3 47,9
Industry 10 271 11,7 9 470 10,6 10 749 10,6 29,1 91,4
Construction 7 148 8,1 6 430 7,2 7 689 7,6 11,8 70,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 38 941 44,3 40 993 46,0 48 905 48,2 47,4 82,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 650 33,7 30 397 34,1 32 374 31,9 69,1 90,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 43,1 26,2
Industry 28,5 35,1
Construction 13,5 7,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 61,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.