Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Basse-Terre (9A2)

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 33 870 32 066 29 108
Working age adult in % 68,8 69,9 68,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 48,4 48,9 50,4
 Unemployed workers in % 20,4 21,0 18,5
Economically inactive people in % 31,2 30,1 31,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,0 11,6 11,9
 Retirees in % 6,7 5,3 4,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 13,2 14,8
  • 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 29 108 20 057 68,9 14 658 50,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 614 1 732 30,9 879 15,7
 25 to 54 years old 15 379 12 946 84,2 9 419 61,2
 55 to 64 years old 8 115 5 378 66,3 4 360 53,7
Male 13 131 8 849 67,4 6 547 49,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 827 881 31,2 440 15,6
 25 to 54 years old 6 576 5 493 83,5 4 123 62,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 728 2 475 66,4 1 984 53,2
Female 15 977 11 208 70,2 8 110 50,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 787 852 30,6 439 15,7
 25 to 54 years old 8 804 7 454 84,7 5 295 60,1
 55 to 64 years old 4 387 2 903 66,2 2 376 54,2
  • 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 50,4
Unemployed workers 18,5
Retirees 4,3
Pupils, students or interns 11,9
Other economically inactive people 14,8
  • 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 23 305 16 446 22 540 15 744 19 871 14 638
including farmer operators 306 287 340 277 233 183
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 617 1 429 1 581 1 368 1 131 992
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 000 1 953 1 824 1 769 1 922 1 821
including intermediate professions 4 895 4 245 4 961 4 239 5 007 4 390
including employees 8 223 5 808 8 200 5 831 6 795 5 057
including workers 4 307 2 725 3 790 2 260 3 257 2 196
  • 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 6 925 6 737 5 400
Unemployment rate in % 29,7 30,1 26,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 60,4 60,6 49,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 29,2 30,5 27,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,6 17,3 18,9
  • 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 46,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 34,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 31,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 26,9
2 years at university 19,3
3 to 4 years at university 12,1
5 years or more at university 8,5
  • 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 18 609 17 343 16 540
Working age adult living in the area 16 708 16 087 15 379
Occupational concentration by industry 111,4 107,8 107,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,5 54,1 50,6
  • 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 18 609 100,0 17 343 100,0 16 540 100,0
Employee 15 800 84,9 14 528 83,8 13 950 84,3
 including women 8 897 47,8 8 460 48,8 8 197 49,6
 including part time jobs 2 653 14,3 2 377 13,7 2 034 12,3
Non-employee 2 809 15,1 2 816 16,2 2 590 15,7
 including women 958 5,1 1 016 5,9 1 057 6,4
 including part time jobs 366 2,0 378 2,2 377 2,3
  • 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 16 612 100,0
Farmer operators 248 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 212 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 281 13,7
Intermediate professions 4 926 29,7
Employees 5 653 34,0
Workers 2 292 13,8
  • 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 1,6 1,9 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,7 8,9 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 12,4 13,7
Intermediate professions 26,0 26,0 29,7
Employees 35,6 36,8 34,0
Workers 15,8 13,9 13,8
  • 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 18 448 100,0 17 222 100,0 16 612 100,0 56,1 85,9
Agriculture 684 3,7 559 3,2 508 3,1 24,2 53,6
Industry 924 5,0 852 4,9 740 4,5 32,4 84,2
Construction 1 033 5,6 985 5,7 609 3,7 9,7 57,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 5 370 29,1 4 781 27,8 4 871 29,3 49,1 78,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 10 437 56,6 10 046 58,3 9 883 59,5 65,8 92,9
  • 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 26,2 21,9
Industry 33,3 27,1
Construction 16,4 0,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,2 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,7 53,3
  • 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.