Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Cayenne (9C1)

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 77 338 89 409 97 161
Working age adult in % 67,2 68,6 68,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 50,7 49,7 49,7
 Unemployed workers in % 16,6 18,9 18,3
Economically inactive people in % 32,8 31,4 31,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,0 12,7 13,4
 Retirees in % 3,1 2,5 1,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,7 16,2 16,8
  • 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 97 161 66 144 68,1 48 317 49,7
 15 to 24 years old 23 774 8 385 35,3 4 759 20,0
 25 to 54 years old 59 358 47 890 80,7 35 338 59,5
 55 to 64 years old 14 029 9 869 70,3 8 220 58,6
Male 44 471 31 429 70,7 24 423 54,9
 15 to 24 years old 11 419 4 235 37,1 2 526 22,1
 25 to 54 years old 26 176 22 007 84,1 17 421 66,6
 55 to 64 years old 6 876 5 188 75,4 4 476 65,1
Female 52 690 34 715 65,9 23 894 45,3
 15 to 24 years old 12 355 4 150 33,6 2 233 18,1
 25 to 54 years old 33 182 25 884 78,0 17 917 54,0
 55 to 64 years old 7 152 4 681 65,4 3 744 52,4
  • 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 49,7
Unemployed workers 18,3
Retirees 1,7
Pupils, students or interns 13,4
Other economically inactive people 16,8
  • 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 52 108 39 258 61 110 44 163 65 173 47 911
including farmer operators 593 542 527 492 544 514
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 796 3 425 4 074 3 564 3 923 3 537
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 134 5 043 6 540 6 368 6 981 6 771
including intermediate professions 11 040 10 057 13 035 11 820 14 651 13 479
including employees 16 514 12 682 18 017 13 908 18 744 15 233
including workers 10 283 7 509 11 432 8 011 11 199 8 378
  • 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 12 802 16 906 17 828
Unemployment rate in % 24,6 27,6 27,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 44,3 47,1 43,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 22,6 26,0 26,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 17,2 18,9 16,7
  • 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 52,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 36,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 25,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,5
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,9
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 38 953 44 754 49 228
Working age adult living in the area 39 665 45 137 49 431
Occupational concentration by industry 98,2 99,2 99,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 62,1 63,0 61,3
  • 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 38 953 100,0 44 754 100,0 49 228 100,0
Employee 33 375 85,7 38 513 86,1 42 349 86,0
 including women 16 307 41,9 19 035 42,5 21 623 43,9
 including part time jobs 3 828 9,8 4 454 10,0 4 672 9,5
Non-employee 5 578 14,3 6 242 13,9 6 879 14,0
 including women 1 983 5,1 2 240 5,0 2 514 5,1
 including part time jobs 642 1,6 794 1,8 744 1,5
  • 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 49 076 100,0
Farmer operators 576 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 769 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 094 14,5
Intermediate professions 13 524 27,6
Employees 15 472 31,5
Workers 8 641 17,6
  • 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 1,4 1,1 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,0 8,5 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 14,4 14,5
Intermediate professions 25,1 26,3 27,6
Employees 32,1 31,6 31,5
Workers 19,4 18,1 17,6
  • 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 39 100 100,0 44 501 100,0 49 076 100,0 49,2 88,1
Agriculture 762 1,9 748 1,7 804 1,6 32,4 34,6
Industry 2 632 6,7 3 063 6,9 3 268 6,7 25,9 88,4
Construction 3 557 9,1 3 562 8,0 3 685 7,5 9,6 72,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 15 166 38,8 16 435 36,9 18 514 37,7 45,4 83,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 16 984 43,4 20 694 46,5 22 805 46,5 62,6 96,3
  • 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 29,0 34,2
Industry 24,8 33,6
Construction 11,7 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,7 38,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,7 58,2
  • 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.