Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of La Rochelle (173)

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 132 338 131 891 137 827
Working age adult in % 70,2 72,4 75,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,1 61,9 66,9
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,6 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,8 27,6 24,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,5 12,0 11,0
 Retirees in % 10,9 8,4 6,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,5 7,2 7,2
  • 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 137 827 103 551 75,1 92 269 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 27 674 11 770 42,5 9 111 32,9
 25 to 54 years old 80 875 74 681 92,3 67 670 83,7
 55 to 64 years old 29 277 17 100 58,4 15 488 52,9
Male 67 484 51 360 76,1 45 967 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 374 6 514 45,3 5 052 35,1
 25 to 54 years old 39 445 36 843 93,4 33 621 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 13 664 8 003 58,6 7 294 53,4
Female 70 343 52 190 74,2 46 301 65,8
 15 to 24 years old 13 300 5 256 39,5 4 059 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 41 430 37 838 91,3 34 049 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 15 613 9 097 58,3 8 194 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 66,9
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 92 911 81 005 96 035 82 079 103 333 92 157
including farmer operators 1 027 1 010 939 929 734 714
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 777 6 349 7 486 6 969 8 854 8 541
including managers and higher intellectual professions 12 975 12 335 13 964 13 189 18 333 17 551
including intermediate professions 24 015 21 699 24 851 22 246 27 840 25 444
including employees 28 398 24 011 29 578 24 686 28 534 24 616
including workers 19 043 15 601 18 047 14 061 17 949 15 292
  • 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 12 036 13 938 11 282
Unemployment rate in % 13,0 14,6 10,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,1 31,2 22,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,1 12,8 9,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,2 11,4 9,4
  • 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 21,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,4
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,7
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 87 184 87 696 99 337
Working age adult living in the area 81 595 82 728 93 929
Occupational concentration by industry 106,8 106,0 105,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 53,1 53,4
  • 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 87 184 100,0 87 696 100,0 99 337 100,0
Employee 75 005 86,0 74 209 84,6 82 856 83,4
 including women 38 199 43,8 38 778 44,2 42 599 42,9
 including part time jobs 13 613 15,6 13 693 15,6 12 854 12,9
Non-employee 12 179 14,0 13 488 15,4 16 481 16,6
 including women 4 283 4,9 5 013 5,7 6 698 6,7
 including part time jobs 1 390 1,6 1 976 2,3 2 529 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 99 813 100,0
Farmer operators 811 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 164 9,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 670 16,7
Intermediate professions 27 575 27,6
Employees 27 369 27,4
Workers 18 224 18,3
  • 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 1,3 1,1 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,8 8,5 9,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 14,5 16,7
Intermediate professions 26,5 26,5 27,6
Employees 30,1 30,6 27,4
Workers 20,8 18,7 18,3
  • 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 87 385 100,0 88 073 100,0 99 813 100,0 49,7 84,4
Agriculture 1 694 1,9 1 457 1,7 1 448 1,5 33,1 48,0
Industry 9 688 11,1 8 796 10,0 9 990 10,0 30,4 91,4
Construction 7 206 8,2 6 346 7,2 7 427 7,4 11,7 71,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 39 885 45,6 42 042 47,7 49 292 49,4 47,8 81,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 912 33,1 29 432 33,4 31 655 31,7 68,4 90,9
  • 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 42,5 24,3
Industry 29,8 36,0
Construction 13,5 7,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 42,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,9 63,3
  • 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.