Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Saintes (174)

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 69 033 68 245 67 773
Working age adult in % 71,9 74,4 76,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,8 64,3 68,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,2 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 25,6 23,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,1 7,2 6,8
 Retirees in % 12,4 10,3 8,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,6 8,0 7,9
  • 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 67 773 51 993 76,7 46 440 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 10 200 5 064 49,6 3 939 38,6
 25 to 54 years old 39 966 36 960 92,5 33 485 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 17 607 9 969 56,6 9 016 51,2
Male 33 365 26 178 78,5 23 553 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 5 464 2 980 54,5 2 358 43,1
 25 to 54 years old 19 582 18 433 94,1 16 849 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 8 318 4 765 57,3 4 346 52,3
Female 34 408 25 814 75,0 22 887 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 4 736 2 083 44,0 1 581 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 20 383 18 527 90,9 16 637 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 9 289 5 204 56,0 4 669 50,3
  • 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 68,5
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 8,6
Pupils, students or interns 6,8
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • 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 49 342 43 003 50 683 43 787 51 978 46 601
including farmer operators 1 192 1 184 1 351 1 336 1 065 1 055
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 043 3 826 4 261 3 996 4 838 4 655
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 251 4 076 4 498 4 309 5 639 5 419
including intermediate professions 11 377 10 257 11 640 10 495 12 765 11 898
including employees 16 179 13 739 16 325 13 796 15 530 13 450
including workers 11 952 9 922 12 131 9 854 11 734 10 124
  • 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 6 252 6 938 5 552
Unemployment rate in % 12,6 13,7 10,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,0 30,0 22,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,7 12,0 9,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,1 11,9 9,6
  • 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 20,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,9
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 38 327 38 917 40 089
Working age adult living in the area 43 826 44 535 47 448
Occupational concentration by industry 87,5 87,4 84,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,5 53,0 52,1
  • 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 38 327 100,0 38 917 100,0 40 089 100,0
Employee 31 664 82,6 32 103 82,5 32 644 81,4
 including women 16 614 43,3 17 085 43,9 17 319 43,2
 including part time jobs 7 042 18,4 7 054 18,1 6 215 15,5
Non-employee 6 664 17,4 6 814 17,5 7 444 18,6
 including women 2 289 6,0 2 433 6,3 2 894 7,2
 including part time jobs 731 1,9 903 2,3 1 071 2,7
  • 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 40 094 100,0
Farmer operators 1 153 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 349 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 313 10,8
Intermediate professions 9 921 24,7
Employees 11 717 29,2
Workers 8 641 21,6
  • 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 3,3 3,7 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,5 9,5 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,7 9,9 10,8
Intermediate professions 23,0 23,5 24,7
Employees 32,0 30,8 29,2
Workers 22,6 22,6 21,6
  • 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 38 006 100,0 39 038 100,0 40 094 100,0 51,0 81,4
Agriculture 2 505 6,6 2 774 7,1 2 481 6,2 32,1 54,6
Industry 3 021 7,9 2 916 7,5 3 116 7,8 33,1 82,4
Construction 3 394 8,9 3 306 8,5 3 560 8,9 11,8 70,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 16 520 43,5 16 614 42,6 16 993 42,4 48,7 78,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 12 567 33,1 13 428 34,4 13 945 34,8 71,0 92,1
  • 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 34,9 28,7
Industry 32,8 34,6
Construction 13,0 8,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,6 45,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,8 61,9
  • 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.