Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Bastia (2B2)

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 54 567 55 252 57 333
Working age adult in % 67,6 69,7 70,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,1 60,6 63,8
 Unemployed workers in % 7,6 9,0 6,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 30,3 29,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 8,2 9,1
 Retirees in % 7,5 5,9 5,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 16,5 16,3 15,2
  • 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 57 333 40 488 70,6 36 584 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 9 221 3 427 37,2 2 689 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 36 395 30 439 83,6 27 691 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 716 6 621 56,5 6 204 52,9
Male 27 511 20 866 75,8 19 160 69,6
 15 to 24 years old 4 719 1 926 40,8 1 540 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 17 189 15 446 89,9 14 337 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 5 603 3 494 62,4 3 284 58,6
Female 29 822 19 621 65,8 17 424 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 503 1 501 33,3 1 149 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 19 206 14 993 78,1 13 354 69,5
 55 to 64 years old 6 114 3 128 51,2 2 920 47,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 63,8
Unemployed workers 6,8
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 15,2
  • 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 36 911 32 784 38 489 33 509 40 570 36 851
including farmer operators 235 222 234 229 207 204
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 318 3 105 3 564 3 364 4 095 3 998
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 324 4 231 4 498 4 345 4 690 4 572
including intermediate professions 8 415 7 889 8 951 8 312 10 130 9 643
including employees 12 481 10 804 13 331 11 195 13 514 11 817
including workers 7 504 6 532 7 326 6 065 7 537 6 618
  • 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 4 127 4 980 3 904
Unemployment rate in % 11,2 12,9 9,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,2 30,1 21,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 11,9 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 5,4 7,1 6,3
  • 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 15,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,3
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 4,8
5 years or more at university 3,8
  • 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 36 746 37 935 41 892
Working age adult living in the area 33 322 34 262 37 584
Occupational concentration by industry 110,3 110,7 111,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 53,8 52,7
  • 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 36 746 100,0 37 935 100,0 41 892 100,0
Employee 30 899 84,1 31 557 83,2 34 552 82,5
 including women 14 707 40,0 15 439 40,7 17 042 40,7
 including part time jobs 4 067 11,1 4 148 10,9 3 442 8,2
Non-employee 5 848 15,9 6 378 16,8 7 340 17,5
 including women 1 950 5,3 2 226 5,9 2 743 6,5
 including part time jobs 549 1,5 654 1,7 564 1,3
  • 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 42 153 100,0
Farmer operators 250 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 329 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 345 12,7
Intermediate professions 11 173 26,5
Employees 13 443 31,9
Workers 7 614 18,1
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,4 9,8 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 12,9 12,7
Intermediate professions 24,4 25,1 26,5
Employees 33,0 33,4 31,9
Workers 20,1 18,2 18,1
  • 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 36 714 100,0 37 853 100,0 42 153 100,0 47,4 83,4
Agriculture 418 1,1 362 1,0 418 1,0 23,8 45,3
Industry 1 987 5,4 1 994 5,3 2 156 5,1 30,8 84,3
Construction 3 950 10,8 3 627 9,6 4 322 10,3 11,0 71,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 17 402 47,4 17 891 47,3 20 665 49,0 46,2 81,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 12 956 35,3 13 980 36,9 14 592 34,6 63,0 90,4
  • 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 21,8
Industry 30,6 31,5
Construction 13,7 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,6 40,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,5 58,4
  • 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.