Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne (853)

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 130 065 130 045 136 359
Working age adult in % 70,7 73,6 75,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,2 63,6 67,9
 Unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,0 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 26,4 24,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 6,1 6,7 6,4
 Retirees in % 16,0 12,9 11,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,2 6,8 6,3
  • 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 136 359 103 297 75,8 92 619 67,9
 15 to 24 years old 20 407 10 983 53,8 8 917 43,7
 25 to 54 years old 78 037 73 413 94,1 66 955 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 37 915 18 902 49,9 16 746 44,2
Male 67 323 52 322 77,7 47 447 70,5
 15 to 24 years old 10 947 6 548 59,8 5 380 49,1
 25 to 54 years old 38 562 36 835 95,5 34 007 88,2
 55 to 64 years old 17 814 8 938 50,2 8 059 45,2
Female 69 037 50 975 73,8 45 172 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 9 461 4 434 46,9 3 537 37,4
 25 to 54 years old 39 475 36 577 92,7 32 948 83,5
 55 to 64 years old 20 101 9 963 49,6 8 687 43,2
  • 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 67,9
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 11,6
Pupils, students or interns 6,4
Other economically inactive people 6,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 91 585 80 623 96 809 83 725 103 469 92 921
including farmer operators 2 808 2 744 2 328 2 273 2 003 1 964
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 929 8 312 9 359 8 768 10 345 9 981
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 047 6 728 7 582 7 122 9 969 9 389
including intermediate professions 18 546 16 678 20 659 18 541 23 864 21 876
including employees 27 966 23 840 29 926 24 900 30 191 26 006
including workers 25 885 22 321 26 324 22 121 26 627 23 705
  • 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 10 977 13 024 10 679
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 13,6 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,7 27,7 18,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,1 11,5 8,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,3 14,6 11,4
  • 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 18,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,3
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 74 898 76 277 84 111
Working age adult living in the area 81 560 83 642 93 905
Occupational concentration by industry 91,8 91,2 89,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 49,0 48,0 46,7
  • 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 74 898 100,0 76 277 100,0 84 111 100,0
Employee 60 577 80,9 61 378 80,5 67 302 80,0
 including women 30 849 41,2 31 766 41,6 34 753 41,3
 including part time jobs 12 671 16,9 13 014 17,1 12 129 14,4
Non-employee 14 321 19,1 14 898 19,5 16 809 20,0
 including women 5 032 6,7 5 503 7,2 6 699 8,0
 including part time jobs 1 548 2,1 1 769 2,3 2 140 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 84 313 100,0
Farmer operators 2 017 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 951 11,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 893 9,4
Intermediate professions 18 827 22,3
Employees 24 049 28,5
Workers 21 576 25,6
  • 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 3,7 3,0 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,0 11,3 11,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,7 7,8 9,4
Intermediate professions 19,7 21,0 22,3
Employees 29,8 30,2 28,5
Workers 28,1 26,6 25,6
  • 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 75 080 100,0 77 429 100,0 84 313 100,0 49,2 81,6
Agriculture 4 156 5,5 3 785 4,9 3 666 4,3 26,7 47,3
Industry 11 098 14,8 11 044 14,3 11 424 13,5 34,9 89,9
Construction 9 043 12,0 8 236 10,6 9 270 11,0 13,6 72,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 699 40,9 32 683 42,2 38 001 45,1 50,6 79,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 084 26,8 21 681 28,0 21 952 26,0 73,0 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 30,5 23,3
Industry 34,3 40,4
Construction 16,2 6,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,4 43,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,6 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.