Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Poitiers (863)

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 169 554 168 951 170 070
Working age adult in % 71,0 71,6 72,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,2 62,7 64,6
 Unemployed workers in % 7,8 8,9 7,4
Economically inactive people in % 29,0 28,4 28,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,9 15,5 15,8
 Retirees in % 8,2 6,8 5,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,9 6,1 6,7
  • 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 170 070 122 476 72,0 109 928 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 43 698 15 878 36,3 12 411 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 95 770 87 705 91,6 79 851 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 30 601 18 893 61,7 17 666 57,7
Male 83 195 61 315 73,7 55 019 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 21 273 8 534 40,1 6 705 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 47 175 43 688 92,6 39 797 84,4
 55 to 64 years old 14 746 9 092 61,7 8 516 57,8
Female 86 876 61 161 70,4 54 909 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 22 425 7 344 32,7 5 706 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 48 595 44 016 90,6 40 053 82,4
 55 to 64 years old 15 856 9 801 61,8 9 149 57,7
  • 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 64,6
Unemployed workers 7,4
Retirees 5,4
Pupils, students or interns 15,8
Other economically inactive people 6,7
  • 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 120 163 107 031 120 585 105 576 122 950 110 626
including farmer operators 1 445 1 434 1 241 1 217 1 034 1 024
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 522 5 206 6 054 5 698 6 179 5 964
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 626 17 975 19 635 18 854 21 894 21 235
including intermediate professions 32 853 30 134 32 687 29 830 34 697 32 504
including employees 37 509 32 948 37 658 32 503 36 625 32 250
including workers 22 931 19 335 21 683 17 476 20 777 17 649
  • 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 13 295 15 060 12 548
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 12,4 10,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,7 27,1 21,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 10,9 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,9 8,0 6,5
  • 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 23,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,3
2 years at university 6,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 112 285 110 756 115 124
Working age adult living in the area 107 844 107 040 111 370
Occupational concentration by industry 104,1 103,5 103,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,2 56,9 55,8
  • 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 112 285 100,0 110 756 100,0 115 124 100,0
Employee 101 248 90,2 99 177 89,5 102 092 88,7
 including women 52 680 46,9 52 188 47,1 53 391 46,4
 including part time jobs 19 702 17,5 19 148 17,3 17 931 15,6
Non-employee 11 037 9,8 11 579 10,5 13 032 11,3
 including women 3 683 3,3 4 122 3,7 5 000 4,3
 including part time jobs 1 309 1,2 1 598 1,4 2 002 1,7
  • 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 115 822 100,0
Farmer operators 1 127 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 418 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 313 17,5
Intermediate professions 33 205 28,7
Employees 35 157 30,4
Workers 19 602 16,9
  • 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 1,2 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,5 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,5 16,7 17,5
Intermediate professions 27,1 27,2 28,7
Employees 32,1 32,0 30,4
Workers 19,0 17,5 16,9
  • 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 112 254 100,0 110 640 100,0 115 822 100,0 50,7 89,7
Agriculture 2 247 2,0 2 213 2,0 1 857 1,6 22,1 40,6
Industry 10 447 9,3 9 351 8,5 9 514 8,2 30,9 92,4
Construction 8 006 7,1 7 170 6,5 7 593 6,6 12,6 79,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 663 43,4 46 835 42,3 49 765 43,0 46,4 87,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 892 38,2 45 071 40,7 47 093 40,7 66,4 95,1
  • 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 25,6 19,7
Industry 30,6 34,6
Construction 14,9 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,8 37,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,7 61,2
  • 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.