Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Basse-Terre (9711)

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 124 619 120 554 113 735
Working age adult in % 69,7 71,4 71,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 49,9 50,9 53,9
 Unemployed workers in % 19,8 20,5 17,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,3 28,6 28,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,8 11,3 10,9
 Retirees in % 6,1 4,6 3,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 12,7 14,1
  • 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 113 735 81 006 71,2 61 292 53,9
 15 to 24 years old 20 821 6 964 33,4 3 957 19,0
 25 to 54 years old 63 603 54 368 85,5 41 100 64,6
 55 to 64 years old 29 311 19 675 67,1 16 235 55,4
Male 51 958 36 687 70,6 28 284 54,4
 15 to 24 years old 10 867 3 824 35,2 2 157 19,8
 25 to 54 years old 27 389 23 413 85,5 18 255 66,7
 55 to 64 years old 13 703 9 450 69,0 7 873 57,5
Female 61 777 44 319 71,7 33 007 53,4
 15 to 24 years old 9 954 3 140 31,5 1 800 18,1
 25 to 54 years old 36 214 30 955 85,5 22 845 63,1
 55 to 64 years old 15 608 10 224 65,5 8 362 53,6
  • 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 53,9
Unemployed workers 17,3
Retirees 3,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 14,1
  • 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 86 722 62 047 86 232 61 375 80 780 61 738
including farmer operators 1 179 1 093 1 041 941 778 669
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 894 6 116 7 073 6 238 6 471 5 895
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 522 7 276 8 394 8 041 8 939 8 494
including intermediate professions 18 436 15 668 18 728 15 861 19 871 17 274
including employees 29 228 20 861 29 184 20 752 26 259 19 866
including workers 17 088 11 032 15 312 9 542 13 823 9 540
  • 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 24 707 24 705 19 715
Unemployment rate in % 28,4 28,7 24,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 56,7 53,0 43,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 27,3 28,3 24,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,8 18,7 17,5
  • 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 42,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 31,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 29,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,6
2 years at university 15,9
3 to 4 years at university 10,7
5 years or more at university 8,3
  • 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 64 742 64 856 66 268
Working age adult living in the area 62 992 62 713 63 587
Occupational concentration by industry 102,8 103,4 104,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,2 57,6 54,8
  • 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 64 742 100,0 64 856 100,0 66 268 100,0
Employee 53 615 82,8 53 147 81,9 53 883 81,3
 including women 27 438 42,4 28 051 43,3 29 084 43,9
 including part time jobs 8 884 13,7 8 518 13,1 7 858 11,9
Non-employee 11 127 17,2 11 709 18,1 12 385 18,7
 including women 3 606 5,6 4 169 6,4 4 853 7,3
 including part time jobs 1 394 2,2 1 598 2,5 1 704 2,6
  • 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 67 147 100,0
Farmer operators 832 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 724 10,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 517 12,7
Intermediate professions 17 971 26,8
Employees 21 165 31,5
Workers 11 939 17,8
  • 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 1,8 1,7 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,3 10,8 10,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,6 12,0 12,7
Intermediate professions 24,6 25,1 26,8
Employees 32,4 32,4 31,5
Workers 20,3 18,1 17,8
  • 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 64 629 100,0 64 664 100,0 67 147 100,0 51,4 83,8
Agriculture 2 388 3,7 1 943 3,0 1 891 2,8 19,6 54,7
Industry 5 274 8,2 4 926 7,6 5 008 7,5 31,7 85,0
Construction 5 430 8,4 5 000 7,7 4 919 7,3 13,4 67,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 921 41,7 26 900 41,6 28 797 42,9 49,5 80,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 616 38,1 25 895 40,0 26 532 39,5 66,4 91,8
  • 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 21,1 17,9
Industry 32,8 25,8
Construction 17,9 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,7 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,2 57,7
  • 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.