Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Cayenne (9731)

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 96 395 108 950 115 700
Working age adult in % 67,3 69,0 67,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 50,5 49,5 49,7
 Unemployed workers in % 16,8 19,5 18,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,7 31,0 32,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,1 13,2 13,6
 Retirees in % 2,9 2,3 1,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,7 15,5 16,7
  • 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 115 700 78 613 67,9 57 521 49,7
 15 to 24 years old 28 549 9 876 34,6 5 568 19,5
 25 to 54 years old 70 356 56 859 80,8 42 018 59,7
 55 to 64 years old 16 795 11 877 70,7 9 935 59,2
Male 53 488 37 883 70,8 29 582 55,3
 15 to 24 years old 13 836 4 999 36,1 2 932 21,2
 25 to 54 years old 31 354 26 581 84,8 21 195 67,6
 55 to 64 years old 8 299 6 303 75,9 5 455 65,7
Female 62 211 40 730 65,5 27 939 44,9
 15 to 24 years old 14 714 4 877 33,1 2 637 17,9
 25 to 54 years old 39 002 30 278 77,6 20 823 53,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 495 5 575 65,6 4 479 52,7
  • 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 49,7
Unemployed workers 18,2
Retirees 1,7
Pupils, students or interns 13,6
Other economically inactive people 16,7
  • 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 64 911 48 725 74 912 53 638 77 298 56 796
including farmer operators 741 667 665 620 769 719
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 687 4 166 4 900 4 276 4 613 4 067
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 478 6 365 7 761 7 559 8 347 8 080
including intermediate professions 13 578 12 405 15 667 14 214 17 323 15 950
including employees 20 256 15 551 22 275 17 101 22 257 17 961
including workers 13 040 9 572 14 199 9 868 13 500 10 019
  • 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 16 164 21 221 21 092
Unemployment rate in % 24,9 28,2 26,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 45,9 48,8 43,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 22,7 26,5 26,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 17,1 19,1 16,4
  • 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 50,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 36,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,3
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 4,9
  • 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 48 798 54 807 59 273
Working age adult living in the area 49 251 54 763 58 899
Occupational concentration by industry 99,1 100,1 100,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 62,6 63,6 61,5
  • 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 48 798 100,0 54 807 100,0 59 273 100,0
Employee 41 996 86,1 47 276 86,3 50 952 86,0
 including women 19 826 40,6 22 639 41,3 25 509 43,0
 including part time jobs 4 769 9,8 5 379 9,8 5 846 9,9
Non-employee 6 802 13,9 7 531 13,7 8 321 14,0
 including women 2 445 5,0 2 701 4,9 3 023 5,1
 including part time jobs 787 1,6 1 010 1,8 1 017 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 58 844 100,0
Farmer operators 829 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 351 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 593 14,6
Intermediate professions 16 254 27,6
Employees 18 396 31,3
Workers 10 421 17,7
  • 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 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,8 8,3 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,2 14,3 14,6
Intermediate professions 25,4 26,3 27,6
Employees 31,5 31,7 31,3
Workers 19,7 18,2 17,7
  • 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 48 913 100,0 54 556 100,0 58 844 100,0 48,4 88,3
Agriculture 958 2,0 964 1,8 1 106 1,9 32,5 33,7
Industry 4 048 8,3 4 084 7,5 4 325 7,4 25,3 89,0
Construction 4 605 9,4 4 502 8,3 4 458 7,6 10,1 74,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 689 38,2 20 032 36,7 21 842 37,1 44,6 83,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 612 42,1 24 976 45,8 27 113 46,1 62,2 96,3
  • 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 27,3 35,2
Industry 24,7 30,2
Construction 12,2 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,4 57,4
  • 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.