Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of La Rochelle (17300)

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 103 014 102 304 107 487
Working age adult in % 69,1 71,3 74,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,7 60,3 65,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,4 10,9 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 30,9 28,7 25,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,8 13,3 12,0
 Retirees in % 10,7 8,3 6,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,2 7,3
  • 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 107 487 79 830 74,3 70 588 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 23 291 9 777 42,0 7 536 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 61 956 57 022 92,0 51 284 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 22 241 13 031 58,6 11 768 52,9
Male 52 303 39 494 75,5 35 058 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 12 073 5 402 44,7 4 182 34,6
 25 to 54 years old 30 011 28 040 93,4 25 374 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 10 219 6 051 59,2 5 502 53,8
Female 55 184 40 336 73,1 35 530 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 11 218 4 375 39,0 3 354 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 31 944 28 982 90,7 25 910 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 12 021 6 980 58,1 6 266 52,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,7
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 12,0
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 71 234 61 599 73 291 61 977 79 710 70 682
including farmer operators 422 408 393 384 314 298
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 605 4 290 5 170 4 782 6 229 5 967
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 799 10 255 11 538 10 919 15 371 14 735
including intermediate professions 19 334 17 390 19 545 17 417 21 953 19 980
including employees 21 581 18 079 22 407 18 458 21 737 18 597
including workers 13 936 11 177 13 223 10 019 13 118 11 105
  • 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 9 705 11 171 9 242
Unemployment rate in % 13,6 15,3 11,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,4 31,2 22,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,7 13,6 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 11,6 9,7
  • 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 23,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,6
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 74 870 75 084 85 627
Working age adult living in the area 62 120 62 573 71 797
Occupational concentration by industry 120,5 120,0 119,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,2 52,4 53,1
  • 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 74 870 100,0 75 084 100,0 85 627 100,0
Employee 65 854 88,0 65 018 86,6 73 073 85,3
 including women 33 310 44,5 33 677 44,9 37 333 43,6
 including part time jobs 11 689 15,6 11 738 15,6 11 200 13,1
Non-employee 9 017 12,0 10 066 13,4 12 554 14,7
 including women 3 182 4,2 3 760 5,0 5 110 6,0
 including part time jobs 1 064 1,4 1 510 2,0 1 965 2,3
  • 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 85 704 100,0
Farmer operators 377 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 642 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 146 17,7
Intermediate professions 24 785 28,9
Employees 23 274 27,2
Workers 15 481 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 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 7,2 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 15,5 17,7
Intermediate professions 28,0 28,0 28,9
Employees 29,9 30,1 27,2
Workers 20,4 18,6 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 74 621 100,0 75 255 100,0 85 704 100,0 49,6 86,3
Agriculture 764 1,0 712 0,9 774 0,9 40,9 52,6
Industry 8 352 11,2 7 658 10,2 8 540 10,0 29,4 92,8
Construction 5 446 7,3 4 937 6,6 5 898 6,9 12,0 75,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 705 46,5 36 658 48,7 42 879 50,0 47,4 84,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 354 34,0 25 290 33,6 27 613 32,2 67,5 91,1
  • 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 54,4 25,8
Industry 29,2 31,5
Construction 13,3 8,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 40,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,1 61,4
  • 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.