Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Les Abymes (97101)

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 174 034 168 734 164 250
Working age adult in % 68,4 71,2 71,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 49,6 51,1 54,2
 Unemployed workers in % 18,9 20,1 17,2
Economically inactive people in % 31,6 28,8 28,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 11,7 11,4
 Retirees in % 5,8 4,3 3,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,3 12,9 13,7
  • 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 164 250 117 205 71,4 88 971 54,2
 15 to 24 years old 31 251 10 471 33,5 6 264 20,0
 25 to 54 years old 94 279 81 238 86,2 61 582 65,3
 55 to 64 years old 38 719 25 496 65,8 21 124 54,6
Male 73 352 52 665 71,8 41 039 55,9
 15 to 24 years old 15 896 5 699 35,9 3 394 21,4
 25 to 54 years old 39 656 34 690 87,5 27 304 68,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 800 12 275 69,0 10 341 58,1
Female 90 898 64 540 71,0 47 931 52,7
 15 to 24 years old 15 355 4 772 31,1 2 870 18,7
 25 to 54 years old 54 623 46 548 85,2 34 278 62,8
 55 to 64 years old 20 919 13 221 63,2 10 783 51,5
  • 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 54,2
Unemployed workers 17,2
Retirees 3,6
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 13,7
  • 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 118 965 86 047 120 332 86 162 116 880 89 766
including farmer operators 1 670 1 567 1 403 1 290 1 078 1 013
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 666 9 480 10 957 9 605 10 557 9 634
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 184 9 765 10 982 10 437 12 614 11 994
including intermediate professions 25 927 21 856 26 713 22 348 27 674 23 796
including employees 39 872 28 362 39 968 28 436 38 209 29 031
including workers 22 757 15 017 22 179 14 046 20 563 14 298
  • 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 32 829 33 949 28 235
Unemployment rate in % 27,6 28,3 24,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 51,9 49,1 40,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 26,6 27,9 24,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,1 19,1 17,1
  • 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 42,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 28,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,5
2 years at university 16,4
3 to 4 years at university 11,0
5 years or more at university 7,8
  • 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 93 190 93 518 97 443
Working age adult living in the area 87 615 88 202 92 273
Occupational concentration by industry 106,4 106,0 105,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 58,2 56,2
  • 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 93 190 100,0 93 518 100,0 97 443 100,0
Employee 76 108 81,7 75 788 81,0 77 875 79,9
 including women 40 989 44,0 41 693 44,6 43 539 44,7
 including part time jobs 12 238 13,1 11 924 12,7 11 410 11,7
Non-employee 17 082 18,3 17 730 19,0 19 567 20,1
 including women 5 693 6,1 6 661 7,1 7 934 8,1
 including part time jobs 2 269 2,4 2 302 2,5 2 621 2,7
  • 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 98 451 100,0
Farmer operators 1 151 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 671 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 687 12,9
Intermediate professions 25 909 26,3
Employees 31 809 32,3
Workers 16 225 16,5
  • 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 1,9 1,5 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,9 11,2 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 11,6 12,9
Intermediate professions 25,0 25,6 26,3
Employees 33,1 33,1 32,3
Workers 18,2 17,0 16,5
  • 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 92 716 100,0 93 504 100,0 98 451 100,0 52,9 82,8
Agriculture 2 329 2,5 1 957 2,1 1 818 1,8 23,0 40,3
Industry 7 228 7,8 6 819 7,3 7 242 7,4 32,6 82,8
Construction 7 221 7,8 6 740 7,2 7 609 7,7 13,2 65,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 562 45,9 42 067 45,0 44 708 45,4 51,5 80,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 375 36,0 35 921 38,4 37 073 37,7 68,1 91,7
  • 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 29,3 18,8
Industry 33,8 27,0
Construction 17,5 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,7 42,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,0 59,2
  • 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.