Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64)

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 412 290 411 400 419 112
Working age adult in % 72,4 74,3 76,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,8 65,3 68,4
 Unemployed workers in % 7,7 8,9 7,7
Economically inactive people in % 27,6 25,7 23,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,8 9,2
 Retirees in % 9,9 7,9 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,1 8,0 7,9
  • 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 419 112 318 841 76,1 286 697 68,4
 15 to 24 years old 71 604 30 230 42,2 24 020 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 250 710 230 586 92,0 209 569 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 96 798 58 024 59,9 53 107 54,9
Male 206 509 160 985 78,0 145 881 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 37 385 17 134 45,8 13 697 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 122 835 115 483 94,0 106 040 86,3
 55 to 64 years old 46 290 28 368 61,3 26 144 56,5
Female 212 603 157 856 74,2 140 815 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 34 219 13 096 38,3 10 324 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 127 875 115 104 90,0 103 529 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 50 509 29 656 58,7 26 963 53,4
  • 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 68,4
Unemployed workers 7,7
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,2
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • 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 298 861 267 173 305 657 268 556 319 887 288 530
including farmer operators 8 455 8 400 8 032 7 977 6 820 6 765
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 21 478 20 245 22 878 21 531 25 224 24 217
including managers and higher intellectual professions 37 094 35 516 39 934 38 051 49 981 47 786
including intermediate professions 74 430 68 346 79 019 72 040 85 776 79 384
including employees 89 279 77 797 90 275 76 752 88 206 76 701
including workers 66 185 56 869 62 756 52 205 61 495 53 677
  • 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 31 612 36 817 32 144
Unemployment rate in % 10,6 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,3 25,8 20,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,3 10,9 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,5 8,5
  • 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 19,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 7,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 269 282 271 059 291 475
Working age adult living in the area 270 061 272 787 292 088
Occupational concentration by industry 99,7 99,4 99,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,9 54,7 54,6
  • 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 269 282 100,0 271 059 100,0 291 475 100,0
Employee 225 207 83,6 224 278 82,7 238 354 81,8
 including women 112 885 41,9 114 305 42,2 122 163 41,9
 including part time jobs 44 174 16,4 43 516 16,1 41 214 14,1
Non-employee 44 075 16,4 46 782 17,3 53 121 18,2
 including women 15 648 5,8 17 486 6,5 21 482 7,4
 including part time jobs 4 594 1,7 5 865 2,2 7 438 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 293 521 100,0
Farmer operators 7 153 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 25 495 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 46 400 15,8
Intermediate professions 80 541 27,4
Employees 79 058 26,9
Workers 54 874 18,7
  • 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 3,2 3,1 2,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,6 8,2 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,8 13,6 15,8
Intermediate professions 25,6 26,5 27,4
Employees 29,4 28,9 26,9
Workers 21,4 19,7 18,7
  • 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 269 582 100,0 271 713 100,0 293 521 100,0 49,4 83,0
Agriculture 10 921 4,1 10 470 3,9 9 522 3,2 30,1 26,7
Industry 35 999 13,4 34 138 12,6 34 606 11,8 30,1 91,9
Construction 21 514 8,0 20 190 7,4 21 590 7,4 10,2 72,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 114 620 42,5 115 794 42,6 131 887 44,9 47,9 81,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 86 528 32,1 91 120 33,5 95 916 32,7 69,1 90,4
  • 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 34,7 28,4
Industry 29,8 33,1
Construction 12,6 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 41,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 63,3
  • 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.