Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Vendée (85)

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 394 377 396 188 407 502
Working age adult in % 74,3 76,2 77,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 66,7 67,4 71,0
 Unemployed workers in % 7,5 8,7 6,7
Economically inactive people in % 25,7 23,8 22,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,2 7,7 7,6
 Retirees in % 12,3 10,1 9,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,3 6,0 5,7
  • 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 407 502 316 372 77,6 289 162 71,0
 15 to 24 years old 69 620 36 095 51,8 30 272 43,5
 25 to 54 years old 241 834 228 662 94,6 211 811 87,6
 55 to 64 years old 96 048 51 615 53,7 47 078 49,0
Male 204 658 162 740 79,5 150 233 73,4
 15 to 24 years old 37 130 21 493 57,9 18 370 49,5
 25 to 54 years old 121 000 116 087 95,9 108 644 89,8
 55 to 64 years old 46 528 25 161 54,1 23 218 49,9
Female 202 844 153 631 75,7 138 929 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 32 490 14 602 44,9 11 902 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 120 834 112 575 93,2 103 166 85,4
 55 to 64 years old 49 520 26 454 53,4 23 860 48,2
  • 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 71,0
Unemployed workers 6,7
Retirees 9,0
Pupils, students or interns 7,6
Other economically inactive people 5,7
  • 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 292 684 262 816 302 594 268 083 316 091 289 168
including farmer operators 9 973 9 794 8 606 8 476 7 165 7 085
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 449 18 373 20 945 19 641 22 624 21 860
including managers and higher intellectual professions 23 655 22 769 25 333 24 230 31 561 30 213
including intermediate professions 63 141 58 277 67 722 62 221 75 673 70 985
including employees 81 896 71 752 84 265 72 362 83 543 74 155
including workers 93 320 81 851 93 473 81 154 93 792 84 870
  • 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 29 626 34 582 27 210
Unemployment rate in % 10,1 11,5 8,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,4 24,6 16,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,5 9,7 7,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,3 11,3 8,8
  • 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 17,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,4
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 5,1
5 years or more at university 5,2
  • 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 256 656 260 832 284 012
Working age adult living in the area 264 687 269 257 292 105
Occupational concentration by industry 97,0 96,9 97,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 55,4 54,1
  • 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 256 656 100,0 260 832 100,0 284 012 100,0
Employee 220 132 85,8 223 494 85,7 243 565 85,8
 including women 107 593 41,9 110 683 42,4 120 993 42,6
 including part time jobs 43 284 16,9 43 589 16,7 40 700 14,3
Non-employee 36 524 14,2 37 338 14,3 40 447 14,2
 including women 11 896 4,6 12 767 4,9 15 091 5,3
 including part time jobs 3 721 1,4 4 157 1,6 4 910 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 284 517 100,0
Farmer operators 7 179 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 22 137 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 30 252 10,6
Intermediate professions 68 380 24,0
Employees 71 593 25,2
Workers 84 977 29,9
  • 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 3,8 3,3 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,2 7,5 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,7 9,1 10,6
Intermediate professions 21,8 22,9 24,0
Employees 26,7 26,4 25,2
Workers 31,9 30,8 29,9
  • 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 256 591 100,0 262 362 100,0 284 517 100,0 47,7 86,7
Agriculture 14 119 5,5 13 179 5,0 11 824 4,2 23,9 40,3
Industry 51 870 20,2 51 130 19,5 54 854 19,3 33,5 94,8
Construction 25 045 9,8 23 421 8,9 25 665 9,0 13,6 77,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 98 045 38,2 102 961 39,2 118 106 41,5 47,9 85,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 67 512 26,3 71 671 27,3 74 068 26,0 73,5 93,4
  • 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 28,8 20,7
Industry 33,4 34,4
Construction 15,6 6,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 42,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,4 60,8
  • 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.