Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Guadeloupe (971)

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 260 156 250 028 237 660
Working age adult in % 68,2 70,4 70,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 48,4 49,7 52,8
 Unemployed workers in % 19,8 20,8 17,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,8 29,6 29,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,0 11,5 11,1
 Retirees in % 6,2 4,6 3,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,5 13,5 14,4
  • 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 237 660 167 829 70,6 125 555 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 44 364 14 813 33,4 8 475 19,1
 25 to 54 years old 133 100 113 619 85,4 84 791 63,7
 55 to 64 years old 60 195 39 397 65,4 32 289 53,6
Male 107 601 76 233 70,8 58 421 54,3
 15 to 24 years old 22 670 8 056 35,5 4 573 20,2
 25 to 54 years old 56 916 49 107 86,3 37 984 66,7
 55 to 64 years old 28 015 19 070 68,1 15 864 56,6
Female 130 059 91 596 70,4 67 134 51,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 695 6 758 31,1 3 902 18,0
 25 to 54 years old 76 184 64 511 84,7 46 807 61,4
 55 to 64 years old 32 180 20 327 63,2 16 425 51,0
  • 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 52,8
Unemployed workers 17,8
Retirees 3,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 14,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 177 359 125 813 176 471 124 289 167 502 126 973
including farmer operators 3 090 2 898 2 775 2 520 2 141 1 977
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 15 290 13 512 15 563 13 632 14 728 13 411
including managers and higher intellectual professions 13 792 13 230 14 626 13 906 16 499 15 664
including intermediate professions 36 609 30 882 37 236 31 124 38 817 33 435
including employees 60 090 42 360 59 666 42 325 55 176 41 656
including workers 35 247 22 929 33 298 20 781 30 348 20 828
  • 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 51 491 51 923 42 273
Unemployment rate in % 29,0 29,5 25,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 55,0 52,0 42,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 28,0 29,2 25,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,8 19,4 18,0
  • 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 42,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 29,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 25,4
2 years at university 17,1
3 to 4 years at university 11,4
5 years or more at university 8,5
  • 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 129 083 128 181 131 185
Working age adult living in the area 128 048 127 222 130 457
Occupational concentration by industry 100,8 100,8 100,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,5 56,5 54,2
  • 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 129 083 100,0 128 181 100,0 131 185 100,0
Employee 104 912 81,3 103 312 80,6 104 434 79,6
 including women 57 099 44,2 57 360 44,7 58 958 44,9
 including part time jobs 18 402 14,3 17 675 13,8 16 235 12,4
Non-employee 24 171 18,7 24 869 19,4 26 751 20,4
 including women 7 978 6,2 9 142 7,1 10 664 8,1
 including part time jobs 3 396 2,6 3 477 2,7 3 714 2,8
  • 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 132 912 100,0
Farmer operators 2 213 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 14 640 11,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 374 12,3
Intermediate professions 34 694 26,1
Employees 43 212 32,5
Workers 21 779 16,4
  • 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 2,4 2,1 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,0 11,3 11,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,6 11,3 12,3
Intermediate professions 24,4 24,8 26,1
Employees 33,5 33,7 32,5
Workers 18,2 16,8 16,4
  • 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 128 756 100,0 128 162 100,0 132 912 100,0 53,0 82,1
Agriculture 4 786 3,7 4 113 3,2 3 722 2,8 21,1 43,8
Industry 9 256 7,2 8 777 6,8 9 274 7,0 32,8 82,1
Construction 9 880 7,7 8 979 7,0 9 474 7,1 12,2 63,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 53 451 41,5 52 008 40,6 55 580 41,8 50,8 78,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 51 383 39,9 54 286 42,4 54 862 41,3 67,7 91,8
  • 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 25,2 18,0
Industry 34,4 25,5
Construction 16,6 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,3 42,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,5 58,7
  • 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.