Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Guyane (973)

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 144 341 167 041 178 141
Working age adult in % 62,9 61,7 63,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 43,3 39,9 44,3
 Unemployed workers in % 19,5 21,8 19,1
Economically inactive people in % 37,1 38,3 36,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,7 12,7 13,1
 Retirees in % 2,3 1,8 1,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 21,2 23,9 22,2
  • 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 178 141 113 004 63,4 78 918 44,3
 15 to 24 years old 47 660 16 321 34,2 7 900 16,6
 25 to 54 years old 108 521 82 242 75,8 59 169 54,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 960 14 440 65,8 11 848 54,0
Male 85 989 57 941 67,4 43 811 50,9
 15 to 24 years old 23 492 8 529 36,3 4 354 18,5
 25 to 54 years old 51 471 41 485 80,6 32 744 63,6
 55 to 64 years old 11 026 7 927 71,9 6 713 60,9
Female 92 152 55 063 59,8 35 107 38,1
 15 to 24 years old 24 168 7 793 32,2 3 546 14,7
 25 to 54 years old 57 050 40 757 71,4 26 425 46,3
 55 to 64 years old 10 934 6 513 59,6 5 135 47,0
  • 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 44,3
Unemployed workers 19,1
Retirees 1,3
Pupils, students or interns 13,1
Other economically inactive people 22,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 91 067 62 674 102 400 66 003 112 039 78 807
including farmer operators 1 432 1 201 1 299 1 163 1 351 1 251
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 628 7 692 6 856 5 943 5 578 4 838
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 575 7 428 9 142 8 889 10 118 9 810
including intermediate professions 16 611 15 133 19 284 17 511 21 603 19 893
including employees 25 331 19 134 27 563 20 784 28 465 22 683
including workers 17 086 12 086 17 501 11 714 25 180 20 332
  • 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 28 188 36 424 34 086
Unemployment rate in % 31,1 35,3 30,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 53,3 57,6 51,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 28,4 33,0 28,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 19,3 21,7 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 48,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 47,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 32,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 23,6
2 years at university 10,1
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 62 951 67 905 80 882
Working age adult living in the area 63 202 67 650 80 591
Occupational concentration by industry 99,6 100,4 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,2 57,8 58,6
  • 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 62 951 100,0 67 905 100,0 80 882 100,0
Employee 51 193 81,3 57 006 83,9 63 290 78,2
 including women 23 720 37,7 27 152 40,0 31 288 38,7
 including part time jobs 6 572 10,4 7 248 10,7 7 804 9,6
Non-employee 11 758 18,7 10 899 16,1 17 592 21,8
 including women 3 558 5,7 3 719 5,5 4 577 5,7
 including part time jobs 1 656 2,6 1 426 2,1 2 933 3,6
  • 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 80 878 100,0
Farmer operators 1 374 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 172 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 362 12,8
Intermediate professions 20 343 25,2
Employees 22 926 28,3
Workers 20 701 25,6
  • 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 2,0 1,9 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12,5 9,3 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,0 13,7 12,8
Intermediate professions 24,1 26,4 25,2
Employees 30,1 31,1 28,3
Workers 19,3 17,7 25,6
  • 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 63 199 100,0 67 294 100,0 80 878 100,0 44,3 89,5
Agriculture 1 805 2,9 1 709 2,5 1 760 2,2 33,1 29,4
Industry 7 249 11,5 5 230 7,8 6 596 8,2 19,9 91,8
Construction 5 341 8,5 5 072 7,5 5 345 6,6 10,4 74,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 572 34,1 22 599 33,6 29 098 36,0 39,7 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 27 232 43,1 32 684 48,6 38 079 47,1 57,3 96,8
  • 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 25,1 36,4
Industry 18,7 32,9
Construction 12,1 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 39,9 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 57,4 55,5
  • 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.