Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of La Réunion (974)

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 549 637 562 342 571 779
Working age adult in % 67,7 70,0 69,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 43,6 45,7 49,4
 Unemployed workers in % 24,1 24,4 20,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,3 30,0 30,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,9 11,3 10,9
 Retirees in % 4,8 3,9 3,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,6 14,8 16,2
  • 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 571 779 397 188 69,5 282 591 49,4
 15 to 24 years old 119 308 47 719 40,0 25 783 21,6
 25 to 54 years old 338 587 284 829 84,1 208 132 61,5
 55 to 64 years old 113 885 64 640 56,8 48 676 42,7
Male 272 693 199 371 73,1 145 958 53,5
 15 to 24 years old 60 417 25 649 42,5 14 118 23,4
 25 to 54 years old 157 434 139 529 88,6 105 621 67,1
 55 to 64 years old 54 842 34 192 62,3 26 219 47,8
Female 299 087 197 818 66,1 136 633 45,7
 15 to 24 years old 58 891 22 070 37,5 11 665 19,8
 25 to 54 years old 181 153 145 300 80,2 102 511 56,6
 55 to 64 years old 59 043 30 448 51,6 22 457 38,0
  • 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 49,4
Unemployed workers 20,0
Retirees 3,5
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 16,2
  • 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 372 484 240 066 393 901 256 859 392 752 283 986
including farmer operators 6 044 5 780 5 878 5 489 5 509 5 238
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 907 18 509 22 202 18 951 22 805 20 662
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 731 25 606 31 074 29 290 37 894 35 892
including intermediate professions 67 860 56 492 78 677 65 153 88 214 76 792
including employees 126 786 83 586 132 902 88 674 131 824 93 944
including workers 91 287 50 093 90 641 49 302 82 401 51 458
  • 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 132 297 136 933 114 597
Unemployment rate in % 35,5 34,8 28,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 59,3 55,9 46,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 32,6 32,5 26,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 21,9 26,8 24,7
  • 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 45,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 39,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 34,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 27,7
2 years at university 15,6
3 to 4 years at university 10,6
5 years or more at university 8,2
  • 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 240 859 259 431 287 188
Working age adult living in the area 241 683 259 874 288 185
Occupational concentration by industry 99,7 99,8 99,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,1 60,8 58,5
  • 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 240 859 100,0 259 431 100,0 287 188 100,0
Employee 205 225 85,2 219 796 84,7 242 011 84,3
 including women 98 510 40,9 109 005 42,0 122 030 42,5
 including part time jobs 39 679 16,5 46 326 17,9 46 919 16,3
Non-employee 35 634 14,8 39 635 15,3 45 178 15,7
 including women 10 816 4,5 13 269 5,1 16 510 5,7
 including part time jobs 4 451 1,8 5 813 2,2 6 784 2,4
  • 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 288 954 100,0
Farmer operators 5 538 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 21 899 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 37 027 12,8
Intermediate professions 77 139 26,7
Employees 95 347 33,0
Workers 52 003 18,0
  • 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 2,5 2,2 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,9 7,6 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 11,6 12,8
Intermediate professions 23,5 25,2 26,7
Employees 34,7 34,4 33,0
Workers 20,8 19,1 18,0
  • 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 241 162 100,0 259 615 100,0 288 954 100,0 48,4 85,6
Agriculture 8 624 3,6 8 191 3,2 8 359 2,9 23,5 38,2
Industry 16 872 7,0 17 084 6,6 19 875 6,9 28,9 87,0
Construction 18 227 7,6 16 891 6,5 19 086 6,6 9,6 74,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 94 545 39,2 101 168 39,0 115 557 40,0 44,3 83,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 102 894 42,7 116 282 44,8 126 077 43,6 62,7 92,5
  • 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 23,6 23,5
Industry 29,2 26,6
Construction 10,9 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,9 36,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,5 53,0
  • 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.