Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Bastia (2B501)

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 43 000 42 487 43 559
Working age adult in % 68,0 69,6 70,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,3 60,7 63,3
 Unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,0 6,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,0 30,4 29,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,4 9,5
 Retirees in % 7,4 5,7 4,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 16,0 16,2 15,5
  • 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 43 559 30 527 70,1 27 590 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 7 023 2 471 35,2 1 924 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 27 669 23 023 83,2 20 920 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 8 868 5 033 56,8 4 746 53,5
Male 20 599 15 623 75,8 14 349 69,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 560 1 379 38,7 1 084 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 12 836 11 597 90,3 10 770 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 4 202 2 646 63,0 2 495 59,4
Female 22 960 14 904 64,9 13 241 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 462 1 092 31,5 840 24,3
 25 to 54 years old 14 832 11 426 77,0 10 150 68,4
 55 to 64 years old 4 665 2 386 51,2 2 251 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 63,3
Unemployed workers 6,7
Retirees 4,9
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 15,5
  • 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 29 259 25 944 29 592 25 778 30 609 27 857
including farmer operators 111 105 115 113 87 86
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 558 2 383 2 674 2 519 3 112 3 047
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 712 3 630 3 757 3 642 3 806 3 721
including intermediate professions 6 754 6 330 6 952 6 470 7 677 7 337
including employees 9 868 8 544 10 291 8 674 10 201 8 908
including workers 5 721 4 952 5 327 4 360 5 436 4 758
  • 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 3 315 3 814 2 936
Unemployment rate in % 11,3 12,9 9,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,0 30,2 22,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,0 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 5,0 6,6 5,7
  • 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 17,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,6
2 years at university 5,9
3 to 4 years at university 4,5
5 years or more at university 3,2
  • 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 29 412 30 064 33 298
Working age adult living in the area 26 370 26 368 28 343
Occupational concentration by industry 111,5 114,0 117,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 53,5 51,7
  • 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 29 412 100,0 30 064 100,0 33 298 100,0
Employee 24 872 84,6 25 127 83,6 27 674 83,1
 including women 12 404 42,2 12 928 43,0 14 072 42,3
 including part time jobs 3 310 11,3 3 309 11,0 2 698 8,1
Non-employee 4 541 15,4 4 937 16,4 5 623 16,9
 including women 1 565 5,3 1 755 5,8 2 102 6,3
 including part time jobs 432 1,5 503 1,7 390 1,2
  • 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 33 583 100,0
Farmer operators 120 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 316 9,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 574 13,6
Intermediate professions 9 167 27,3
Employees 10 826 32,2
Workers 5 579 16,6
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,1 9,4 9,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,5 13,9 13,6
Intermediate professions 25,1 26,0 27,3
Employees 33,6 34,1 32,2
Workers 18,4 16,3 16,6
  • 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 29 397 100,0 29 992 100,0 33 583 100,0 48,8 83,8
Agriculture 201 0,7 171 0,6 201 0,6 21,0 50,2
Industry 1 363 4,6 1 430 4,8 1 535 4,6 31,0 83,6
Construction 2 829 9,6 2 545 8,5 3 170 9,4 11,1 70,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 13 993 47,6 13 957 46,5 16 401 48,8 47,0 81,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 010 37,5 11 889 39,6 12 275 36,6 63,6 90,6
  • 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 27,6 14,3
Industry 31,2 30,1
Construction 14,2 3,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 40,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,3 56,8
  • 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.