Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Pointe-à-Pitre-Les Abymes (9A701)

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 167 711 163 050 158 560
Working age adult in % 68,4 71,2 71,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 49,6 51,1 54,3
 Unemployed workers in % 18,8 20,0 17,0
Economically inactive people in % 31,6 28,8 28,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 11,7 11,4
 Retirees in % 5,8 4,2 3,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,3 12,9 13,7
  • 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 158 560 113 111 71,3 86 078 54,3
 15 to 24 years old 30 174 10 095 33,5 6 070 20,1
 25 to 54 years old 90 951 78 345 86,1 59 526 65,4
 55 to 64 years old 37 436 24 670 65,9 20 482 54,7
Male 70 864 50 890 71,8 39 715 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 15 353 5 510 35,9 3 294 21,5
 25 to 54 years old 38 322 33 516 87,5 26 412 68,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 188 11 864 69,0 10 010 58,2
Female 87 696 62 221 71,0 46 362 52,9
 15 to 24 years old 14 820 4 585 30,9 2 776 18,7
 25 to 54 years old 52 629 44 829 85,2 33 114 62,9
 55 to 64 years old 20 247 12 806 63,3 10 472 51,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 54,3
Unemployed workers 17,0
Retirees 3,6
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 13,7
  • 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 114 701 83 168 116 160 83 383 112 859 86 939
including farmer operators 1 579 1 493 1 293 1 180 1 025 965
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 459 9 299 10 681 9 393 10 282 9 400
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 883 9 465 10 654 10 134 12 200 11 604
including intermediate professions 24 992 21 119 25 819 21 628 26 644 23 010
including employees 38 379 27 351 38 464 27 465 36 857 28 093
including workers 21 819 14 442 21 451 13 583 19 963 13 866
  • 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 31 553 32 671 27 033
Unemployment rate in % 27,5 28,2 23,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 51,7 49,1 39,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 26,6 27,8 24,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 15,0 19,0 17,0
  • 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 42,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 32,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 28,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,3
2 years at university 16,3
3 to 4 years at university 11,0
5 years or more at university 7,8
  • 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 91 894 92 205 96 252
Working age adult living in the area 84 520 85 377 89 319
Occupational concentration by industry 108,7 108,0 107,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,6 58,1 56,2
  • 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 91 894 100,0 92 205 100,0 96 252 100,0
Employee 75 177 81,8 74 873 81,2 77 084 80,1
 including women 40 447 44,0 41 164 44,6 43 083 44,8
 including part time jobs 11 941 13,0 11 635 12,6 11 198 11,6
Non-employee 16 717 18,2 17 332 18,8 19 168 19,9
 including women 5 580 6,1 6 528 7,1 7 795 8,1
 including part time jobs 2 214 2,4 2 230 2,4 2 542 2,6
  • 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 97 280 100,0
Farmer operators 1 091 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 471 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 574 12,9
Intermediate professions 25 699 26,4
Employees 31 423 32,3
Workers 16 022 16,5
  • 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 1,8 1,4 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10,9 11,1 10,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 11,7 12,9
Intermediate professions 25,0 25,7 26,4
Employees 33,2 33,1 32,3
Workers 18,2 17,0 16,5
  • 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 91 472 100,0 92 140 100,0 97 280 100,0 52,9 83,0
Agriculture 2 163 2,4 1 763 1,9 1 660 1,7 24,4 39,9
Industry 7 143 7,8 6 753 7,3 7 187 7,4 32,7 82,9
Construction 7 136 7,8 6 643 7,2 7 530 7,7 13,2 65,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 155 46,1 41 602 45,2 44 290 45,5 51,5 80,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 876 35,9 35 380 38,4 36 614 37,6 68,1 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 30,4 20,4
Industry 33,8 27,3
Construction 17,5 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,7 42,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,9 58,9
  • 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.