Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Le Sud-Caraibe (0206)

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 45 032 43 154 41 815
Working age adult in % 69,4 70,5 71,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,9 55,3 59,4
 Unemployed workers in % 16,5 15,2 12,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 29,5 28,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 9,9 9,9
 Retirees in % 6,8 5,7 4,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,6 13,9 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 41 815 29 973 71,7 24 839 59,4
 15 to 24 years old 6 902 2 108 30,5 1 253 18,2
 25 to 54 years old 23 972 20 440 85,3 17 099 71,3
 55 to 64 years old 10 942 7 425 67,9 6 487 59,3
Male 19 368 13 607 70,3 11 380 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 3 526 1 145 32,5 681 19,3
 25 to 54 years old 10 745 8 966 83,4 7 625 71,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 097 3 497 68,6 3 074 60,3
Female 22 447 16 366 72,9 13 459 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 3 376 963 28,5 572 16,9
 25 to 54 years old 13 227 11 474 86,8 9 473 71,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 845 3 928 67,2 3 413 58,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 59,4
Unemployed workers 12,3
Retirees 4,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
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 31 123 23 750 30 266 23 698 29 745 24 809
including farmer operators 447 410 378 363 238 230
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 576 2 323 2 653 2 425 2 302 2 151
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 930 2 785 3 106 2 948 3 480 3 351
including intermediate professions 7 256 6 202 7 492 6 546 7 934 7 121
including employees 10 418 7 750 9 866 7 459 10 064 8 218
including workers 6 074 4 280 5 558 3 957 4 906 3 738
  • 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 7 436 6 572 5 134
Unemployment rate in % 23,8 21,6 17,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 53,3 48,4 40,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 22,5 20,7 16,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 14,4 12,6
  • 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 29,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,1
2 years at university 12,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 7,3
  • 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 16 316 17 244 18 178
Working age adult living in the area 24 102 24 265 25 537
Occupational concentration by industry 67,7 71,1 71,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,7 57,3 55,1
  • 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 16 316 100,0 17 244 100,0 18 178 100,0
Employee 12 877 78,9 13 581 78,8 14 397 79,2
 including women 6 991 42,9 7 595 44,0 7 990 44,0
 including part time jobs 2 454 15,0 2 587 15,0 2 426 13,3
Non-employee 3 438 21,1 3 664 21,2 3 781 20,8
 including women 1 161 7,1 1 333 7,7 1 544 8,5
 including part time jobs 374 2,3 447 2,6 491 2,7
  • 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 18 413 100,0
Farmer operators 232 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 903 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 999 10,9
Intermediate professions 4 614 25,1
Employees 6 303 34,2
Workers 3 362 18,3
  • 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 2,6 2,3 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13,5 12,6 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,1 9,6 10,9
Intermediate professions 21,9 23,5 25,1
Employees 33,4 33,0 34,2
Workers 20,5 18,9 18,3
  • 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 16 394 100,0 17 105 100,0 18 413 100,0 53,0 82,9
Agriculture 648 4,0 584 3,4 503 2,7 25,7 53,4
Industry 1 363 8,3 1 446 8,5 1 469 8,0 31,2 85,4
Construction 1 758 10,7 1 465 8,6 1 488 8,1 11,9 68,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 135 43,5 7 171 41,9 8 220 44,6 52,0 79,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 491 33,5 6 439 37,6 6 733 36,6 70,1 91,9
  • 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 20,3
Industry 32,3 25,2
Construction 17,0 0,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 54,9 40,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 67,3
  • 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.