Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of La Rochelle (7512)

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 151 232 151 069 157 783
Working age adult in % 70,7 72,9 75,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,6 62,4 67,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,0 10,5 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 27,1 24,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,0 11,5 10,5
 Retirees in % 10,8 8,4 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,2 7,1
  • 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 157 783 119 170 75,5 106 320 67,4
 15 to 24 years old 30 930 13 369 43,2 10 349 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 93 147 86 136 92,5 78 162 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 33 705 19 665 58,3 17 809 52,8
Male 77 441 59 320 76,6 53 192 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 108 7 447 46,2 5 780 35,9
 25 to 54 years old 45 469 42 597 93,7 38 950 85,7
 55 to 64 years old 15 864 9 275 58,5 8 462 53,3
Female 80 342 59 850 74,5 53 128 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 822 5 921 39,9 4 570 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 47 678 43 539 91,3 39 211 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 17 842 10 390 58,2 9 347 52,4
  • 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 67,4
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,5
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 106 848 93 363 110 353 94 318 119 005 106 264
including farmer operators 1 427 1 409 1 351 1 337 1 002 982
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 773 7 273 8 519 7 898 10 145 9 777
including managers and higher intellectual professions 13 958 13 286 15 128 14 297 20 042 19 200
including intermediate professions 27 141 24 593 28 066 25 162 31 800 29 126
including employees 32 607 27 701 33 889 28 241 33 213 28 724
including workers 23 147 19 100 22 060 17 383 21 576 18 455
  • 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 13 657 15 917 12 851
Unemployment rate in % 12,8 14,4 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,0 31,3 22,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 12,6 9,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 11,5 9,4
  • 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 21,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,0
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 95 578 96 227 108 440
Working age adult living in the area 94 092 95 480 108 148
Occupational concentration by industry 101,6 100,8 100,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 53,7 53,9
  • 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 95 578 100,0 96 227 100,0 108 440 100,0
Employee 81 782 85,6 81 101 84,3 90 017 83,0
 including women 41 739 43,7 42 318 44,0 46 304 42,7
 including part time jobs 15 161 15,9 15 159 15,8 14 247 13,1
Non-employee 13 797 14,4 15 126 15,7 18 422 17,0
 including women 4 764 5,0 5 580 5,8 7 412 6,8
 including part time jobs 1 566 1,6 2 169 2,3 2 781 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 108 938 100,0
Farmer operators 1 094 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 194 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 817 16,4
Intermediate professions 29 705 27,3
Employees 29 784 27,3
Workers 20 344 18,7
  • 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 1,6 1,5 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,9 8,6 9,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,2 14,1 16,4
Intermediate professions 26,0 26,3 27,3
Employees 29,9 30,3 27,3
Workers 21,5 19,3 18,7
  • 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 95 808 100,0 96 238 100,0 108 938 100,0 49,6 84,0
Agriculture 2 284 2,4 1 997 2,1 1 931 1,8 33,2 45,8
Industry 11 390 11,9 10 213 10,6 11 649 10,7 29,3 91,2
Construction 7 976 8,3 7 087 7,4 8 194 7,5 11,8 70,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 716 44,6 44 912 46,7 52 769 48,4 47,9 81,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 442 32,8 32 029 33,3 34 395 31,6 69,1 90,9
  • 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 42,1 25,7
Industry 28,8 34,9
Construction 13,8 7,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 42,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 62,4
  • 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.