Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Fort-de-France (9721)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 107 466 101 846 93 946
Working age adult in % 71,0 72,5 72,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,1 55,0 58,8
 including unemployed workers in % 17,0 17,5 13,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,0 27,5 27,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,3 11,9 11,1
 including retirees in % 5,9 4,7 3,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,8 11,0 12,4
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 93 946 68 244 72,6 55 238 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 16 912 5 589 33,0 3 436 20,3
 25 to 54 years old 53 950 46 696 86,6 37 780 70,0
 55 to 64 years old 23 085 15 959 69,1 14 021 60,7
Male 41 558 30 273 72,8 24 636 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 8 411 2 911 34,6 1 826 21,7
 25 to 54 years old 22 920 20 170 88,0 16 536 72,1
 55 to 64 years old 10 226 7 192 70,3 6 275 61,4
Female 52 388 37 971 72,5 30 601 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 8 501 2 678 31,5 1 610 18,9
 25 to 54 years old 31 030 26 526 85,5 21 245 68,5
 55 to 64 years old 12 858 8 767 68,2 7 747 60,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 58,8
Unemployed workers 13,8
Retirees 3,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 12,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 76 335 58 114 73 789 55 906 67 845 55 776
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 327 294 276 253 279 239
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 965 4 413 4 808 4 363 4 711 4 488
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 263 7 979 8 300 7 999 8 282 7 971
 Intermediate professions 17 384 14 978 17 508 15 045 17 716 15 734
 Employees 26 719 20 358 25 166 19 077 23 081 18 970
 Workers 14 689 10 092 13 741 9 169 11 208 8 374
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 18 229 17 848 13 006
Unemployment rate in % 23,9 24,2 19,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 48,6 50,1 38,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 22,8 23,5 19,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 15,0 12,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 31,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,6
2 years at university 13,3
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years or more at university 7,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 80 506 77 665 77 819
Working age adult living in the area 59 026 57 274 57 102
Occupational concentration by industry 136,4 135,6 136,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,3 57,5 55,9
  • 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, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 80 506 100,0 77 665 100,0 77 819 100,0
Employee 71 217 88,5 67 947 87,5 67 467 86,7
 including women 38 941 48,4 37 774 48,6 37 655 48,4
 including partial time jobs 9 512 11,8 8 705 11,2 7 856 10,1
Non-employee 9 289 11,5 9 717 12,5 10 352 13,3
 including women 3 171 3,9 3 576 4,6 4 304 5,5
 including partial time jobs 954 1,2 921 1,2 1 183 1,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 77 545 100,0
Farmer operators 378 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 999 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 811 13,9
Intermediate professions 21 853 28,2
Employees 26 140 33,7
Workers 12 365 15,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,5 0,5 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,1 7,4 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,6 13,9
Intermediate professions 25,6 27,2 28,2
Employees 35,5 34,3 33,7
Workers 18,4 17,1 15,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 80 142 100,0 77 236 100,0 77 545 100,0 54,4 88,3
Agriculture 1 196 1,5 1 252 1,6 1 114 1,4 24,4 70,3
Industry 5 390 6,7 4 955 6,4 5 072 6,5 32,7 86,7
Construction 4 774 6,0 4 106 5,3 4 112 5,3 14,7 71,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 36 346 45,4 34 472 44,6 34 559 44,6 51,0 85,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 436 40,5 32 451 42,0 32 688 42,2 67,3 94,4
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 28,7 14,0
Industry 33,0 30,3
Construction 19,4 2,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,2 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 59,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.