Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Charente-Maritime (17)

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 382 800 377 764 377 000
Working age adult in % 70,3 72,7 74,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,4 62,0 65,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,8 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,7 27,3 25,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,4 8,7 8,5
 including retirees in % 12,5 10,5 8,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,8 8,1 8,0
  • 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 377 000 281 779 74,7 247 170 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 64 929 30 148 46,4 22 829 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 218 681 201 097 92,0 179 389 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 93 391 50 535 54,1 44 952 48,1
Male 185 518 141 477 76,3 125 409 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 34 634 17 468 50,4 13 447 38,8
 25 to 54 years old 106 972 100 107 93,6 90 438 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 43 912 23 902 54,4 21 523 49,0
Female 191 483 140 302 73,3 121 761 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 30 295 12 679 41,9 9 382 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 111 709 100 990 90,4 88 950 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 49 479 26 632 53,8 23 429 47,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,6
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 8,8
Pupils, students or interns 8,5
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 269 693 235 530 274 317 233 488 281 878 247 917
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 7 997 7 889 7 315 7 209 6 160 6 058
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 21 854 20 437 23 037 21 333 25 411 24 245
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 26 458 25 224 27 855 26 402 33 048 31 351
 Intermediate professions 59 390 53 689 62 152 55 730 67 889 61 877
 Employees 85 972 73 118 86 696 71 570 85 119 72 457
 Workers 66 153 55 174 64 557 51 243 61 511 51 929
  • 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 34 013 40 662 34 610
Unemployment rate in % 12,6 14,8 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,8 31,4 24,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 13,0 10,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 12,3 11,0
  • 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 22,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,6
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,7
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 230 034 230 014 242 046
Working age adult living in the area 237 290 237 497 252 176
Occupational concentration by industry 96,9 96,8 96,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,0 51,5 50,7
  • 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, 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 230 034 100,0 230 014 100,0 242 046 100,0
Employee 190 572 82,8 188 806 82,1 197 549 81,6
 including women 97 720 42,5 98 773 42,9 102 762 42,5
 including partial time jobs 38 498 16,7 38 609 16,8 35 702 14,8
Non-employee 39 463 17,2 41 208 17,9 44 497 18,4
 including women 13 703 6,0 14 819 6,4 17 198 7,1
 including partial time jobs 4 172 1,8 5 467 2,4 6 474 2,7
  • 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 243 048 100,0
Farmer operators 6 448 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 25 033 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29 303 12,1
Intermediate professions 59 879 24,6
Employees 71 736 29,5
Workers 50 649 20,8
  • 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 3,5 3,3 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,0 9,6 10,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 10,9 12,1
Intermediate professions 22,5 23,6 24,6
Employees 31,3 30,9 29,5
Workers 23,3 21,7 20,8
  • 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 230 504 100,0 229 077 100,0 243 048 100,0 49,7 82,6
Agriculture 13 908 6,0 13 516 5,9 12 457 5,1 32,9 50,2
Industry 24 727 10,7 23 213 10,1 23 467 9,7 29,1 88,1
Construction 20 110 8,7 18 039 7,9 19 511 8,0 10,9 68,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 94 888 41,2 96 254 42,0 105 597 43,4 48,8 80,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 76 871 33,3 78 054 34,1 82 017 33,7 68,5 92,2
  • 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 41,2 24,5
Industry 28,8 31,7
Construction 13,0 6,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,4 42,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 61,0
  • 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.