Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Vendée (85)

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 392 228 396 847 404 860
Working age adult in % 73,7 76,0 77,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 66,9 67,1 70,1
 including unemployed workers in % 6,9 8,9 7,0
Economically inactive people in % 26,3 24,0 22,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,2 7,6 7,8
 including retirees in % 12,4 10,4 9,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,6 6,0 5,8
  • 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 404 860 312 100 77,1 283 890 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 68 234 34 323 50,3 28 363 41,6
 25 to 54 years old 241 272 227 825 94,4 210 289 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 95 354 49 952 52,4 45 237 47,4
Male 202 689 160 130 79,0 147 401 72,7
 15 to 24 years old 35 982 20 144 56,0 17 032 47,3
 25 to 54 years old 120 614 115 636 95,9 108 023 89,6
 55 to 64 years old 46 094 24 350 52,8 22 346 48,5
Female 202 171 151 970 75,2 136 489 67,5
 15 to 24 years old 32 252 14 179 44,0 11 331 35,1
 25 to 54 years old 120 658 112 189 93,0 102 267 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 49 261 25 602 52,0 22 891 46,5
  • 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 70,1
Unemployed workers 7,0
Retirees 9,3
Pupils, students or interns 7,8
Other economically inactive people 5,8
  • 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 288 703 261 574 302 438 267 356 313 090 284 972
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 10 042 9 871 9 190 9 021 7 528 7 449
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 011 17 998 20 786 19 418 22 178 21 414
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 235 22 380 24 948 23 849 29 237 28 004
 Intermediate professions 61 664 57 219 67 764 62 256 73 719 68 611
 Employees 80 384 71 090 84 314 72 282 84 360 74 569
 Workers 93 262 83 016 93 345 80 530 94 297 84 925
  • 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 26 953 35 283 28 210
Unemployment rate in % 9,3 11,7 9,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,3 25,2 17,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,9 9,9 7,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 11,2 9,4
  • 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 17,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,9
2 years at university 6,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,3
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 256 575 259 878 278 649
Working age adult living in the area 263 739 268 335 286 648
Occupational concentration by industry 97,3 96,8 97,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,2 55,8 54,2
  • 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, 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 256 575 100,0 259 878 100,0 278 649 100,0
Employee 220 357 85,9 222 477 85,6 239 320 85,9
 including women 107 425 41,9 109 927 42,3 119 048 42,7
 including partial time jobs 43 105 16,8 43 894 16,9 41 347 14,8
Non-employee 36 218 14,1 37 401 14,4 39 329 14,1
 including women 11 668 4,5 12 685 4,9 14 479 5,2
 including partial time jobs 3 610 1,4 4 177 1,6 4 575 1,6
  • 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 280 525 100,0
Farmer operators 7 582 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 21 579 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 28 186 10,0
Intermediate professions 66 403 23,7
Employees 71 893 25,6
Workers 84 882 30,3
  • 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 3,9 3,5 2,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,1 7,4 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,5 9,0 10,0
Intermediate professions 21,3 22,9 23,7
Employees 26,6 26,4 25,6
Workers 32,5 30,8 30,3
  • 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 256 185 100,0 261 123 100,0 280 525 100,0 47,8 86,9
Agriculture 14 115 5,5 13 452 5,2 12 056 4,3 24,2 39,1
Industry 53 350 20,8 51 053 19,6 54 275 19,3 33,1 95,3
Construction 24 958 9,7 24 065 9,2 24 903 8,9 13,5 78,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 97 322 38,0 101 473 38,9 114 851 40,9 48,0 85,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 66 440 25,9 71 080 27,2 74 439 26,5 73,5 93,8
  • 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 30,6 20,0
Industry 33,1 33,9
Construction 15,4 6,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 42,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,5 58,2
  • 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.