Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Region of La Réunion (04)

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 544 863 561 733 566 844
Working age adult in % 66,8 70,0 68,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 43,9 45,1 48,2
 including unemployed workers in % 23,0 24,9 20,8
Economically inactive people in % 33,2 30,0 31,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 11,3 11,0
 including retirees in % 4,9 4,1 3,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,2 14,6 16,4
  • 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 566 844 390 760 68,9 272 980 48,2
 15 to 24 years old 118 196 46 050 39,0 24 219 20,5
 25 to 54 years old 338 117 283 026 83,7 202 898 60,0
 55 to 64 years old 110 531 61 684 55,8 45 863 41,5
Male 270 106 196 264 72,7 141 556 52,4
 15 to 24 years old 59 860 24 869 41,5 13 296 22,2
 25 to 54 years old 157 079 138 805 88,4 103 559 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 53 167 32 590 61,3 24 702 46,5
Female 296 738 194 496 65,5 131 424 44,3
 15 to 24 years old 58 337 21 181 36,3 10 923 18,7
 25 to 54 years old 181 038 144 221 79,7 99 340 54,9
 55 to 64 years old 57 364 29 094 50,7 21 161 36,9
  • 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 48,2
Unemployed workers 20,8
Retirees 3,6
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 16,4
  • 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 364 305 239 237 393 501 253 542 384 354 272 870
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 6 088 5 814 6 041 5 667 5 624 5 343
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 275 18 120 22 299 19 024 22 997 20 573
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 878 24 861 30 598 28 899 34 720 33 040
 Intermediate professions 66 263 55 634 76 611 63 338 85 273 72 990
 Employees 124 547 83 496 132 693 87 463 129 967 91 351
 Workers 90 120 51 312 91 575 49 151 81 709 49 573
  • 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 125 077 139 822 117 780
Unemployment rate in % 34,4 35,6 30,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 57,7 57,5 47,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 31,4 33,2 28,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 20,3 26,3 25,6
  • 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 46,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 40,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 35,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 28,9
2 years at university 16,1
3 to 4 years at university 10,8
5 years or more at university 8,6
  • 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 240 565 255 866 277 267
Working age adult living in the area 240 706 256 252 278 071
Occupational concentration by industry 99,9 99,8 99,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,5 61,1 58,4
  • 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 240 565 100,0 255 866 100,0 277 267 100,0
Employee 205 771 85,5 216 616 84,7 234 331 84,5
 including women 97 917 40,7 106 819 41,7 117 751 42,5
 including partial time jobs 39 633 16,5 45 696 17,9 45 848 16,5
Non-employee 34 794 14,5 39 251 15,3 42 936 15,5
 including women 10 399 4,3 12 914 5,0 15 467 5,6
 including partial time jobs 4 110 1,7 5 711 2,2 6 207 2,2
  • 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 277 450 100,0
Farmer operators 5 642 2,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 21 657 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 34 121 12,3
Intermediate professions 73 314 26,4
Employees 92 731 33,4
Workers 49 985 18,0
  • 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 2,5 2,3 2,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,7 7,7 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 11,5 12,3
Intermediate professions 23,2 24,8 26,4
Employees 34,8 34,3 33,4
Workers 21,4 19,3 18,0
  • 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 240 867 100,0 256 029 100,0 277 450 100,0 48,2 85,8
Agriculture 8 536 3,5 8 379 3,3 8 208 3,0 22,7 37,4
Industry 16 814 7,0 16 959 6,6 19 130 6,9 29,0 86,5
Construction 19 391 8,1 16 826 6,6 18 452 6,7 9,6 74,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 93 674 38,9 99 842 39,0 109 384 39,4 44,0 83,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 102 452 42,5 114 022 44,5 122 276 44,1 62,6 92,8
  • 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 22,3 22,9
Industry 29,2 27,8
Construction 10,8 6,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,4 52,9
  • 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.