Even if the pace of job creations has slowed down compared to 2021, 6,400 jobs were created in 2022 in Reunion, according to INSEE. Employment growth is solely driven by the private sector, notably thanks to the hiring of apprentices. In this context, the unemployment rate is almost stable and concerned 17% of the active population in the fourth quarter of 2022. The INSEE employment survey also shows that, on average over 2022, 49% of people aged 15 to 64 have a job as defined by the International Labor Office (BIT), two points more than before the health crisis. Increased employment benefits women more, for young people and seniors. Youth employment is largely supported by the national recovery plan “1 young person, 1 solution” launched during the health crisis, particularly with a sharp increase in apprenticeship contracts. The unemployment rate according to the ILO, whose criteria are a little different from those of Pôle Emploi, has remained at a historically low level on the island for three years (18% on annual average in 2022). To the 60,000 unemployed (according to the ILO), However, we must add 58,000 inactive people who would like to work.
