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Between 2008 and 2017, 9,500 jobs were created in the commercial sector, hors agriculture, in the meeting, measured INSEE. In all sectors, employment increased except in construction, particularly impacted by the economic crisis of 2007-2008. Mid-sized companies (ETI) and microenterprises contribute the most to the creation of salaried jobs. This growth....

Fin 2018, 80,900 people worked in the public service in Réunion, almost one in three employed people, according to the latest figures from INSEE. Among them, 9% benefited from a subsidized contract, a share six times higher than in mainland France (outside Île-de-France). Between 2011 and 2018, public employment increased twice as fast in Réunion..

The landscaping sector represents 220 companies in Reunion, i.e. 750 active people including 550 employees. It generates an annual turnover of 45 million euros and is mainly made up of small companies employing on average 2,5 employees offering varied activities : maintenance of parks and gardens, pruning and clearing, petits travaux de jardinage… Le secteur se structure...

Les prix à la consommation des ménages ont augmenté de 0,7% en janvier à la Réunion par rapport au mois précédent, annonce l’Insee. Tous les grands secteurs de la consommation sont concernés : energy, les services, mais aussi les produits manufacturés, l’alimentation et le tabac. La hausse des tarifs de l’énergie s’accélère (+2,2%), s’approchant ainsi des niveaux de prix...

The Southern Urban Community was awarded the “circular economy” label in January by Ademe, the national agency for ecological transition, during the European Energy Transition Conference held in Dunkirk. And the label, awarded for four years, rewards the actions and projects undertaken by the intercommunity on its territory (Between Two, Saint Joseph, Saint-Philippe et...

The number of job seekers required to look for work and without activity (those in category A) was on average 132,350 in the 4th quarter of 2020 in Reunion, according to the latest official statistics. It went down by 2,4%, or 3,320 people, compared to the previous quarter, and 1,4% over one year. Total name....

39% of Reunion Islanders lived below the metropolitan poverty threshold in 2018, according to INSEE. After having declined significantly between 2007 and 2017, as well as income inequality, the poverty rate remained stable in 2018, due to the deterioration observed in the labor market. Poverty remains much higher than in mainland France (15...

Le nouveau panorama de l’Observatoire des Usages Digitaux réalisé par Médiamétrie confirme la part croissante du digital, désormais installé dans les habitudes des populations des Antilles, de Guyane et de la Réunion. In 2020, plus de 620 000 Réunionnais (88,1% de la population de 13 ans et plus) se sont connectés au moins une fois à internet, quels que...

A charter was signed on February 16 in the prefecture between Production Locale Réunie and major retail players with the aim of “promoting dialogue” between the two parties and developing the share of local production in the offerings of large food surfaces on the island. According to the prefecture, she responds to a....

Sept Réunionnais sur dix travaillant à moins de 5 kilomètres de leur domicile utilisent la voiture pour s’y rendre, fait apparaître une étude récente de l’Insee, portant sur des données de 2017. Sur cette distance, l’usage des transports en commun ou du vélo est moins développé que dans les régions métropolitaines, Île-de-France mise à part. Même en dessous de...