Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2019 Functional area 2020 of Béthune (125)

Detailed figures

Paru le :12/09/2022

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2008 2013 2019
Altogether 50 069 49 450 48 244
Labor force in % 66,3 68,4 70,7
 including people in work in % 57,2 58,0 59,8
 including unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,5 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,7 31,6 29,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 10,3 10,9
 including retirees in % 9,5 9,1 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,2 12,2 11,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019
Population Labor force Activity rate in % People in work Employment rate in %
Altogether 48 244 34 123 70,7 28 870 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 9 533 3 814 40,0 2 498 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 28 861 25 507 88,4 22 144 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 850 4 802 48,7 4 229 42,9
Male 24 245 17 995 74,2 15 335 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 097 2 110 41,4 1 366 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 14 478 13 466 93,0 11 836 81,8
 55 to 64 years old 4 670 2 419 51,8 2 133 45,7
Female 23 999 16 128 67,2 13 535 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 436 1 704 38,4 1 132 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 14 383 12 041 83,7 10 308 71,7
 55 to 64 years old 5 180 2 383 46,0 2 096 40,5
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 59,8
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 11,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2008 including people in work 2013 including people in work 2019 including people in work
Altogether 33 303 28 644 33 900 28 753 34 375 29 082
including
 Farmer operators 194 186 211 206 103 103
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 512 1 401 1 579 1 466 1 569 1 455
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 512 3 409 3 759 3 640 4 034 3 883
 Middle-level occupations 8 365 7 836 8 363 7 777 9 223 8 535
 Services employee 10 062 8 615 10 217 8 630 10 518 8 736
 Blue-collar workers 8 828 7 199 8 874 7 033 8 099 6 371
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2008 2013 2019
Number of unemployed workers 4 558 5 171 5 253
Unemployment rate in % 13,7 15,3 15,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,7 37,3 34,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,1 12,8 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,5 11,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 31,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,8
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years and over at university 6,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2008 2013 2019
Number of jobs in the area 29 266 28 433 27 916
People in work living in the area 28 824 28 844 29 110
Employment concentration indicator 101,5 98,6 95,9
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 54,3 54,8 54,8
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the area per 100 people in work living in the area.
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2008 % 2013 % 2019 %
Altogether 29 266 100,0 28 433 100,0 27 916 100,0
Employee 26 813 91,6 25 809 90,8 25 181 90,2
 including women 12 612 43,1 12 719 44,7 12 720 45,6
 including part-time workers 5 457 18,6 5 404 19,0 5 018 18,0
Non-employee 2 453 8,4 2 624 9,2 2 735 9,8
 including women 944 3,2 1 044 3,7 1 116 4,0
 including part-time workers 203 0,7 294 1,0 337 1,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019
Number %
Altogether 27 871 100,0
Farmer operators 106 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 466 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 546 12,7
Middle-level occupations 7 328 26,3
Services employee 9 098 32,6
Blue-collar workers 6 327 22,7
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2008 2013 2019
Farmer operators 0,7 0,8 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 5,2 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,7 12,3 12,7
Middle-level occupations 24,2 24,7 26,3
Services employee 31,8 32,2 32,6
Blue-collar workers 27,0 24,9 22,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2008 2013 2019
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 29 204 100,0 28 424 100,0 27 871 100,0 50,2 91,3
Agriculture 452 1,5 428 1,5 281 1,0 46,6 63,3
Industry 5 094 17,4 4 273 15,0 3 696 13,3 19,4 95,5
Construction 2 285 7,8 2 000 7,0 1 924 6,9 11,0 84,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 312 35,3 10 239 36,0 9 984 35,8 48,4 87,5
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 11 062 37,9 11 484 40,4 11 987 43,0 67,5 94,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 63,6 17,3
Industry 18,8 33,8
Construction 12,1 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 47,0
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 68,1 55,8
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.