Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Dunkerque (594)

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 246 759 240 539 228 580
Working age adult in % 68,8 70,7 73,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,2 59,7 63,5
 including unemployed workers in % 9,5 11,0 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,2 29,3 26,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,6 9,4
 including retirees in % 10,4 8,9 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,0 10,8 9,9
  • 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 228 580 167 629 73,3 145 152 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 42 476 18 789 44,2 13 505 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 136 691 123 358 90,2 108 964 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 49 414 25 482 51,6 22 683 45,9
Male 113 993 87 534 76,8 76 403 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 482 10 447 46,5 7 416 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 67 801 64 192 94,7 57 409 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 23 710 12 894 54,4 11 578 48,8
Female 114 587 80 096 69,9 68 749 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 19 994 8 341 41,7 6 089 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 68 889 59 166 85,9 51 555 74,8
 55 to 64 years old 25 704 12 588 49,0 11 105 43,2
  • 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 63,5
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 9,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 170 158 146 705 170 505 143 828 167 602 145 769
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 327 2 319 1 868 1 833 1 781 1 767
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 597 6 179 6 962 6 302 7 666 7 253
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 782 15 365 15 815 15 263 17 220 16 670
 Intermediate professions 40 874 37 987 41 543 38 370 43 417 40 591
 Employees 49 750 41 885 51 723 42 543 49 519 41 883
 Workers 51 917 42 971 49 191 39 517 45 238 37 606
  • 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 23 537 26 565 22 478
Unemployment rate in % 13,9 15,6 13,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,6 35,4 28,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,4 13,3 11,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,2 11,5 11,0
  • 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 26,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,3
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
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 135 688 133 232 134 604
Working age adult living in the area 146 891 144 811 146 663
Occupational concentration by industry 92,4 92,0 91,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 56,1 55,8
  • 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 135 688 100,0 133 232 100,0 134 604 100,0
Employee 123 255 90,8 120 457 90,4 121 192 90,0
 including women 55 999 41,3 56 684 42,5 57 494 42,7
 including partial time jobs 25 586 18,9 25 019 18,8 24 051 17,9
Non-employee 12 434 9,2 12 775 9,6 13 412 10,0
 including women 4 403 3,2 4 700 3,5 5 275 3,9
 including partial time jobs 1 069 0,8 1 390 1,0 1 571 1,2
  • 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 135 532 100,0
Farmer operators 1 907 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 402 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 647 11,5
Intermediate professions 37 948 28,0
Employees 37 692 27,8
Workers 34 937 25,8
  • 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 1,7 1,4 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,8 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 10,5 11,5
Intermediate professions 26,3 27,3 28,0
Employees 27,8 28,8 27,8
Workers 29,2 27,2 25,8
  • 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 135 973 100,0 133 499 100,0 135 532 100,0 46,8 90,6
Agriculture 3 599 2,6 3 134 2,3 3 190 2,4 29,9 41,2
Industry 28 977 21,3 25 649 19,2 24 963 18,4 20,0 96,7
Construction 9 879 7,3 9 708 7,3 9 116 6,7 10,0 83,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 49 127 36,1 48 970 36,7 52 550 38,8 46,5 88,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 44 392 32,6 46 038 34,5 45 713 33,7 70,3 94,7
  • 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 40,0 22,8
Industry 20,0 21,8
Construction 11,1 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 42,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,9 59,9
  • 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.