Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Valenciennes (596)

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 227 509 223 909 219 223
Working age adult in % 65,5 67,8 69,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,9 53,5 56,4
 including unemployed workers in % 11,7 14,3 13,0
Economically inactive people in % 34,5 32,2 30,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 10,9 11,0
 including retirees in % 8,5 7,2 6,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,1 14,0 13,5
  • 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 219 223 152 112 69,4 123 721 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 46 131 19 315 41,9 12 339 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 129 559 111 303 85,9 93 062 71,8
 55 to 64 years old 43 534 21 494 49,4 18 320 42,1
Male 109 062 80 985 74,3 66 769 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 100 10 751 44,6 6 883 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 64 018 59 034 92,2 50 343 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 945 11 200 53,5 9 543 45,6
Female 110 161 71 127 64,6 56 952 51,7
 15 to 24 years old 22 031 8 564 38,9 5 456 24,8
 25 to 54 years old 65 541 52 269 79,7 42 719 65,2
 55 to 64 years old 22 589 10 294 45,6 8 777 38,9
  • 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 56,4
Unemployed workers 13,0
Retirees 6,1
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 13,5
  • 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 149 074 122 726 152 104 120 150 152 568 124 131
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 534 527 456 451 410 398
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 607 5 084 5 969 5 257 6 334 5 838
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 911 13 487 15 222 14 671 16 521 15 923
 Intermediate professions 33 256 30 684 34 973 31 417 35 790 32 617
 Employees 44 049 35 936 45 213 35 779 44 420 35 477
 Workers 47 447 37 009 44 914 32 576 43 728 33 876
  • 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 26 515 32 086 28 391
Unemployment rate in % 17,8 21,1 18,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,9 42,7 36,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,2 18,6 16,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 15,3 14,8
  • 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 36,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,5
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 7,1
  • 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 124 895 121 202 123 370
Working age adult living in the area 123 162 120 739 125 076
Occupational concentration by industry 101,4 100,4 98,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,7 54,5 54,5
  • 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 124 895 100,0 121 202 100,0 123 370 100,0
Employee 115 537 92,5 111 473 92,0 112 896 91,5
 including women 51 898 41,6 52 024 42,9 53 592 43,4
 including partial time jobs 22 357 17,9 21 720 17,9 20 328 16,5
Non-employee 9 358 7,5 9 728 8,0 10 474 8,5
 including women 3 276 2,6 3 533 2,9 3 894 3,2
 including partial time jobs 960 0,8 1 180 1,0 1 346 1,1
  • 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 124 059 100,0
Farmer operators 478 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 066 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 268 13,1
Intermediate professions 33 049 26,6
Employees 34 359 27,7
Workers 33 839 27,3
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,5 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 12,1 13,1
Intermediate professions 25,4 26,3 26,6
Employees 28,3 29,1 27,7
Workers 30,3 27,5 27,3
  • 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 124 857 100,0 122 025 100,0 124 059 100,0 46,6 92,2
Agriculture 889 0,7 827 0,7 743 0,6 32,2 38,9
Industry 27 704 22,2 25 242 20,7 24 669 19,9 19,9 97,1
Construction 6 952 5,6 6 551 5,4 6 711 5,4 9,3 81,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 46 071 36,9 44 918 36,8 47 370 38,2 44,5 89,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 43 241 34,6 44 487 36,5 44 566 35,9 69,4 95,2
  • 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 40,3 27,0
Industry 19,8 23,4
Construction 10,3 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 35,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 57,8
  • 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.