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

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2023

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

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2009 2014 2020
Altogether 50 145 49 455 48 206
Labor force in % 66,3 69,0 71,0
 including people in work in % 57,2 58,3 60,8
 including unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,7 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 33,7 31,0 29,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,0 10,1 10,9
 including retirees in % 9,6 8,8 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,1 12,0 11,1
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 48 206 34 244 71,0 29 308 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 9 591 3 882 40,5 2 641 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 28 824 25 501 88,5 22 372 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 9 791 4 862 49,7 4 295 43,9
Male 24 322 18 088 74,4 15 547 63,9
 15 to 24 years old 5 108 2 138 41,9 1 433 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 14 574 13 502 92,6 11 953 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 4 640 2 448 52,8 2 161 46,6
Female 23 884 16 156 67,6 13 761 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 4 483 1 744 38,9 1 208 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 14 250 11 999 84,2 10 419 73,1
 55 to 64 years old 5 151 2 414 46,9 2 135 41,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 60,8
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2009 including people in work 2014 including people in work 2020 including people in work
Altogether 33 318 28 633 34 272 29 036 34 527 29 524
including
 Farmer operators 189 181 204 199 107 107
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 524 1 420 1 595 1 472 1 594 1 491
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 529 3 430 3 733 3 609 4 219 4 071
 Middle-level occupations 8 442 7 886 8 523 7 903 9 157 8 452
 Services employee 10 032 8 600 10 367 8 752 10 558 8 917
 Blue-collar workers 8 720 7 117 8 983 7 102 8 139 6 486
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2009 2014 2020
Number of unemployed workers 4 565 5 293 4 936
Unemployment rate in % 13,7 15,5 14,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,1 36,8 32,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 13,0 12,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 11,2 11,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,6
2 years at university 8,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years and over at university 6,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2009 2014 2020
Number of jobs in the area 29 337 28 316 28 112
People in work living in the area 28 872 29 044 29 550
Employment concentration indicator 101,6 97,5 95,1
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 54,3 55,0 54,9
  • 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, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2009 % 2014 % 2020 %
Altogether 29 337 100,0 28 316 100,0 28 112 100,0
Employee 26 861 91,6 25 691 90,7 25 337 90,1
 including women 12 700 43,3 12 798 45,2 12 839 45,7
 including part-time workers 5 529 18,8 5 414 19,1 5 052 18,0
Non-employee 2 475 8,4 2 625 9,3 2 775 9,9
 including women 965 3,3 1 052 3,7 1 093 3,9
 including part-time workers 212 0,7 314 1,1 340 1,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020
Number %
Altogether 28 039 100,0
Farmer operators 105 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 489 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 586 12,8
Middle-level occupations 7 352 26,2
Services employee 9 210 32,8
Blue-collar workers 6 297 22,5
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2009 2014 2020
Farmer operators 0,7 0,8 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,1 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,2 12,0 12,8
Middle-level occupations 23,6 25,1 26,2
Services employee 31,8 32,2 32,8
Blue-collar workers 26,9 24,9 22,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2009 2014 2020
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 29 270 100,0 28 378 100,0 28 039 100,0 50,3 91,2
Agriculture 448 1,5 431 1,5 275 1,0 44,9 61,6
Industry 5 035 17,2 4 206 14,8 3 638 13,0 20,8 96,0
Construction 2 291 7,8 1 951 6,9 1 935 6,9 10,5 84,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 404 35,5 10 187 35,9 10 128 36,1 48,2 87,2
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 11 091 37,9 11 604 40,9 12 063 43,0 67,4 94,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 62,3 17,0
Industry 20,3 32,7
Construction 11,7 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 47,2
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 67,9 57,2
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.