Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Living zone 2022 of Béthune (62119)

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 48 245 47 929 46 512
Labor force in % 66,6 69,1 71,1
 including people in work in % 57,5 58,6 61,1
 including unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,6 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 30,9 28,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,0 10,3 11,0
 including retirees in % 9,6 8,8 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,8 11,7 10,8
  • 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 46 512 33 091 71,1 28 400 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 9 267 3 718 40,1 2 551 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 27 726 24 569 88,6 21 598 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 9 519 4 803 50,5 4 251 44,7
Male 23 478 17 463 74,4 15 054 64,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 968 2 069 41,6 1 400 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 13 991 12 968 92,7 11 498 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 4 519 2 427 53,7 2 155 47,7
Female 23 034 15 628 67,8 13 346 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 4 299 1 649 38,4 1 150 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 13 735 11 602 84,5 10 100 73,5
 55 to 64 years old 4 999 2 377 47,5 2 096 41,9
  • 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 61,1
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 10,8
  • 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 32 240 27 730 33 195 28 169 33 481 28 696
including
 Farmer operators 216 208 213 208 112 112
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 531 1 422 1 600 1 473 1 595 1 497
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 527 3 428 3 865 3 751 4 313 4 190
 Middle-level occupations 8 257 7 710 8 351 7 716 9 027 8 354
 Services employee 9 623 8 268 9 963 8 429 9 990 8 409
 Blue-collar workers 8 240 6 694 8 381 6 592 7 742 6 135
  • 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 4 386 5 059 4 691
Unemployment rate in % 13,6 15,3 14,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,6 36,4 31,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 12,8 12,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 11,0 11,5
  • 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 29,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years and over at university 5,7
  • 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 29 143 28 228 28 003
People in work living in the area 27 940 28 259 28 650
Employment concentration indicator 104,3 99,9 97,7
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 54,9 55,4 55,1
  • 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 29 143 100,0 28 228 100,0 28 003 100,0
Employee 26 683 91,6 25 586 90,6 25 215 90,0
 including women 12 655 43,4 12 783 45,3 12 776 45,6
 including part-time workers 5 517 18,9 5 418 19,2 5 019 17,9
Non-employee 2 460 8,4 2 642 9,4 2 788 10,0
 including women 951 3,3 1 038 3,7 1 092 3,9
 including part-time workers 209 0,7 311 1,1 347 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 28 118 100,0
Farmer operators 100 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 520 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 641 12,9
Middle-level occupations 7 345 26,1
Services employee 9 168 32,6
Blue-collar workers 6 345 22,6
  • 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 0,8 0,8 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 5,1 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 12,0 12,9
Middle-level occupations 23,6 25,0 26,1
Services employee 31,8 32,5 32,6
Blue-collar workers 26,9 24,7 22,6
  • 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 29 163 100,0 28 116 100,0 28 118 100,0 50,3 91,0
Agriculture 505 1,7 453 1,6 334 1,2 48,2 69,8
Industry 5 012 17,2 4 156 14,8 3 598 12,8 20,8 95,9
Construction 2 223 7,6 1 834 6,5 1 945 6,9 12,7 83,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 353 35,5 10 099 35,9 10 253 36,5 47,7 87,3
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 11 071 38,0 11 573 41,2 11 988 42,6 67,5 94,7
  • 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 63,5 12,8
Industry 20,3 32,7
Construction 13,7 8,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 46,2
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 68,1 56,2
  • 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.