Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Living zone 2022 of Lens (62498)

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 229 475 225 387 221 418
Labor force in % 64,4 66,9 68,3
 including people in work in % 52,6 52,6 55,5
 including unemployed workers in % 11,9 14,3 12,9
Economically inactive people in % 35,6 33,1 31,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 9,7 9,8
 including retirees in % 8,8 8,0 6,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,4 15,4 15,1
  • 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 221 418 151 337 68,3 122 871 55,5
 15 to 24 years old 43 370 18 525 42,7 11 691 27,0
 25 to 54 years old 133 353 112 579 84,4 93 946 70,4
 55 to 64 years old 44 694 20 233 45,3 17 234 38,6
Male 109 333 81 799 74,8 66 751 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 112 10 271 46,4 6 455 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 65 931 60 849 92,3 51 271 77,8
 55 to 64 years old 21 290 10 679 50,2 9 026 42,4
Female 112 085 69 539 62,0 56 120 50,1
 15 to 24 years old 21 258 8 254 38,8 5 237 24,6
 25 to 54 years old 67 422 51 730 76,7 42 676 63,3
 55 to 64 years old 23 405 9 554 40,8 8 208 35,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 55,5
Unemployed workers 12,9
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 15,1
  • 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 148 080 121 097 150 950 118 593 150 856 122 335
including
 Farmer operators 321 307 236 235 208 205
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 267 4 776 5 753 4 909 5 616 5 104
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 889 9 632 10 205 9 836 11 593 11 161
 Middle-level occupations 31 410 28 847 32 955 29 521 34 068 30 868
 Services employee 46 375 38 425 48 021 38 386 47 688 38 837
 Blue-collar workers 50 395 39 111 48 619 35 705 47 454 36 160
  • 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 27 238 32 276 28 466
Unemployment rate in % 18,4 21,4 18,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,2 44,7 36,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,1 18,3 16,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,4 15,2 14,8
  • 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 33,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,6
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years and over at university 6,6
  • 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 110 107 108 931 112 059
People in work living in the area 121 265 119 294 124 059
Employment concentration indicator 90,8 91,3 90,3
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 52,3 53,7 53,6
  • 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 110 107 100,0 108 931 100,0 112 059 100,0
Employee 101 887 92,5 100 047 91,8 102 878 91,8
 including women 48 953 44,5 49 164 45,1 51 047 45,6
 including part-time workers 20 403 18,5 19 807 18,2 19 417 17,3
Non-employee 8 220 7,5 8 885 8,2 9 181 8,2
 including women 2 959 2,7 3 280 3,0 3 574 3,2
 including part-time workers 832 0,8 1 092 1,0 1 173 1,0
  • 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 111 566 100,0
Farmer operators 247 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 198 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 328 11,1
Middle-level occupations 29 068 26,1
Services employee 35 338 31,7
Blue-collar workers 29 387 26,3
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,7 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,1 10,2 11,1
Middle-level occupations 24,6 25,0 26,1
Services employee 31,6 32,6 31,7
Blue-collar workers 28,9 27,1 26,3
  • 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 110 745 100,0 109 217 100,0 111 566 100,0 48,7 92,6
Agriculture 594 0,5 465 0,4 418 0,4 30,4 52,5
Industry 13 127 11,9 10 991 10,1 10 501 9,4 23,8 95,3
Construction 9 721 8,8 9 213 8,4 8 844 7,9 9,5 88,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 47 869 43,2 48 738 44,6 50 316 45,1 44,2 91,2
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 39 435 35,6 39 810 36,5 41 487 37,2 69,0 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 35,2 25,1
Industry 23,6 27,8
Construction 10,1 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 39,2
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,9 53,3
  • 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.