Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Department of Nord (59)

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 1 696 984 1 688 764 1 656 646
Labor force in % 67,8 69,8 71,3
 including people in work in % 57,6 57,5 59,7
 including unemployed workers in % 10,2 12,3 11,6
Economically inactive people in % 32,2 30,2 28,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,3 12,1 12,4
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,4 5,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,5 10,7 10,4
  • 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 1 656 646 1 181 037 71,3 988 483 59,7
 15 to 24 years old 355 803 137 545 38,7 93 185 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 991 960 879 667 88,7 753 460 76,0
 55 to 64 years old 308 883 163 824 53,0 141 839 45,9
Male 815 951 613 986 75,2 516 126 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 179 628 73 948 41,2 49 642 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 488 741 456 058 93,3 393 883 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 147 582 83 980 56,9 72 602 49,2
Female 840 694 567 051 67,5 472 357 56,2
 15 to 24 years old 176 175 63 598 36,1 43 543 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 503 219 423 609 84,2 359 577 71,5
 55 to 64 years old 161 301 79 844 49,5 69 237 42,9
  • 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 59,7
Unemployed workers 11,6
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 12,4
Other economically inactive people 10,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • 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 1 152 943 978 838 1 178 865 971 248 1 181 734 988 264
including
 Farmer operators 7 617 7 536 6 525 6 393 5 713 5 596
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 46 392 42 637 50 974 45 724 52 248 47 863
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 151 630 146 653 167 754 161 225 185 706 178 953
 Middle-level occupations 275 933 253 177 288 514 260 106 294 039 267 060
 Services employee 330 854 278 533 338 229 275 475 333 346 272 495
 Blue-collar workers 316 732 250 302 296 623 222 324 280 479 216 296
  • 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 173 370 208 004 192 554
Unemployment rate in % 15,1 17,7 16,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,7 37,4 32,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,9 15,2 14,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 13,4 13,4
  • 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 32,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,2
2 years at university 9,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years and over at university 6,3
  • 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 984 937 981 191 1 003 292
People in work living in the area 983 176 978 273 998 829
Employment concentration indicator 100,2 100,3 100,4
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 56,3 57,0 56,7
  • 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 984 937 100,0 981 191 100,0 1 003 292 100,0
Employee 901 795 91,6 890 367 90,7 906 886 90,4
 including women 431 057 43,8 435 304 44,4 446 650 44,5
 including part-time workers 174 919 17,8 171 849 17,5 166 744 16,6
Non-employee 83 142 8,4 90 824 9,3 96 406 9,6
 including women 28 589 2,9 32 606 3,3 36 354 3,6
 including part-time workers 8 248 0,8 11 248 1,1 13 228 1,3
  • 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 1 004 348 100,0
Farmer operators 5 960 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 49 774 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 178 223 17,7
Middle-level occupations 275 341 27,4
Services employee 282 295 28,1
Blue-collar workers 212 756 21,2
  • 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 0,7 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,8 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,6 16,2 17,7
Middle-level occupations 26,2 27,2 27,4
Services employee 28,9 28,9 28,1
Blue-collar workers 25,0 22,2 21,2
  • 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 985 881 100,0 982 092 100,0 1 004 348 100,0 48,1 91,3
Agriculture 12 943 1,3 11 721 1,2 11 009 1,1 30,2 47,7
Industry 150 779 15,3 132 050 13,4 124 532 12,4 22,7 95,7
Construction 60 013 6,1 57 273 5,8 55 449 5,5 10,9 83,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 429 034 43,5 434 319 44,2 460 548 45,9 44,7 89,4
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 333 113 33,8 346 728 35,3 352 811 35,1 67,9 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 36,7 24,2
Industry 22,5 28,3
Construction 12,2 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 36,1
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 68,6 56,0
  • 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.