Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Valenciennes (partie française) (59701)

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 216 467 213 561 208 608
Labor force in % 64,3 66,7 67,7
 including people in work in % 52,4 51,9 53,6
 including unemployed workers in % 11,9 14,8 14,1
Economically inactive people in % 35,7 33,3 32,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 10,9 11,3
 including retirees in % 8,3 7,3 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,2 15,1 14,8
  • 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 208 608 141 165 67,7 111 816 53,6
 15 to 24 years old 44 797 18 428 41,1 11 249 25,1
 25 to 54 years old 122 706 103 622 84,4 84 594 68,9
 55 to 64 years old 41 106 19 114 46,5 15 973 38,9
Male 103 305 75 278 72,9 60 560 58,6
 15 to 24 years old 23 302 10 128 43,5 6 235 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 60 473 55 337 91,5 46 155 76,3
 55 to 64 years old 19 530 9 814 50,3 8 170 41,8
Female 105 304 65 886 62,6 51 256 48,7
 15 to 24 years old 21 495 8 300 38,6 5 014 23,3
 25 to 54 years old 62 233 48 285 77,6 38 439 61,8
 55 to 64 years old 21 576 9 301 43,1 7 803 36,2
  • 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 53,6
Unemployed workers 14,1
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 14,8
  • 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 139 259 113 540 142 152 110 539 141 470 111 727
including
 Farmer operators 281 277 278 275 270 254
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 809 4 310 5 155 4 523 5 326 4 776
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 284 10 938 11 981 11 512 12 837 12 223
 Middle-level occupations 29 222 26 882 30 973 27 568 31 440 28 378
 Services employee 41 966 34 015 43 153 33 947 43 156 33 736
 Blue-collar workers 47 454 37 119 45 197 32 715 42 971 32 358
  • 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 25 724 31 631 29 348
Unemployment rate in % 18,5 22,2 20,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,7 44,1 39,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,0 19,5 18,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 15,2 16,4
  • 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 38,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 23,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,6
2 years at university 11,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,9
5 years and over at university 8,3
  • 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 120 607 116 480 116 047
People in work living in the area 113 933 111 562 112 982
Employment concentration indicator 105,9 104,4 102,7
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 52,5 53,8 53,4
  • 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 120 607 100,0 116 480 100,0 116 047 100,0
Employee 112 221 93,0 107 617 92,4 106 938 92,2
 including women 50 287 41,7 50 020 42,9 51 015 44,0
 including part-time workers 22 262 18,5 21 190 18,2 19 937 17,2
Non-employee 8 385 7,0 8 864 7,6 9 110 7,8
 including women 2 936 2,4 3 235 2,8 3 471 3,0
 including part-time workers 819 0,7 1 081 0,9 1 127 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 116 108 100,0
Farmer operators 288 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 267 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 959 12,9
Middle-level occupations 31 147 26,8
Services employee 33 395 28,8
Blue-collar workers 31 052 26,7
  • 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 3,9 4,3 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,1 12,1 12,9
Middle-level occupations 25,4 26,6 26,8
Services employee 28,6 29,1 28,8
Blue-collar workers 30,7 27,6 26,7
  • 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 120 490 100,0 116 811 100,0 116 108 100,0 46,9 92,9
Agriculture 514 0,4 414 0,4 394 0,3 32,2 34,0
Industry 26 784 22,2 24 125 20,7 22 507 19,4 18,6 97,5
Construction 6 400 5,3 6 141 5,3 5 922 5,1 11,0 83,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 44 513 36,9 43 092 36,9 43 899 37,8 44,5 90,0
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 42 279 35,1 43 040 36,8 43 385 37,4 69,1 95,3
  • 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 22,5 37,1
Industry 18,5 22,1
Construction 12,0 6,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,3 36,9
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,9 53,7
  • 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.