Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Employment area 2020 of Lens (3215)

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 250 797 246 288 242 849
Labor force in % 64,6 67,2 68,7
 including people in work in % 52,9 53,1 56,1
 including unemployed workers in % 11,8 14,1 12,6
Economically inactive people in % 35,4 32,8 31,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 9,6 9,7
 including retirees in % 8,9 8,1 6,9
 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 242 849 166 746 68,7 136 251 56,1
 15 to 24 years old 47 113 20 175 42,8 12 877 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 146 449 124 320 84,9 104 349 71,3
 55 to 64 years old 49 287 22 251 45,1 19 026 38,6
Male 119 955 89 894 74,9 73 865 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 061 11 174 46,4 7 096 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 72 413 67 025 92,6 56 827 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 23 481 11 695 49,8 9 943 42,3
Female 122 894 76 852 62,5 62 386 50,8
 15 to 24 years old 23 053 9 001 39,0 5 781 25,1
 25 to 54 years old 74 036 57 295 77,4 47 522 64,2
 55 to 64 years old 25 805 10 556 40,9 9 083 35,2
  • 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 56,1
Unemployed workers 12,6
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
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 162 078 132 879 165 708 130 917 166 539 136 100
including
 Farmer operators 368 358 322 316 263 255
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 647 5 115 6 331 5 483 6 154 5 615
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 627 10 342 10 888 10 506 12 613 12 179
 Middle-level occupations 34 555 31 772 36 550 32 809 38 100 34 640
 Services employee 50 711 42 103 52 842 42 619 52 600 43 155
 Blue-collar workers 55 452 43 190 53 258 39 185 52 356 40 258
  • 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 29 481 34 722 30 495
Unemployment rate in % 18,2 21,0 18,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,1 44,5 36,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,8 17,9 16,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,4 15,1 14,5
  • 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 32,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,1
2 years at university 9,2
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
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 121 409 119 068 122 062
People in work living in the area 133 303 131 522 137 553
Employment concentration indicator 91,1 90,5 88,7
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 52,6 54,0 54,0
  • 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 121 409 100,0 119 068 100,0 122 062 100,0
Employee 112 510 92,7 109 461 91,9 112 144 91,9
 including women 52 025 42,9 52 046 43,7 54 331 44,5
 including part-time workers 21 884 18,0 21 134 17,7 20 727 17,0
Non-employee 8 899 7,3 9 607 8,1 9 918 8,1
 including women 3 219 2,7 3 577 3,0 3 893 3,2
 including part-time workers 869 0,7 1 175 1,0 1 236 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 121 837 100,0
Farmer operators 325 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 642 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 414 11,0
Middle-level occupations 31 511 25,9
Services employee 37 617 30,9
Blue-collar workers 33 327 27,4
  • 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 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,7 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,0 10,2 11,0
Middle-level occupations 24,7 25,0 25,9
Services employee 30,4 31,6 30,9
Blue-collar workers 30,2 28,2 27,4
  • 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 121 862 100,0 119 251 100,0 121 837 100,0 47,8 92,6
Agriculture 683 0,6 492 0,4 448 0,4 25,0 42,4
Industry 18 565 15,2 15 502 13,0 14 021 11,5 21,8 96,0
Construction 10 355 8,5 9 636 8,1 9 374 7,7 9,4 87,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 50 758 41,7 51 650 43,3 53 950 44,3 44,0 91,3
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 41 501 34,1 41 972 35,2 44 044 36,1 69,2 94,8
  • 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 30,2 21,1
Industry 21,6 26,3
Construction 10,1 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,4 39,5
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 70,0 54,8
  • 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.