Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Lille (partie française) (004)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 974 079 977 268 986 829
Working age adult in % 69,5 71,0 72,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,7 59,5 62,4
 including unemployed workers in % 9,8 11,4 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 30,5 29,0 27,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,4 13,9 13,8
 including retirees in % 7,8 6,2 5,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,9 8,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 986 829 713 226 72,3 615 543 62,4
 15 to 24 years old 224 599 82 847 36,9 60 471 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 592 617 532 744 89,9 468 325 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 169 613 97 635 57,6 86 747 51,1
Male 482 852 365 896 75,8 315 832 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 110 745 43 344 39,1 31 279 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 291 584 272 799 93,6 240 500 82,5
 55 to 64 years old 80 523 49 753 61,8 44 053 54,7
Female 503 977 347 329 68,9 299 711 59,5
 15 to 24 years old 113 854 39 503 34,7 29 192 25,6
 25 to 54 years old 301 034 259 945 86,4 227 825 75,7
 55 to 64 years old 89 089 47 881 53,7 42 694 47,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,4
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 13,8
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 677 455 581 687 694 176 582 682 719 167 624 463
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 608 2 563 2 284 2 223 2 050 2 034
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 27 716 25 396 31 386 28 339 33 241 31 080
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 115 418 111 587 127 984 122 890 151 878 146 923
 Intermediate professions 173 150 158 064 180 558 161 948 189 448 172 844
 Employees 190 153 161 894 191 935 158 848 191 685 162 200
 Workers 156 293 122 182 144 777 108 433 137 311 109 382
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 95 524 111 888 97 682
Unemployment rate in % 14,1 16,1 13,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,9 34,2 27,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,0 14,0 12,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,2 12,9 11,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 28,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 595 527 600 274 638 347
Working age adult living in the area 585 098 586 765 622 127
Occupational concentration by industry 101,8 102,3 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,5 58,6 58,6
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 595 527 100,0 600 274 100,0 638 347 100,0
Employee 545 338 91,6 544 401 90,7 574 904 90,1
 including women 266 233 44,7 269 553 44,9 283 424 44,4
 including partial time jobs 100 347 16,9 100 887 16,8 98 588 15,4
Non-employee 50 189 8,4 55 873 9,3 63 443 9,9
 including women 17 234 2,9 20 131 3,4 24 166 3,8
 including partial time jobs 5 658 1,0 7 563 1,3 9 467 1,5
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 648 225 100,0
Farmer operators 2 213 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 32 415 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 143 796 22,2
Intermediate professions 180 697 27,9
Employees 173 577 26,8
Workers 115 527 17,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 0,5 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,8 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,0 19,8 22,2
Intermediate professions 27,4 28,1 27,9
Employees 28,5 28,0 26,8
Workers 21,2 18,9 17,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 594 671 100,0 600 616 100,0 648 225 100,0 48,1 90,8
Agriculture 4 857 0,8 4 663 0,8 4 591 0,7 35,3 54,0
Industry 68 849 11,6 60 336 10,0 58 826 9,1 27,4 94,5
Construction 35 466 6,0 33 552 5,6 35 959 5,5 11,4 82,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 291 289 49,0 297 493 49,5 334 863 51,7 43,5 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 194 211 32,7 204 571 34,1 213 986 33,0 67,3 94,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 44,5 24,5
Industry 27,2 31,2
Construction 12,9 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,5 34,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,0 57,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.