Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Valenciennes (partie française) (038)

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 218 535 215 121 210 830
Working age adult in % 65,5 67,8 69,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,9 53,6 56,4
 including unemployed workers in % 11,6 14,3 13,0
Economically inactive people in % 34,5 32,2 30,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 10,9 11,0
 including retirees in % 8,5 7,2 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,0 14,0 13,5
  • 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 210 830 146 268 69,4 118 905 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 44 333 18 478 41,7 11 780 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 124 789 107 153 85,9 89 553 71,8
 55 to 64 years old 41 708 20 637 49,5 17 572 42,1
Male 105 097 78 009 74,2 64 338 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 23 236 10 295 44,3 6 613 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 61 732 56 850 92,1 48 462 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 20 129 10 864 54,0 9 263 46,0
Female 105 734 68 258 64,6 54 567 51,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 097 8 183 38,8 5 167 24,5
 25 to 54 years old 63 057 50 302 79,8 41 091 65,2
 55 to 64 years old 21 579 9 773 45,3 8 309 38,5
  • 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 56,4
Unemployed workers 13,0
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 13,5
  • 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 143 107 117 961 146 395 115 911 146 725 119 273
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 658 652 639 639 518 507
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 445 4 935 5 650 4 986 6 150 5 684
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 750 13 346 14 772 14 236 16 223 15 635
 Intermediate professions 32 099 29 631 33 920 30 580 34 537 31 494
 Employees 41 998 34 305 43 374 34 342 42 525 33 886
 Workers 45 126 35 092 42 854 31 128 41 490 32 068
  • 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 25 254 30 666 27 362
Unemployment rate in % 17,6 21,0 18,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,5 42,9 36,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,2 18,5 16,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 14,9 14,9
  • 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 37,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,8
2 years at university 10,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 116 495 112 697 113 650
Working age adult living in the area 118 443 116 198 120 188
Occupational concentration by industry 98,4 97,0 94,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,6 54,5 54,5
  • 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 116 495 100,0 112 697 100,0 113 650 100,0
Employee 107 522 92,3 103 345 91,7 103 673 91,2
 including women 48 739 41,8 48 558 43,1 49 745 43,8
 including partial time jobs 21 228 18,2 20 551 18,2 19 141 16,8
Non-employee 8 973 7,7 9 352 8,3 9 977 8,8
 including women 3 142 2,7 3 378 3,0 3 716 3,3
 including partial time jobs 944 0,8 1 149 1,0 1 283 1,1
  • 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 114 475 100,0
Farmer operators 558 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 749 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 119 13,2
Intermediate professions 30 344 26,5
Employees 32 433 28,3
Workers 30 272 26,4
  • 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 0,6 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,6 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 12,3 13,2
Intermediate professions 25,4 26,2 26,5
Employees 28,8 29,4 28,3
Workers 29,6 26,9 26,4
  • 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 116 641 100,0 113 725 100,0 114 475 100,0 46,9 91,9
Agriculture 1 072 0,9 1 003 0,9 842 0,7 27,6 35,1
Industry 24 737 21,2 22 245 19,6 21 183 18,5 19,3 97,0
Construction 6 565 5,6 6 253 5,5 6 263 5,5 8,6 81,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 078 36,9 41 917 36,9 43 545 38,0 44,4 88,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 41 189 35,3 42 307 37,2 42 642 37,2 69,3 95,2
  • 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 30,0 26,3
Industry 19,1 24,0
Construction 9,4 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,4 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,9 57,9
  • 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.