Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Lens - Liévin (042)

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 207 591 203 271 199 502
Working age adult in % 65,0 67,2 68,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 52,6 52,8 56,5
 including unemployed workers in % 12,4 14,4 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 35,0 32,8 31,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,7 9,7
 including retirees in % 9,2 7,8 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,0 15,3 15,0
  • 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 199 502 136 971 68,7 112 744 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 39 801 17 578 44,2 11 621 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 118 951 100 627 84,6 84 948 71,4
 55 to 64 years old 40 750 18 767 46,1 16 175 39,7
Male 98 506 73 629 74,7 60 871 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 20 352 9 684 47,6 6 354 31,2
 25 to 54 years old 58 630 53 994 92,1 45 967 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 19 523 9 950 51,0 8 550 43,8
Female 100 996 63 342 62,7 51 874 51,4
 15 to 24 years old 19 449 7 894 40,6 5 268 27,1
 25 to 54 years old 60 321 46 632 77,3 38 981 64,6
 55 to 64 years old 21 227 8 817 41,5 7 625 35,9
  • 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 56,5
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 15,0
  • 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 135 231 109 482 136 247 106 936 137 623 113 977
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 340 331 271 264 260 251
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 087 4 588 5 033 4 355 5 540 5 123
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 582 8 391 9 070 8 714 10 558 10 213
 Intermediate professions 29 126 26 575 30 172 27 030 32 055 29 275
 Employees 42 671 35 056 43 778 35 185 43 023 35 721
 Workers 45 204 34 541 43 042 31 387 42 759 33 394
  • 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 25 715 29 326 24 227
Unemployment rate in % 19,1 21,5 17,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,3 44,5 33,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,5 18,5 15,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,6 15,5 13,8
  • 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 32,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,6
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 100 191 98 027 101 125
Working age adult living in the area 109 771 107 983 113 892
Occupational concentration by industry 91,3 90,8 88,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,8 53,7 53,7
  • 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 100 191 100,0 98 027 100,0 101 125 100,0
Employee 92 572 92,4 89 979 91,8 92 696 91,7
 including women 45 400 45,3 44 971 45,9 46 895 46,4
 including partial time jobs 18 672 18,6 18 024 18,4 17 305 17,1
Non-employee 7 619 7,6 8 048 8,2 8 429 8,3
 including women 2 743 2,7 3 020 3,1 3 309 3,3
 including partial time jobs 750 0,7 1 064 1,1 1 067 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 102 477 100,0
Farmer operators 280 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 820 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 283 11,0
Intermediate professions 27 309 26,6
Employees 32 670 31,9
Workers 26 116 25,5
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,7 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,3 10,6 11,0
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,5 26,6
Employees 32,2 33,1 31,9
Workers 27,7 25,8 25,5
  • 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 100 984 100,0 98 235 100,0 102 477 100,0 49,4 92,5
Agriculture 558 0,6 399 0,4 476 0,5 26,2 44,8
Industry 11 726 11,6 10 182 10,4 9 934 9,7 24,2 95,1
Construction 9 020 8,9 7 920 8,1 7 987 7,8 8,5 88,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 527 42,1 42 422 43,2 44 903 43,8 45,3 91,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 37 153 36,8 37 312 38,0 39 177 38,2 69,3 95,1
  • 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 33,6 20,3
Industry 24,1 25,8
Construction 9,1 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,8 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 54,3
  • 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.