Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Dunkerque (048)

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 174 879 169 045 159 199
Working age adult in % 67,8 69,5 72,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,3 57,5 61,5
 including unemployed workers in % 10,5 12,0 10,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,2 30,5 27,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,6 9,5
 including retirees in % 10,2 8,9 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,0 12,0 10,9
  • 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 159 199 115 208 72,4 97 881 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 29 886 13 048 43,7 9 117 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 95 019 84 669 89,1 73 441 77,3
 55 to 64 years old 34 294 17 491 51,0 15 323 44,7
Male 79 208 60 218 76,0 51 667 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 947 7 216 45,2 4 963 31,1
 25 to 54 years old 46 954 44 228 94,2 38 948 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 16 307 8 774 53,8 7 757 47,6
Female 79 991 54 990 68,7 46 213 57,8
 15 to 24 years old 13 939 5 832 41,8 4 154 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 48 065 40 441 84,1 34 494 71,8
 55 to 64 years old 17 987 8 717 48,5 7 566 42,1
  • 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 61,5
Unemployed workers 10,9
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 118 700 100 542 117 470 97 060 114 987 98 133
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 207 1 207 880 864 990 976
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 304 3 955 4 421 3 954 4 921 4 583
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 905 10 566 10 542 10 105 11 502 11 086
 Intermediate professions 28 989 26 739 29 506 27 082 29 916 27 802
 Employees 34 815 28 608 36 229 28 995 34 316 28 407
 Workers 36 169 29 468 33 235 26 060 31 097 25 279
  • 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 18 283 20 265 17 327
Unemployment rate in % 15,4 17,2 15,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,8 37,5 30,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,8 14,8 13,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 12,7 12,4
  • 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 28,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,8
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,4
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 100 770 98 448 98 811
Working age adult living in the area 100 784 98 128 98 913
Occupational concentration by industry 100,0 100,3 99,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 55,2 55,1
  • 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 100 770 100,0 98 448 100,0 98 811 100,0
Employee 92 877 92,2 90 275 91,7 90 272 91,4
 including women 40 906 40,6 41 238 41,9 41 735 42,2
 including partial time jobs 18 716 18,6 18 067 18,4 17 374 17,6
Non-employee 7 892 7,8 8 172 8,3 8 540 8,6
 including women 2 911 2,9 3 108 3,2 3 505 3,5
 including partial time jobs 680 0,7 952 1,0 1 020 1,0
  • 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 99 411 100,0
Farmer operators 1 024 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 840 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 895 12,0
Intermediate professions 28 868 29,0
Employees 27 496 27,7
Workers 25 288 25,4
  • 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 1,2 0,9 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,3 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 11,0 12,0
Intermediate professions 27,7 28,6 29,0
Employees 27,4 28,7 27,7
Workers 28,7 26,5 25,4
  • 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 100 785 100,0 98 146 100,0 99 411 100,0 45,9 91,8
Agriculture 2 008 2,0 1 602 1,6 1 740 1,8 29,2 44,2
Industry 22 334 22,2 19 767 20,1 19 448 19,6 18,0 97,4
Construction 6 884 6,8 6 625 6,7 6 211 6,2 10,1 85,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 36 904 36,6 36 308 37,0 38 494 38,7 45,9 89,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 656 32,4 33 843 34,5 33 518 33,7 69,6 95,3
  • 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 39,8 20,8
Industry 18,0 20,9
Construction 10,9 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 43,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 59,1
  • 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.