Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Douai (059)

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 130 582 125 598 121 766
Working age adult in % 66,6 68,5 70,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,0 54,8 57,9
 including unemployed workers in % 11,6 13,7 12,4
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 31,5 29,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,4 10,3 10,4
 including retirees in % 8,9 8,0 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 14,1 13,2 12,9
  • 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 121 766 85 530 70,2 70 458 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 24 980 10 759 43,1 7 004 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 71 884 62 222 86,6 52 671 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 24 901 12 548 50,4 10 783 43,3
Male 60 449 45 100 74,6 37 324 61,7
 15 to 24 years old 13 102 6 011 45,9 3 891 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 35 435 32 687 92,2 27 976 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 11 912 6 401 53,7 5 458 45,8
Female 61 317 40 430 65,9 33 134 54,0
 15 to 24 years old 11 878 4 748 40,0 3 113 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 36 449 29 535 81,0 24 695 67,8
 55 to 64 years old 12 989 6 147 47,3 5 326 41,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 57,9
Unemployed workers 12,4
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 10,4
Other economically inactive people 12,9
  • 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 86 789 71 322 85 488 68 137 85 654 70 608
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 285 281 315 310 267 253
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 098 2 799 3 146 2 741 3 632 3 316
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 649 7 399 7 419 7 102 8 171 7 873
 Intermediate professions 19 086 17 515 19 262 17 287 19 653 17 846
 Employees 26 479 21 792 26 705 21 350 26 179 21 481
 Workers 27 932 21 535 25 964 19 348 25 535 19 839
  • 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 15 201 17 266 15 072
Unemployment rate in % 17,5 20,1 17,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,3 43,0 34,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,6 17,3 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,1 15,4 14,1
  • 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 33,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,1
2 years at university 10,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 67 868 65 937 67 859
Working age adult living in the area 72 246 69 427 71 270
Occupational concentration by industry 93,9 95,0 95,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,0 54,4 54,0
  • 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 67 868 100,0 65 937 100,0 67 859 100,0
Employee 62 474 92,1 60 404 91,6 61 936 91,3
 including women 28 984 42,7 28 838 43,7 30 391 44,8
 including partial time jobs 12 865 19,0 12 356 18,7 11 220 16,5
Non-employee 5 393 7,9 5 533 8,4 5 924 8,7
 including women 1 856 2,7 2 043 3,1 2 285 3,4
 including partial time jobs 523 0,8 660 1,0 762 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 68 164 100,0
Farmer operators 299 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 479 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 968 11,7
Intermediate professions 17 036 25,0
Employees 20 057 29,4
Workers 19 324 28,3
  • 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 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,5 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 11,5 11,7
Intermediate professions 24,4 25,2 25,0
Employees 30,0 30,3 29,4
Workers 29,8 27,9 28,3
  • 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 67 724 100,0 66 058 100,0 68 164 100,0 48,8 91,9
Agriculture 726 1,1 803 1,2 749 1,1 27,6 60,3
Industry 13 203 19,5 11 477 17,4 10 191 15,0 20,7 96,4
Construction 3 951 5,8 3 600 5,4 3 338 4,9 11,7 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 24 276 35,8 24 686 37,4 29 414 43,2 45,8 89,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 569 37,8 25 492 38,6 24 471 35,9 69,8 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 33,0 19,4
Industry 20,4 27,1
Construction 12,1 9,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,5 39,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 60,3
  • 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.