Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Béthune (125)

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 49 906 48 974 48 162
Working age adult in % 66,6 69,9 71,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,1 58,6 61,3
 including unemployed workers in % 9,4 11,3 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 30,1 28,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 10,0 10,9
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,3 6,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,8 11,8 11,2
  • 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 48 162 34 295 71,2 29 536 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 9 796 4 004 40,9 2 802 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 28 637 25 355 88,5 22 355 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 9 729 4 937 50,7 4 379 45,0
Male 24 404 18 162 74,4 15 659 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 5 235 2 229 42,6 1 531 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 14 529 13 419 92,4 11 916 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 4 640 2 515 54,2 2 213 47,7
Female 23 757 16 133 67,9 13 877 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 561 1 775 38,9 1 271 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 14 108 11 936 84,6 10 439 74,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 088 2 422 47,6 2 167 42,6
  • 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 61,3
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 11,2
  • 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 33 293 28 467 34 333 28 902 34 482 29 726
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 174 166 171 166 126 126
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 606 1 486 1 550 1 429 1 660 1 562
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 519 3 429 3 828 3 698 4 284 4 157
 Intermediate professions 8 215 7 702 8 833 8 154 9 167 8 426
 Employees 10 031 8 599 10 329 8 600 10 381 8 848
 Workers 8 864 7 085 8 685 6 855 8 181 6 606
  • 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 4 715 5 532 4 759
Unemployment rate in % 14,2 16,2 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,8 38,5 30,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,5 13,7 11,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,1 11,3
  • 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 29,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 28 823 28 217 28 021
Working age adult living in the area 28 691 28 917 29 796
Occupational concentration by industry 100,5 97,6 94,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 55,3 54,8
  • 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 28 823 100,0 28 217 100,0 28 021 100,0
Employee 26 351 91,4 25 559 90,6 25 148 89,7
 including women 12 614 43,8 12 803 45,4 12 890 46,0
 including partial time jobs 5 398 18,7 5 340 18,9 4 905 17,5
Non-employee 2 471 8,6 2 657 9,4 2 872 10,3
 including women 977 3,4 1 056 3,7 1 167 4,2
 including partial time jobs 228 0,8 312 1,1 365 1,3
  • 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 27 888 100,0
Farmer operators 107 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 593 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 603 12,9
Intermediate professions 7 491 26,9
Employees 9 060 32,5
Workers 6 033 21,6
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,2 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,6 12,2 12,9
Intermediate professions 23,8 25,3 26,9
Employees 31,6 32,3 32,5
Workers 26,3 24,4 21,6
  • 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 28 722 100,0 28 434 100,0 27 888 100,0 51,0 90,8
Agriculture 436 1,5 397 1,4 273 1,0 39,9 62,3
Industry 4 846 16,9 4 080 14,4 3 386 12,1 23,1 94,8
Construction 2 125 7,4 1 969 6,9 1 973 7,1 10,8 83,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 248 35,7 10 262 36,1 10 221 36,7 48,9 87,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 068 38,5 11 725 41,2 12 035 43,2 67,4 94,6
  • 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 55,1 14,8
Industry 22,4 35,5
Construction 12,3 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,5 45,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,0 56,3
  • 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.