Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Béthune (622)

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 188 935 185 389 181 209
Working age adult in % 67,1 69,6 71,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,2 58,0 61,1
 including unemployed workers in % 9,9 11,6 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 30,4 28,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,5 9,9
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,6 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,4 12,3 11,8
  • 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 181 209 129 248 71,3 110 759 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 35 214 15 264 43,3 10 438 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 108 576 95 750 88,2 84 228 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 37 419 18 235 48,7 16 092 43,0
Male 90 727 68 999 76,1 59 611 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 18 464 8 626 46,7 5 876 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 54 121 50 845 93,9 45 286 83,7
 55 to 64 years old 18 141 9 528 52,5 8 449 46,6
Female 90 482 60 249 66,6 51 148 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 16 750 6 637 39,6 4 562 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 54 455 44 905 82,5 38 942 71,5
 55 to 64 years old 19 278 8 707 45,2 7 644 39,7
  • 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 61,1
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 11,8
  • 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 126 802 107 678 129 164 107 652 129 130 110 887
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 970 955 838 823 717 712
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 415 5 059 5 457 5 029 5 863 5 543
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 752 10 462 11 491 11 129 12 445 12 154
 Intermediate professions 28 390 26 498 30 115 27 921 31 658 29 514
 Employees 39 313 33 180 39 891 32 840 39 004 33 065
 Workers 38 931 31 525 37 715 29 910 36 734 29 900
  • 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 18 739 21 497 18 490
Unemployment rate in % 14,8 16,7 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,9 39,6 31,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,0 13,9 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 12,7 11,7
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,8
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 88 748 85 252 85 474
Working age adult living in the area 108 496 108 254 111 730
Occupational concentration by industry 81,8 78,8 76,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 55,1 54,9
  • 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 88 748 100,0 85 252 100,0 85 474 100,0
Employee 80 344 90,5 76 661 89,9 76 476 89,5
 including women 35 774 40,3 35 941 42,2 36 780 43,0
 including partial time jobs 16 751 18,9 16 426 19,3 15 087 17,7
Non-employee 8 404 9,5 8 590 10,1 8 998 10,5
 including women 3 224 3,6 3 291 3,9 3 732 4,4
 including partial time jobs 795 0,9 1 057 1,2 1 117 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 85 396 100,0
Farmer operators 739 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 166 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 407 11,0
Intermediate professions 21 241 24,9
Employees 25 332 29,7
Workers 23 511 27,5
  • 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 1,1 1,0 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,5 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,1 11,0
Intermediate professions 23,3 24,0 24,9
Employees 29,6 30,4 29,7
Workers 31,0 28,9 27,5
  • 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 88 856 100,0 84 661 100,0 85 396 100,0 48,1 90,0
Agriculture 1 572 1,8 1 434 1,7 1 394 1,6 31,1 47,6
Industry 20 786 23,4 18 096 21,4 16 212 19,0 22,1 96,8
Construction 6 827 7,7 5 778 6,8 6 080 7,1 9,4 82,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 29 038 32,7 27 416 32,4 29 901 35,0 48,1 85,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 633 34,5 31 937 37,7 31 809 37,2 69,6 94,3
  • 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 41,4 21,7
Industry 21,8 31,6
Construction 10,5 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 45,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,2 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.