Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Armentières (59017)

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 58 335 57 456 57 913
Working age adult in % 71,1 73,0 74,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,1 63,2 66,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 9,7 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 27,0 25,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,1 10,5 10,3
 including retirees in % 10,0 8,0 6,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,8 8,5 8,2
  • 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 57 913 43 306 74,8 38 480 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 11 176 4 774 42,7 3 602 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 35 198 32 243 91,6 29 116 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 11 540 6 288 54,5 5 761 49,9
Male 28 777 22 359 77,7 19 896 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 5 770 2 607 45,2 1 936 33,6
 25 to 54 years old 17 358 16 459 94,8 14 933 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 649 3 293 58,3 3 026 53,6
Female 29 136 20 947 71,9 18 584 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 5 406 2 168 40,1 1 665 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 17 840 15 784 88,5 14 183 79,5
 55 to 64 years old 5 891 2 995 50,9 2 735 46,4
  • 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 66,4
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,3
Other economically inactive people 8,2
  • 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 41 576 36 859 41 937 36 329 43 973 39 225
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 580 580 476 476 400 400
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 765 1 679 1 847 1 630 1 981 1 878
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 667 4 558 5 183 5 049 6 008 5 834
 Intermediate professions 10 052 9 460 10 834 9 977 12 054 11 282
 Employees 12 619 11 139 12 360 10 691 12 713 11 273
 Workers 11 363 9 443 10 567 8 507 10 204 8 558
  • 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 4 694 5 591 4 826
Unemployment rate in % 11,3 13,3 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,1 31,5 24,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,2 11,2 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 10,6 8,4
  • 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 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,6
2 years at university 6,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,1
5 years or more at university 4,7
  • 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 30 467 29 808 30 341
Working age adult living in the area 36 956 36 620 38 877
Occupational concentration by industry 82,4 81,4 78,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,4 58,5 58,2
  • 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 30 467 100,0 29 808 100,0 30 341 100,0
Employee 27 261 89,5 26 372 88,5 26 779 88,3
 including women 13 536 44,4 13 296 44,6 13 395 44,1
 including partial time jobs 5 596 18,4 5 317 17,8 5 132 16,9
Non-employee 3 206 10,5 3 437 11,5 3 561 11,7
 including women 1 084 3,6 1 255 4,2 1 329 4,4
 including partial time jobs 287 0,9 366 1,2 387 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 30 942 100,0
Farmer operators 451 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 817 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 933 12,7
Intermediate professions 8 285 26,8
Employees 8 654 28,0
Workers 7 802 25,2
  • 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 1,9 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,2 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,2 12,5 12,7
Intermediate professions 25,4 26,0 26,8
Employees 29,0 28,7 28,0
Workers 27,3 26,0 25,2
  • 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 30 689 100,0 29 783 100,0 30 942 100,0 48,0 89,0
Agriculture 820 2,7 762 2,6 823 2,7 28,3 45,7
Industry 4 437 14,5 3 718 12,5 3 610 11,7 25,6 94,3
Construction 2 466 8,0 2 479 8,3 2 556 8,3 8,5 83,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 11 262 36,7 11 078 37,2 12 240 39,6 42,3 86,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 704 38,1 11 746 39,4 11 712 37,9 70,8 93,9
  • 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 36,6 21,3
Industry 25,5 28,3
Construction 9,7 2,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 43,0 37,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,5 60,5
  • 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.