Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of La Bassée (59051)

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 27 132 27 186 27 208
Working age adult in % 70,9 72,9 74,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,2 63,2 67,1
 including unemployed workers in % 8,7 9,7 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 27,1 25,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,9 9,8
 including retirees in % 9,8 7,9 6,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,3 8,6
  • 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 27 208 20 382 74,9 18 267 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 953 2 100 42,4 1 556 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 16 752 15 392 91,9 14 098 84,2
 55 to 64 years old 5 503 2 891 52,5 2 613 47,5
Male 13 511 10 631 78,7 9 571 70,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 586 1 202 46,5 884 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 8 259 7 918 95,9 7 311 88,5
 55 to 64 years old 2 666 1 511 56,7 1 375 51,6
Female 13 697 9 751 71,2 8 696 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 2 367 897 37,9 672 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 8 493 7 474 88,0 6 787 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 2 837 1 379 48,6 1 238 43,6
  • 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 67,1
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 19 300 16 890 19 949 17 503 20 507 18 523
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 136 136 114 109 95 95
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 841 809 867 797 1 114 1 090
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 987 1 927 2 313 2 253 2 747 2 689
 Intermediate professions 5 014 4 730 5 286 4 973 5 903 5 568
 Employees 5 705 4 933 6 037 5 294 5 863 5 197
 Workers 5 310 4 355 5 052 4 077 4 555 3 884
  • 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 2 369 2 642 2 115
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 13,3 10,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 36,5 25,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 10,6 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 12,0 9,6
  • 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 20,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 4,6
5 years or more at university 4,1
  • 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 8 119 7 984 8 499
Working age adult living in the area 16 951 17 298 18 444
Occupational concentration by industry 47,9 46,2 46,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,6 59,5 59,4
  • 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 8 119 100,0 7 984 100,0 8 499 100,0
Employee 7 000 86,2 6 776 84,9 7 208 84,8
 including women 3 378 41,6 3 419 42,8 3 644 42,9
 including partial time jobs 1 528 18,8 1 519 19,0 1 496 17,6
Non-employee 1 119 13,8 1 208 15,1 1 291 15,2
 including women 429 5,3 500 6,3 556 6,5
 including partial time jobs 118 1,5 145 1,8 143 1,7
  • 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 9 044 100,0
Farmer operators 99 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 771 8,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 929 10,3
Intermediate professions 2 103 23,3
Employees 2 696 29,8
Workers 2 447 27,1
  • 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 1,5 1,3 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,8 7,8 8,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,3 9,1 10,3
Intermediate professions 22,9 23,6 23,3
Employees 30,3 31,7 29,8
Workers 30,2 26,4 27,1
  • 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 8 269 100,0 8 003 100,0 9 044 100,0 49,2 84,9
Agriculture 251 3,0 218 2,7 210 2,3 34,1 50,6
Industry 1 357 16,4 1 109 13,9 1 217 13,5 22,9 91,9
Construction 913 11,0 716 9,0 643 7,1 9,4 74,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 3 125 37,8 3 198 40,0 3 840 42,5 48,0 83,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 2 623 31,7 2 763 34,5 3 136 34,7 70,0 88,4
  • 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 48,6 19,1
Industry 23,1 20,5
Construction 12,0 1,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,8 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 60,6
  • 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.