Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Douai (59178)

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 107 247 103 135 99 915
Working age adult in % 66,9 69,2 70,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,8 55,9 58,7
 including unemployed workers in % 11,1 13,3 11,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,1 30,8 29,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 10,5 10,6
 including retirees in % 9,0 7,9 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,4 12,4 12,3
  • 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 99 915 70 559 70,6 58 670 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 20 433 8 599 42,1 5 702 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 59 110 51 480 87,1 43 903 74,3
 55 to 64 years old 20 372 10 480 51,4 9 065 44,5
Male 49 715 37 124 74,7 30 972 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 10 781 4 856 45,0 3 225 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 29 125 26 896 92,3 23 138 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 9 809 5 372 54,8 4 608 47,0
Female 50 200 33 435 66,6 27 698 55,2
 15 to 24 years old 9 652 3 743 38,8 2 476 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 29 985 24 584 82,0 20 765 69,3
 55 to 64 years old 10 562 5 108 48,4 4 456 42,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 58,7
Unemployed workers 11,9
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 12,3
  • 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 71 813 59 590 70 731 57 133 70 917 58 955
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 264 264 290 285 196 192
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 669 2 411 2 823 2 503 2 991 2 717
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 265 7 016 7 095 6 838 7 741 7 450
 Intermediate professions 16 474 15 044 16 710 15 059 17 248 15 675
 Employees 21 511 17 852 21 586 17 296 20 937 17 320
 Workers 21 928 17 004 20 189 15 152 20 074 15 600
  • 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 11 950 13 720 11 889
Unemployment rate in % 16,7 19,2 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,2 41,1 33,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,0 16,7 14,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 14,6 13,5
  • 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 33,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,6
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
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 61 966 60 701 62 768
Working age adult living in the area 60 149 58 207 59 377
Occupational concentration by industry 103,0 104,3 105,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 54,9 54,2
  • 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 61 966 100,0 60 701 100,0 62 768 100,0
Employee 57 243 92,4 55 816 92,0 57 634 91,8
 including women 25 993 41,9 26 063 42,9 27 660 44,1
 including partial time jobs 11 277 18,2 10 999 18,1 10 033 16,0
Non-employee 4 722 7,6 4 885 8,0 5 134 8,2
 including women 1 596 2,6 1 729 2,8 1 965 3,1
 including partial time jobs 467 0,8 575 0,9 677 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 63 184 100,0
Farmer operators 221 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 990 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 546 11,9
Intermediate professions 15 893 25,2
Employees 18 013 28,5
Workers 18 520 29,3
  • 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 4,1 4,5 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,2 11,8 11,9
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,4 25,2
Employees 29,1 29,4 28,5
Workers 30,4 28,4 29,3
  • 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 61 893 100,0 60 848 100,0 63 184 100,0 47,5 92,4
Agriculture 609 1,0 663 1,1 589 0,9 18,5 62,1
Industry 12 518 20,2 10 856 17,8 9 570 15,1 20,2 96,9
Construction 4 014 6,5 3 807 6,3 3 389 5,4 12,4 83,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 550 36,4 23 362 38,4 28 095 44,5 44,9 90,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 201 35,9 22 159 36,4 21 541 34,1 69,3 95,0
  • 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 22,1 12,7
Industry 20,2 21,1
Construction 12,7 10,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,8 37,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 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.