Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Valenciennes (59606)

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 115 615 113 761 110 963
Working age adult in % 66,0 68,2 69,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,8 54,2 56,8
 including unemployed workers in % 11,2 14,0 12,8
Economically inactive people in % 34,0 31,8 30,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,0 12,0 12,1
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,0 5,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,7 12,9 12,4
  • 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 110 963 77 224 69,6 62 995 56,8
 15 to 24 years old 24 370 9 893 40,6 6 456 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 64 933 56 258 86,6 47 104 72,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 660 11 073 51,1 9 435 43,6
Male 55 372 40 766 73,6 33 634 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 884 5 449 42,3 3 559 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 32 190 29 559 91,8 25 173 78,2
 55 to 64 years old 10 297 5 758 55,9 4 902 47,6
Female 55 592 36 458 65,6 29 361 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 11 486 4 444 38,7 2 897 25,2
 25 to 54 years old 32 743 26 700 81,5 21 931 67,0
 55 to 64 years old 11 363 5 314 46,8 4 533 39,9
  • 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 56,8
Unemployed workers 12,8
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 12,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 76 229 63 322 77 707 61 880 77 333 63 338
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 177 171 178 178 173 165
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 803 2 519 2 991 2 589 2 991 2 703
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 933 8 655 9 525 9 217 10 446 10 050
 Intermediate professions 18 276 16 904 19 027 17 033 18 814 17 098
 Employees 22 232 18 139 22 890 18 111 22 551 18 084
 Workers 21 772 16 934 20 459 14 751 19 628 15 237
  • 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 12 921 15 881 14 230
Unemployment rate in % 16,9 20,5 18,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 40,5 34,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,7 18,2 16,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 14,0 14,8
  • 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 38,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,1
2 years at university 10,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
5 years or more at university 7,4
  • 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 76 935 73 864 74 721
Working age adult living in the area 63 686 62 185 63 697
Occupational concentration by industry 120,8 118,8 117,3
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 76 935 100,0 73 864 100,0 74 721 100,0
Employee 71 722 93,2 68 383 92,6 68 859 92,2
 including women 32 680 42,5 32 364 43,8 33 280 44,5
 including partial time jobs 13 789 17,9 13 273 18,0 12 343 16,5
Non-employee 5 213 6,8 5 481 7,4 5 862 7,8
 including women 1 874 2,4 1 945 2,6 2 175 2,9
 including partial time jobs 588 0,8 680 0,9 736 1,0
  • 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 74 933 100,0
Farmer operators 168 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 214 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 638 14,2
Intermediate professions 20 782 27,7
Employees 21 127 28,2
Workers 19 005 25,4
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 4,0 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,1 13,3 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,7 27,1 27,7
Employees 28,9 29,6 28,2
Workers 28,3 25,7 25,4
  • 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 76 662 100,0 74 300 100,0 74 933 100,0 47,3 93,0
Agriculture 300 0,4 299 0,4 271 0,4 34,5 38,2
Industry 15 459 20,2 14 177 19,1 13 964 18,6 19,1 97,5
Construction 3 842 5,0 3 706 5,0 3 624 4,8 9,8 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 372 39,6 28 530 38,4 29 365 39,2 45,2 90,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 690 34,8 27 587 37,1 27 709 37,0 68,7 95,8
  • 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 43,8 28,6
Industry 19,0 22,3
Construction 10,7 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 34,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,2 57,8
  • 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.