Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Béthune (62119)

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 48 128 47 537 46 480
Working age adult in % 66,8 69,9 71,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,4 58,8 61,5
 including unemployed workers in % 9,4 11,1 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 33,2 30,1 28,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,8 10,2 11,0
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,5 6,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,6 11,4 10,9
  • 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 46 480 33 142 71,3 28 603 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 448 3 840 40,6 2 700 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 27 578 24 451 88,7 21 601 78,3
 55 to 64 years old 9 454 4 851 51,3 4 303 45,5
Male 23 553 17 535 74,5 15 148 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 069 2 155 42,5 1 486 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 13 960 12 897 92,4 11 469 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 4 524 2 484 54,9 2 193 48,5
Female 22 927 15 607 68,1 13 455 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 4 379 1 685 38,5 1 213 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 13 618 11 554 84,8 10 132 74,4
 55 to 64 years old 4 930 2 368 48,0 2 110 42,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,5
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 32 140 27 529 33 363 28 130 33 469 28 874
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 201 193 213 208 101 101
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 586 1 466 1 587 1 457 1 626 1 532
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 535 3 444 3 918 3 806 4 389 4 277
 Intermediate professions 8 046 7 544 8 653 7 959 9 051 8 342
 Employees 9 605 8 247 9 930 8 280 9 893 8 418
 Workers 8 320 6 635 8 175 6 421 7 762 6 204
  • 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 4 512 5 280 4 539
Unemployment rate in % 14,0 15,9 13,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 38,0 29,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,4 13,5 11,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 10,7 11,3
  • 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 28,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 28 646 28 069 27 942
Working age adult living in the area 27 779 28 150 28 870
Occupational concentration by industry 103,1 99,7 96,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,9 55,8 55,0
  • 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 28 646 100,0 28 069 100,0 27 942 100,0
Employee 26 187 91,4 25 405 90,5 25 042 89,6
 including women 12 596 44,0 12 747 45,4 12 850 46,0
 including partial time jobs 5 400 18,8 5 317 18,9 4 890 17,5
Non-employee 2 459 8,6 2 665 9,5 2 900 10,4
 including women 956 3,3 1 046 3,7 1 167 4,2
 including partial time jobs 223 0,8 307 1,1 371 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 28 018 100,0
Farmer operators 86 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 597 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 647 13,0
Intermediate professions 7 546 26,9
Employees 9 066 32,4
Workers 6 077 21,7
  • 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 0,8 0,8 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,2 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,7 12,3 13,0
Intermediate professions 23,8 25,1 26,9
Employees 31,8 32,4 32,4
Workers 26,1 24,2 21,7
  • 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 28 539 100,0 28 224 100,0 28 018 100,0 51,0 90,7
Agriculture 476 1,7 460 1,6 336 1,2 45,7 72,6
Industry 4 820 16,9 4 025 14,3 3 358 12,0 23,3 94,7
Construction 2 013 7,1 1 870 6,6 1 966 7,0 12,5 82,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 127 35,5 10 259 36,3 10 329 36,9 48,4 87,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 103 38,9 11 610 41,1 12 029 42,9 67,4 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 58,8 11,0
Industry 22,6 35,6
Construction 13,6 7,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 44,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,1 55,5
  • 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.