Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Lens (62498)

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 229 067 224 788 221 800
Working age adult in % 65,1 67,3 68,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 52,7 52,9 56,5
 including unemployed workers in % 12,4 14,4 12,2
Economically inactive people in % 34,9 32,7 31,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,7 9,7
 including retirees in % 9,0 7,7 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,0 15,3 15,0
  • 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 221 800 152 541 68,8 125 390 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 43 949 19 196 43,7 12 600 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 132 997 112 607 84,7 94 968 71,4
 55 to 64 years old 44 854 20 738 46,2 17 823 39,7
Male 109 392 82 008 75,0 67 739 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 22 387 10 557 47,2 6 877 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 65 483 60 408 92,2 51 408 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 522 11 043 51,3 9 454 43,9
Female 112 408 70 533 62,7 57 651 51,3
 15 to 24 years old 21 562 8 638 40,1 5 722 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 67 514 52 200 77,3 43 560 64,5
 55 to 64 years old 23 332 9 695 41,6 8 369 35,9
  • 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 56,5
Unemployed workers 12,2
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 15,0
  • 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 149 472 121 120 151 079 118 649 153 509 126 715
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 299 286 265 263 213 209
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 506 4 936 5 691 4 884 6 049 5 569
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 756 9 528 10 514 10 084 12 140 11 724
 Intermediate professions 31 901 29 080 33 226 29 705 35 577 32 283
 Employees 47 212 38 739 48 022 38 498 48 128 39 776
 Workers 50 221 38 551 48 132 35 215 47 641 37 154
  • 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 28 361 32 402 27 150
Unemployment rate in % 19,0 21,4 17,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 41,7 44,2 34,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,6 18,5 15,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 15,6 14,1
  • 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 31,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,8
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 110 773 109 097 113 240
Working age adult living in the area 121 327 119 664 126 620
Occupational concentration by industry 91,3 91,2 89,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,8 53,8 53,9
  • 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 110 773 100,0 109 097 100,0 113 240 100,0
Employee 102 358 92,4 100 177 91,8 103 857 91,7
 including women 49 452 44,6 49 462 45,3 51 792 45,7
 including partial time jobs 20 376 18,4 19 845 18,2 19 192 16,9
Non-employee 8 415 7,6 8 920 8,2 9 383 8,3
 including women 3 002 2,7 3 352 3,1 3 735 3,3
 including partial time jobs 880 0,8 1 153 1,1 1 236 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 114 675 100,0
Farmer operators 244 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 478 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 514 10,9
Intermediate professions 30 213 26,3
Employees 35 892 31,3
Workers 30 334 26,5
  • 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 4,6 4,7 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,2 10,3 10,9
Intermediate professions 24,5 25,3 26,3
Employees 31,8 32,7 31,3
Workers 28,6 26,7 26,5
  • 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 111 256 100,0 109 216 100,0 114 675 100,0 48,7 92,5
Agriculture 572 0,5 455 0,4 471 0,4 30,7 53,9
Industry 12 478 11,2 10 857 9,9 10 707 9,3 24,2 94,8
Construction 9 859 8,9 8 958 8,2 8 938 7,8 8,6 87,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 542 43,6 48 670 44,6 52 366 45,7 43,8 91,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 39 804 35,8 40 276 36,9 42 193 36,8 69,7 94,9
  • 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 37,6 22,7
Industry 24,1 26,7
Construction 9,3 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,2 39,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,4 55,4
  • 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.