Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59009)

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 44 900 42 769 41 811
Working age adult in % 66,6 66,8 66,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,9 55,1 55,7
 including unemployed workers in % 10,7 11,7 10,8
Economically inactive people in % 33,4 33,2 33,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 20,0 20,5 21,0
 including retirees in % 5,7 5,3 4,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,4 8,1
  • 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 41 811 27 803 66,5 23 292 55,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 069 3 744 31,0 2 612 21,6
 25 to 54 years old 23 123 19 966 86,3 16 976 73,4
 55 to 64 years old 6 619 4 094 61,8 3 704 56,0
Male 20 700 14 159 68,4 11 988 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 6 448 2 132 33,1 1 522 23,6
 25 to 54 years old 11 321 10 077 89,0 8 695 76,8
 55 to 64 years old 2 932 1 950 66,5 1 771 60,4
Female 21 111 13 644 64,6 11 304 53,5
 15 to 24 years old 5 621 1 611 28,7 1 090 19,4
 25 to 54 years old 11 802 9 889 83,8 8 280 70,2
 55 to 64 years old 3 688 2 144 58,1 1 934 52,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 55,7
Unemployed workers 10,8
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 21,0
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 29 881 25 088 28 560 23 548 28 094 23 586
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 19 19 14 11 13 13
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 083 938 1 004 853 1 100 978
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 169 5 914 6 475 6 189 7 172 6 846
 Intermediate professions 8 356 7 406 7 559 6 483 7 186 6 382
 Employees 8 311 6 913 8 294 6 755 7 651 6 149
 Workers 5 192 3 898 4 434 3 258 4 188 3 218
  • 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 4 802 5 002 4 511
Unemployment rate in % 16,1 17,5 16,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,8 34,1 30,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,9 15,9 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 11,8 9,5
  • 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 28,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,4
2 years at university 13,1
3 to 4 years at university 13,5
5 years or more at university 8,2
  • 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 50 000 51 505 55 941
Working age adult living in the area 25 228 23 775 23 574
Occupational concentration by industry 198,2 216,6 237,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,6 58,0 55,2
  • 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 50 000 100,0 51 505 100,0 55 941 100,0
Employee 47 486 95,0 48 869 94,9 52 723 94,2
 including women 22 694 45,4 24 220 47,0 26 064 46,6
 including partial time jobs 7 760 15,5 7 776 15,1 7 748 13,8
Non-employee 2 515 5,0 2 637 5,1 3 218 5,8
 including women 859 1,7 941 1,8 1 170 2,1
 including partial time jobs 334 0,7 483 0,9 633 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 56 705 100,0
Farmer operators 18 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 461 2,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 060 33,6
Intermediate professions 15 689 27,7
Employees 14 894 26,3
Workers 5 584 9,8
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2,4 2,2 2,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29,8 32,1 33,6
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,5 27,7
Employees 27,3 26,7 26,3
Workers 12,0 10,5 9,8
  • 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 49 415 100,0 50 920 100,0 56 705 100,0 48,3 94,7
Agriculture 85 0,2 81 0,2 113 0,2 54,7 83,8
Industry 2 421 4,9 1 997 3,9 2 030 3,6 31,7 94,7
Construction 2 291 4,6 2 326 4,6 1 852 3,3 20,4 89,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 31 055 62,8 31 680 62,2 37 345 65,9 45,3 94,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 13 564 27,4 14 835 29,1 15 366 27,1 61,1 95,6
  • 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 54,5 55,2
Industry 31,7 31,9
Construction 20,5 19,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,1 30,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 61,6 50,9
  • 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.