Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Dunkerque (59183)

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 60 840 56 778 53 439
Working age adult in % 66,5 69,1 70,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 54,3 54,8 56,8
 including unemployed workers in % 12,2 14,3 13,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,5 30,9 29,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,0 9,9
 including retirees in % 10,4 8,8 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 12,8 12,1 12,2
  • 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 53 439 37 780 70,7 30 357 56,8
 15 to 24 years old 10 539 4 662 44,2 3 056 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 31 439 27 277 86,8 22 384 71,2
 55 to 64 years old 11 461 5 841 51,0 4 917 42,9
Male 26 438 19 621 74,2 15 812 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 5 681 2 548 44,8 1 620 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 15 527 14 240 91,7 11 828 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 5 231 2 834 54,2 2 364 45,2
Female 27 001 18 159 67,3 14 544 53,9
 15 to 24 years old 4 859 2 115 43,5 1 436 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 15 912 13 037 81,9 10 556 66,3
 55 to 64 years old 6 230 3 007 48,3 2 552 41,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

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 13,9
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 12,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 40 482 33 011 39 269 31 152 37 949 30 626
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 23 23 32 27 31 25
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 376 1 226 1 469 1 274 1 599 1 438
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 267 4 130 4 092 3 871 4 370 4 158
 Intermediate professions 9 515 8 651 9 415 8 491 9 226 8 342
 Employees 12 225 9 679 12 319 9 430 11 662 9 062
 Workers 12 007 9 303 10 819 8 059 10 028 7 600
  • 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 7 426 8 100 7 424
Unemployment rate in % 18,3 20,6 19,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,8 38,7 34,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,8 18,4 17,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 15,4 15,8
  • 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 34,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 23,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 20,0
2 years at university 12,2
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 46 620 43 786 44 544
Working age adult living in the area 33 243 31 488 30 796
Occupational concentration by industry 140,2 139,1 144,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 53,9 52,9
  • 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 46 620 100,0 43 786 100,0 44 544 100,0
Employee 43 545 93,4 40 550 92,6 41 097 92,3
 including women 20 381 43,7 19 783 45,2 19 962 44,8
 including partial time jobs 8 602 18,5 8 034 18,3 7 836 17,6
Non-employee 3 074 6,6 3 236 7,4 3 446 7,7
 including women 1 175 2,5 1 233 2,8 1 409 3,2
 including partial time jobs 291 0,6 428 1,0 469 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 44 385 100,0
Farmer operators 52 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 994 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 132 13,8
Intermediate professions 13 424 30,2
Employees 12 643 28,5
Workers 10 139 22,8
  • 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 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,6 4,0 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,3 13,8
Intermediate professions 28,7 30,3 30,2
Employees 29,1 29,3 28,5
Workers 25,5 23,0 22,8
  • 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 46 274 100,0 44 106 100,0 44 385 100,0 48,5 92,9
Agriculture 180 0,4 179 0,4 174 0,4 47,3 73,5
Industry 7 242 15,7 5 979 13,6 5 970 13,4 20,7 97,2
Construction 3 399 7,3 3 299 7,5 3 083 6,9 9,6 90,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 183 39,3 17 455 39,6 18 342 41,3 46,6 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 270 37,3 17 193 39,0 16 817 37,9 67,4 95,5
  • 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 52,5 33,0
Industry 20,8 19,4
Construction 10,2 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 41,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,9 56,3
  • 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.