Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Lille (59350)

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 168 594 172 291 175 893
Working age adult in % 65,0 65,7 67,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 53,8 52,8 55,8
 including unemployed workers in % 11,2 13,0 11,3
Economically inactive people in % 35,0 34,3 32,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 22,6 23,5 23,0
 including retirees in % 4,5 3,1 2,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,0 7,7 7,5
  • 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 175 893 118 017 67,1 98 080 55,8
 15 to 24 years old 60 251 20 319 33,7 15 256 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 97 421 86 394 88,7 73 043 75,0
 55 to 64 years old 18 221 11 304 62,0 9 781 53,7
Male 85 724 61 099 71,3 50 765 59,2
 15 to 24 years old 27 689 9 864 35,6 7 364 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 49 409 45 490 92,1 38 515 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 8 627 5 745 66,6 4 887 56,6
Female 90 169 56 919 63,1 47 314 52,5
 15 to 24 years old 32 562 10 455 32,1 7 892 24,2
 25 to 54 years old 48 012 40 905 85,2 34 528 71,9
 55 to 64 years old 9 594 5 559 57,9 4 894 51,0
  • 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 55,8
Unemployed workers 11,3
Retirees 2,5
Pupils, students or interns 23,0
Other economically inactive people 7,5
  • 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 109 644 90 744 113 280 90 925 118 248 99 325
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 30 22 35 28 17 15
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 385 2 968 4 203 3 654 4 532 4 095
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 27 200 26 003 31 396 29 793 37 081 35 678
 Intermediate professions 29 301 25 572 30 077 25 502 30 024 26 249
 Employees 29 449 23 755 28 742 21 881 28 790 22 731
 Workers 17 687 12 424 15 475 10 067 14 540 10 557
  • 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 18 936 22 346 19 938
Unemployment rate in % 17,3 19,7 16,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,2 30,1 24,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,8 18,2 15,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,6 14,4 13,5
  • 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 37,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 34,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 27,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,4
2 years at university 14,6
3 to 4 years at university 11,8
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 155 032 163 079 179 741
Working age adult living in the area 91 452 91 670 99 151
Occupational concentration by industry 169,5 177,9 181,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,5 57,9 59,1
  • 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 155 032 100,0 163 079 100,0 179 741 100,0
Employee 144 413 93,2 149 768 91,8 163 134 90,8
 including women 75 872 48,9 78 297 48,0 83 190 46,3
 including partial time jobs 27 725 17,9 28 886 17,7 28 633 15,9
Non-employee 10 619 6,8 13 311 8,2 16 607 9,2
 including women 3 610 2,3 4 573 2,8 5 747 3,2
 including partial time jobs 1 441 0,9 2 122 1,3 2 900 1,6
  • 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 182 126 100,0
Farmer operators 67 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 011 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 50 930 28,0
Intermediate professions 54 588 30,0
Employees 48 920 26,9
Workers 19 609 10,8
  • 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 0,0 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,3 4,0 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,6 25,1 28,0
Intermediate professions 30,0 30,7 30,0
Employees 31,5 29,4 26,9
Workers 12,5 10,9 10,8
  • 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 154 123 100,0 163 659 100,0 182 126 100,0 49,6 91,6
Agriculture 100 0,1 122 0,1 179 0,1 44,6 73,1
Industry 8 296 5,4 7 428 4,5 7 619 4,2 32,1 93,3
Construction 5 158 3,3 5 709 3,5 7 793 4,3 8,6 81,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 73 604 47,8 78 576 48,0 92 157 50,6 42,9 88,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 66 965 43,4 71 824 43,9 74 378 40,8 63,9 96,2
  • 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 50,4 28,8
Industry 31,8 36,4
Construction 10,3 1,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,2 33,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,4 50,2
  • 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.