Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 17 242 16 276 16 232
Working age adult in % 62,7 65,5 67,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 50,4 50,4 54,9
 including unemployed workers in % 12,3 15,1 12,4
Economically inactive people in % 37,3 34,5 32,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,5 11,3 12,1
 including retirees in % 8,3 7,2 5,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,5 16,0 15,6
  • 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 16 232 10 917 67,3 8 909 54,9
 15 to 24 years old 4 005 1 697 42,4 1 183 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 9 393 7 762 82,6 6 462 68,8
 55 to 64 years old 2 835 1 458 51,4 1 264 44,6
Male 8 342 5 813 69,7 4 716 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 2 159 917 42,5 623 28,8
 25 to 54 years old 4 900 4 207 85,9 3 499 71,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 283 688 53,7 594 46,3
Female 7 891 5 104 64,7 4 193 53,1
 15 to 24 years old 1 846 779 42,2 560 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 4 493 3 555 79,1 2 963 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 1 552 770 49,6 670 43,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 54,9
Unemployed workers 12,4
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 15,6
  • 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 10 813 8 688 10 664 8 211 10 876 8 969
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 6 6 6 6 2 2
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 515 459 505 431 509 471
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 254 1 212 1 246 1 194 1 540 1 488
 Intermediate professions 2 547 2 337 2 587 2 302 2 802 2 499
 Employees 3 362 2 734 3 309 2 499 3 222 2 634
 Workers 2 617 1 940 2 537 1 779 2 506 1 876
  • 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 2 119 2 461 2 008
Unemployment rate in % 19,6 23,1 18,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,9 43,0 30,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,8 20,7 16,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 13,4 13,3
  • 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 35,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,5
2 years at university 12,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 18 277 17 529 16 826
Working age adult living in the area 8 777 8 279 8 998
Occupational concentration by industry 208,2 211,7 187,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,2 52,0 52,6
  • 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 18 277 100,0 17 529 100,0 16 826 100,0
Employee 17 019 93,1 16 215 92,5 15 339 91,2
 including women 8 090 44,3 8 081 46,1 7 910 47,0
 including partial time jobs 3 438 18,8 3 420 19,5 3 053 18,1
Non-employee 1 258 6,9 1 314 7,5 1 487 8,8
 including women 495 2,7 538 3,1 592 3,5
 including partial time jobs 112 0,6 179 1,0 188 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 16 758 100,0
Farmer operators 10 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 715 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 532 15,1
Intermediate professions 4 435 26,5
Employees 5 832 34,8
Workers 3 234 19,3
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,6 4,0 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,3 14,4 15,1
Intermediate professions 23,9 25,4 26,5
Employees 33,2 33,4 34,8
Workers 24,7 22,7 19,3
  • 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 18 178 100,0 17 411 100,0 16 758 100,0 51,8 92,4
Agriculture 48 0,3 33 0,2 29 0,2 21,4 42,8
Industry 3 107 17,1 2 763 15,9 1 933 11,5 18,5 97,0
Construction 674 3,7 481 2,8 531 3,2 9,4 77,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 041 38,7 6 926 39,8 6 607 39,4 49,6 89,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 7 307 40,2 7 208 41,4 7 658 45,7 65,1 95,4
  • 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 50,0 0,0
Industry 18,7 14,0
Construction 11,0 4,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,6 41,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,8 52,5
  • 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.