Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Meurchin (62573)

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 2 509 2 456 2 346
Working age adult in % 67,6 73,6 73,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,8 61,7 64,6
 including unemployed workers in % 10,8 11,9 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 26,4 26,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 8,5 8,1
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,3 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 14,0 10,6 10,6
  • 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 2 346 1 732 73,8 1 515 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 385 180 46,7 126 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 1 455 1 323 90,9 1 188 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 505 230 45,4 202 39,9
Male 1 168 902 77,3 799 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 196 100 50,7 69 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 719 684 95,2 627 87,2
 55 to 64 years old 252 118 46,9 103 40,9
Female 1 178 830 70,4 716 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 189 80 42,5 57 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 736 638 86,7 561 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 253 112 44,0 98 38,8
  • 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 64,6
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 10,6
  • 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 1 702 1 442 1 904 1 644 1 761 1 538
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 8 8 5 5 5 5
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 45 41 85 85 84 74
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 118 110 150 145 149 144
 Intermediate professions 359 326 515 470 441 421
 Employees 550 473 510 440 507 417
 Workers 586 484 604 499 556 476
  • 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 271 293 217
Unemployment rate in % 16,0 16,2 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,7 38,3 30,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,4 13,2 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 16,0 13,8 12,2
  • 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 21,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,6
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 5,0
5 years or more at university 4,3
  • 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 321 317 284
Working age adult living in the area 1 430 1 520 1 526
Occupational concentration by industry 22,4 20,8 18,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,5 60,3 58,9
  • 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 321 100,0 317 100,0 284 100,0
Employee 261 81,4 255 80,4 223 78,7
 including women 145 45,2 168 53,1 143 50,5
 including partial time jobs 84 26,3 93 29,5 69 24,4
Non-employee 60 18,6 62 19,6 60 21,3
 including women 28 8,8 25 7,9 24 8,4
 including partial time jobs 2 0,6 7 2,2 7 2,5
  • 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 295 100,0
Farmer operators 5 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 44 14,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 4,4
Intermediate professions 57 19,2
Employees 115 38,9
Workers 62 20,9
  • 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 2,5 0,0 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11,2 15,1 14,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,6 5,8 4,4
Intermediate professions 26,6 22,2 19,2
Employees 35,1 38,4 38,9
Workers 16,0 18,4 20,9
  • 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 320 100,0 351 100,0 295 100,0 58,5 79,0
Agriculture 8 2,5 0 0,0 5 1,8 0,0 0,0
Industry 27 8,5 8 2,2 5 1,7 0,0 100,0
Construction 23 7,3 40 11,5 39 13,3 0,0 50,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 93 29,1 114 32,6 93 31,5 72,2 74,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 168 52,5 188 53,7 152 51,6 69,2 91,5
  • 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 0,0
Industry 0,0
Construction 0,0 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 76,0 61,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,0 38,8
  • 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.