Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Béthune (00752)

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 229 341 225 855 220 942
Working age adult in % 67,4 70,1 71,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,6 58,5 61,6
 including unemployed workers in % 9,8 11,5 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 29,9 28,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,5 9,7
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,5 7,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,0 11,9 11,4
  • 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 220 942 158 574 71,8 136 182 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 42 431 18 585 43,8 12 836 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 132 656 117 623 88,7 103 600 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 45 855 22 365 48,8 19 745 43,1
Male 110 439 84 220 76,3 72 914 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 212 10 468 47,1 7 195 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 66 042 62 132 94,1 55 414 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 22 185 11 620 52,4 10 304 46,4
Female 110 503 74 353 67,3 63 268 57,3
 15 to 24 years old 20 219 8 118 40,1 5 641 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 66 615 55 491 83,3 48 186 72,3
 55 to 64 years old 23 669 10 745 45,4 9 441 39,9
  • 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 61,6
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 11,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 155 047 132 227 158 357 132 415 158 745 136 703
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 109 1 086 881 861 726 716
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 458 6 077 6 800 6 271 7 145 6 757
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 035 12 692 13 878 13 470 15 182 14 806
 Intermediate professions 34 967 32 691 36 342 33 712 38 909 36 337
 Employees 47 981 40 711 49 371 40 972 48 301 41 085
 Workers 48 008 38 969 46 790 37 129 45 214 37 003
  • 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 22 581 26 062 22 392
Unemployment rate in % 14,6 16,5 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,2 38,9 30,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,8 13,7 11,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 12,8 11,7
  • 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 28,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,7
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 4,4
  • 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 106 372 102 400 103 354
Working age adult living in the area 132 674 133 021 137 359
Occupational concentration by industry 80,2 77,0 75,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,8 55,7 55,4
  • 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 106 372 100,0 102 400 100,0 103 354 100,0
Employee 96 153 90,4 91 886 89,7 92 353 89,4
 including women 43 498 40,9 43 402 42,4 44 748 43,3
 including partial time jobs 20 179 19,0 19 589 19,1 18 181 17,6
Non-employee 10 218 9,6 10 514 10,3 11 002 10,6
 including women 3 888 3,7 4 088 4,0 4 605 4,5
 including partial time jobs 964 0,9 1 279 1,2 1 340 1,3
  • 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 103 754 100,0
Farmer operators 723 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 355 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 633 11,2
Intermediate professions 25 659 24,7
Employees 30 679 29,6
Workers 28 705 27,7
  • 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 1,1 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,8 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,6 10,3 11,2
Intermediate professions 23,4 23,9 24,7
Employees 29,4 30,1 29,6
Workers 31,0 29,0 27,7
  • 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 106 160 100,0 101 890 100,0 103 754 100,0 48,5 90,0
Agriculture 1 731 1,6 1 543 1,5 1 443 1,4 31,8 48,7
Industry 23 949 22,6 20 853 20,5 18 904 18,2 23,4 96,5
Construction 8 141 7,7 7 128 7,0 7 350 7,1 10,0 82,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 35 758 33,7 34 548 33,9 37 665 36,3 47,5 85,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 36 582 34,5 37 819 37,1 38 392 37,0 69,9 93,8
  • 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 40,9 23,2
Industry 23,1 29,9
Construction 11,2 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 44,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,6 59,8
  • 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.