Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Douai-Lens (00756)

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 326 601 318 129 312 693
Working age adult in % 65,3 67,5 69,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 52,9 53,0 56,5
 including unemployed workers in % 12,4 14,5 12,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,7 32,5 31,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,0 10,0
 including retirees in % 8,9 7,6 6,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,6 14,9 14,6
  • 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 312 693 215 692 69,0 176 634 56,5
 15 to 24 years old 63 297 27 534 43,5 18 009 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 186 476 158 292 84,9 133 050 71,3
 55 to 64 years old 62 920 29 866 47,5 25 575 40,6
Male 154 446 115 364 74,7 94 862 61,4
 15 to 24 years old 32 629 15 265 46,8 9 905 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 91 711 84 392 92,0 71 599 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 30 107 15 707 52,2 13 357 44,4
Female 158 248 100 328 63,4 81 772 51,7
 15 to 24 years old 30 669 12 270 40,0 8 104 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 94 765 73 899 78,0 61 451 64,8
 55 to 64 years old 32 814 14 159 43,1 12 218 37,2
  • 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 56,5
Unemployed workers 12,5
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 14,6
  • 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 213 605 172 986 214 208 168 130 216 843 178 189
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 378 365 343 337 280 273
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 622 6 816 8 127 7 001 8 360 7 642
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 467 15 043 16 061 15 371 18 412 17 712
 Intermediate professions 45 292 41 144 47 266 42 110 49 859 45 080
 Employees 67 082 55 030 67 843 54 099 67 467 55 505
 Workers 71 368 54 589 67 226 49 212 66 942 51 978
  • 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 40 371 46 045 39 058
Unemployment rate in % 18,9 21,4 18,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 41,3 43,9 34,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,7 18,5 15,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,0 15,9 14,4
  • 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 32,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,1
2 years at university 9,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 169 881 166 478 173 038
Working age adult living in the area 173 816 170 024 178 476
Occupational concentration by industry 97,7 97,9 97,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,9 53,8 53,7
  • 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 169 881 100,0 166 478 100,0 173 038 100,0
Employee 157 389 92,6 153 406 92,1 159 097 91,9
 including women 74 780 44,0 74 720 44,9 78 690 45,5
 including partial time jobs 31 288 18,4 30 397 18,3 28 874 16,7
Non-employee 12 492 7,4 13 072 7,9 13 941 8,1
 including women 4 395 2,6 4 873 2,9 5 494 3,2
 including partial time jobs 1 298 0,8 1 636 1,0 1 850 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 174 420 100,0
Farmer operators 336 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 079 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 729 11,3
Intermediate professions 45 461 26,1
Employees 53 198 30,5
Workers 47 617 27,3
  • 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 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,6 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 10,9 11,3
Intermediate professions 24,6 25,4 26,1
Employees 31,1 31,7 30,5
Workers 29,1 27,2 27,3
  • 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 170 282 100,0 166 430 100,0 174 420 100,0 48,6 92,7
Agriculture 874 0,5 745 0,4 747 0,4 25,6 60,4
Industry 24 508 14,4 21 394 12,9 19 952 11,4 22,4 96,0
Construction 13 083 7,7 11 822 7,1 11 553 6,6 9,7 86,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 69 802 41,0 70 298 42,2 78 756 45,2 44,4 91,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 62 015 36,4 62 171 37,4 63 413 36,4 69,5 95,2
  • 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 27,3 23,0
Industry 22,3 24,3
Construction 10,2 6,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 56,8
  • 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.