Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Armentières (partie française) (59501)

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 50 344 49 614 49 955
Working age adult in % 70,8 72,7 74,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,3 62,4 65,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,5 10,3 8,9
Economically inactive people in % 29,2 27,3 25,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 10,5 10,2
 including retirees in % 9,9 7,9 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,2 9,0 8,6
  • 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 49 955 37 227 74,5 32 781 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 9 813 4 303 43,8 3 205 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 30 436 27 707 91,0 24 806 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 9 706 5 217 53,8 4 770 49,1
Male 24 851 19 229 77,4 16 951 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 5 069 2 346 46,3 1 724 34,0
 25 to 54 years old 15 044 14 190 94,3 12 763 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 4 737 2 693 56,8 2 465 52,0
Female 25 104 17 998 71,7 15 830 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 744 1 957 41,3 1 481 31,2
 25 to 54 years old 15 392 13 517 87,8 12 043 78,2
 55 to 64 years old 4 969 2 524 50,8 2 306 46,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,6
Unemployed workers 8,9
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • 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 35 764 31 411 36 086 30 975 37 892 33 428
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 394 394 342 342 271 271
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 381 1 299 1 428 1 231 1 644 1 546
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 635 3 530 4 068 3 953 4 681 4 541
 Intermediate professions 8 368 7 846 8 970 8 241 10 142 9 439
 Employees 11 218 9 858 11 129 9 582 11 323 9 968
 Workers 10 267 8 484 9 548 7 627 9 234 7 662
  • 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 4 292 5 094 4 446
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 14,1 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,6 32,3 25,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 12,0 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 10,9 8,6
  • 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 26,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,1
5 years or more at university 4,8
  • 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 27 188 26 445 26 942
Working age adult living in the area 31 515 31 177 33 073
Occupational concentration by industry 86,3 84,8 81,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,9 58,2 58,0
  • 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 27 188 100,0 26 445 100,0 26 942 100,0
Employee 24 552 90,3 23 605 89,3 23 971 89,0
 including women 12 523 46,1 12 237 46,3 12 320 45,7
 including partial time jobs 5 095 18,7 4 760 18,0 4 631 17,2
Non-employee 2 636 9,7 2 840 10,7 2 971 11,0
 including women 917 3,4 1 064 4,0 1 113 4,1
 including partial time jobs 233 0,9 295 1,1 332 1,2
  • 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 27 243 100,0
Farmer operators 287 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 532 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 586 13,2
Intermediate professions 7 556 27,7
Employees 7 886 28,9
Workers 6 396 23,5
  • 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 1,5 1,3 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 4,8 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 13,0 13,2
Intermediate professions 25,8 26,8 27,7
Employees 30,3 29,8 28,9
Workers 26,3 24,3 23,5
  • 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 27 310 100,0 26 309 100,0 27 243 100,0 49,6 89,9
Agriculture 588 2,2 498 1,9 538 2,0 31,6 46,4
Industry 3 748 13,7 3 155 12,0 2 997 11,0 26,8 94,4
Construction 2 094 7,7 2 037 7,7 2 141 7,9 8,9 84,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 9 780 35,8 9 507 36,1 10 574 38,8 43,9 86,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 099 40,6 11 111 42,2 10 994 40,4 70,2 94,7
  • 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 41,7 22,9
Industry 27,1 20,7
Construction 10,1 3,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,5 39,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,9 56,7
  • 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.