Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Valenciennes (partie française) (59701)

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 216 552 212 923 208 370
Working age adult in % 64,7 66,9 68,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 52,4 51,8 54,6
 including unemployed workers in % 12,3 15,1 13,8
Economically inactive people in % 35,3 33,1 31,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,0 11,1
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,1 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,9 15,0 14,5
  • 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 208 370 142 556 68,4 113 766 54,6
 15 to 24 years old 45 130 19 089 42,3 11 939 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 122 394 103 760 84,8 85 260 69,7
 55 to 64 years old 40 846 19 706 48,2 16 567 40,6
Male 103 437 76 109 73,6 61 726 59,7
 15 to 24 years old 23 472 10 563 45,0 6 618 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 60 397 55 302 91,6 46 499 77,0
 55 to 64 years old 19 569 10 244 52,4 8 610 44,0
Female 104 933 66 447 63,3 52 040 49,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 658 8 526 39,4 5 321 24,6
 25 to 54 years old 61 997 48 458 78,2 38 761 62,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 278 9 462 44,5 7 958 37,4
  • 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 54,6
Unemployed workers 13,8
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 11,1
Other economically inactive people 14,5
  • 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 139 938 113 298 142 481 110 281 143 360 114 729
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 303 296 269 269 282 266
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 924 4 405 5 112 4 462 5 530 5 051
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 464 11 059 12 059 11 599 13 426 12 856
 Intermediate professions 29 864 27 406 31 195 27 715 32 152 29 145
 Employees 41 931 33 732 43 600 34 141 43 086 33 982
 Workers 47 094 36 399 44 658 32 095 43 429 33 429
  • 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 26 636 32 123 28 790
Unemployment rate in % 19,0 22,5 20,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,2 44,4 37,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,4 19,9 17,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,9 16,1 15,9
  • 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 37,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 23,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,4
2 years at university 10,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,8
5 years or more at university 7,8
  • 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 120 302 115 968 117 697
Working age adult living in the area 114 061 111 175 114 957
Occupational concentration by industry 105,5 104,3 102,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,9 53,8 53,8
  • 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 120 302 100,0 115 968 100,0 117 697 100,0
Employee 111 767 92,9 107 178 92,4 108 216 91,9
 including women 50 264 41,8 50 181 43,3 51 659 43,9
 including partial time jobs 21 981 18,3 21 201 18,3 19 858 16,9
Non-employee 8 535 7,1 8 790 7,6 9 481 8,1
 including women 3 058 2,5 3 226 2,8 3 562 3,0
 including partial time jobs 882 0,7 1 094 0,9 1 199 1,0
  • 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 118 144 100,0
Farmer operators 268 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 498 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 584 13,2
Intermediate professions 31 586 26,7
Employees 33 347 28,2
Workers 31 862 27,0
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,3 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 12,2 13,2
Intermediate professions 25,8 26,5 26,7
Employees 28,5 29,4 28,2
Workers 30,1 27,4 27,0
  • 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 119 938 100,0 116 743 100,0 118 144 100,0 47,0 92,7
Agriculture 518 0,4 431 0,4 386 0,3 35,6 31,8
Industry 26 137 21,8 23 556 20,2 22 810 19,3 19,1 97,6
Construction 6 425 5,4 6 100 5,2 6 034 5,1 8,8 81,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 44 391 37,0 43 213 37,0 45 400 38,4 44,6 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 468 35,4 43 443 37,2 43 515 36,8 69,5 95,5
  • 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 39,5 33,8
Industry 18,9 27,6
Construction 9,6 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,5 36,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 56,2
  • 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.