Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Béthune (3205)

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 177 486 174 895 170 054
Working age adult in % 66,9 69,5 71,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,8 57,7 60,6
 including unemployed workers in % 10,0 11,8 10,5
Economically inactive people in % 33,1 30,5 28,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,5 9,8
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,6 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,6 12,4 12,0
  • 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 170 054 120 960 71,1 103 078 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 33 332 14 639 43,9 9 930 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 101 768 89 434 87,9 78 312 77,0
 55 to 64 years old 34 953 16 888 48,3 14 836 42,4
Male 85 326 64 718 75,8 55 652 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 17 523 8 300 47,4 5 628 32,1
 25 to 54 years old 50 843 47 590 93,6 42 240 83,1
 55 to 64 years old 16 961 8 828 52,0 7 784 45,9
Female 84 727 56 242 66,4 47 426 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 15 810 6 338 40,1 4 302 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 50 925 41 843 82,2 36 072 70,8
 55 to 64 years old 17 993 8 060 44,8 7 052 39,2
  • 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 60,6
Unemployed workers 10,5
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,8
Other economically inactive people 12,0
  • 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 118 759 100 661 122 096 101 201 120 594 102 967
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 100 1 086 854 839 668 656
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 983 4 656 5 229 4 814 5 419 5 120
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 307 9 045 9 900 9 560 10 506 10 244
 Intermediate professions 25 912 24 185 27 220 25 172 28 504 26 550
 Employees 36 757 30 943 38 231 31 336 37 003 31 218
 Workers 37 766 30 747 37 093 29 480 35 720 29 178
  • 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 17 809 20 689 17 882
Unemployment rate in % 15,0 17,0 14,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,3 39,4 32,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 14,3 12,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 12,8 12,1
  • 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 30,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 81 646 79 535 79 664
Working age adult living in the area 101 359 101 627 103 990
Occupational concentration by industry 80,6 78,3 76,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 54,9 54,6
  • 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 81 646 100,0 79 535 100,0 79 664 100,0
Employee 73 487 90,0 71 262 89,6 71 049 89,2
 including women 34 424 42,2 34 743 43,7 35 253 44,3
 including partial time jobs 16 047 19,7 15 841 19,9 14 461 18,2
Non-employee 8 159 10,0 8 273 10,4 8 615 10,8
 including women 3 112 3,8 3 182 4,0 3 531 4,4
 including partial time jobs 760 0,9 998 1,3 1 066 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 79 636 100,0
Farmer operators 698 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 921 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 846 11,1
Intermediate professions 20 174 25,3
Employees 24 365 30,6
Workers 20 632 25,9
  • 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 1,4 1,1 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 5,7 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,7 10,1 11,1
Intermediate professions 23,0 24,1 25,3
Employees 30,9 31,4 30,6
Workers 29,4 27,6 25,9
  • 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 81 695 100,0 79 418 100,0 79 636 100,0 49,6 89,9
Agriculture 1 659 2,0 1 399 1,8 1 320 1,7 32,8 45,4
Industry 16 517 20,2 14 914 18,8 14 034 17,6 23,4 96,5
Construction 6 338 7,8 5 621 7,1 5 763 7,2 9,8 82,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 960 33,0 25 992 32,7 27 411 34,4 49,6 85,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 221 37,0 31 492 39,7 31 109 39,1 69,5 94,6
  • 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 42,5 24,7
Industry 23,2 29,4
Construction 11,1 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,2 46,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 57,9
  • 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.