Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Douai (3212)

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 160 458 154 906 150 086
Working age adult in % 66,9 69,0 70,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,7 55,7 58,7
 including unemployed workers in % 11,2 13,3 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 33,1 31,0 29,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,2 10,2
 including retirees in % 9,0 8,1 6,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,8 12,8 12,4
  • 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 150 086 106 090 70,7 88 056 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 30 169 12 956 42,9 8 506 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 88 974 77 555 87,2 66 130 74,3
 55 to 64 years old 30 944 15 579 50,3 13 420 43,4
Male 74 530 55 861 75,0 46 578 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 15 750 7 228 45,9 4 698 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 43 865 40 634 92,6 35 023 79,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 915 7 999 53,6 6 857 46,0
Female 75 556 50 229 66,5 41 478 54,9
 15 to 24 years old 14 419 5 728 39,7 3 808 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 45 109 36 922 81,8 31 107 69,0
 55 to 64 years old 16 029 7 580 47,3 6 563 40,9
  • 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 58,7
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 12,4
  • 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 107 103 88 951 106 036 85 477 106 098 88 231
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 333 329 361 356 300 287
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 960 3 609 4 205 3 742 4 488 4 112
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 734 9 437 9 540 9 146 10 725 10 348
 Intermediate professions 23 801 21 890 24 390 22 022 24 973 22 828
 Employees 32 514 27 000 32 825 26 493 32 007 26 326
 Workers 34 129 26 687 31 547 23 719 30 980 24 331
  • 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 18 014 20 532 18 034
Unemployment rate in % 16,8 19,2 17,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,6 42,2 34,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,0 16,4 14,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 15,0 13,9
  • 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 33,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,4
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 77 590 75 558 77 499
Working age adult living in the area 89 868 87 025 89 001
Occupational concentration by industry 86,3 86,8 87,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 54,8 54,3
  • 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 77 590 100,0 75 558 100,0 77 499 100,0
Employee 71 065 91,6 68 858 91,1 70 349 90,8
 including women 33 452 43,1 33 436 44,3 35 058 45,2
 including partial time jobs 14 990 19,3 14 354 19,0 13 178 17,0
Non-employee 6 524 8,4 6 700 8,9 7 149 9,2
 including women 2 289 2,9 2 511 3,3 2 805 3,6
 including partial time jobs 609 0,8 812 1,1 902 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 77 584 100,0
Farmer operators 324 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 125 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 981 11,6
Intermediate professions 19 495 25,1
Employees 23 172 29,9
Workers 21 486 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 0,5 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 5,0 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 11,2 11,6
Intermediate professions 24,4 25,1 25,1
Employees 30,2 30,8 29,9
Workers 29,6 27,3 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 77 725 100,0 75 812 100,0 77 584 100,0 49,4 91,6
Agriculture 748 1,0 815 1,1 770 1,0 24,9 58,2
Industry 14 546 18,7 12 874 17,0 11 503 14,8 20,9 96,4
Construction 5 111 6,6 4 511 6,0 4 070 5,2 11,2 80,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 27 662 35,6 27 845 36,7 32 613 42,0 46,1 89,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 657 38,2 29 767 39,3 28 628 36,9 70,8 95,0
  • 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 28,5 19,9
Industry 20,6 28,1
Construction 11,7 9,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,9 39,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 61,4
  • 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.