Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Dunkerque (3213)

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 183 592 177 707 167 499
Working age adult in % 68,0 69,6 72,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,8 57,9 61,9
 including unemployed workers in % 10,2 11,7 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,0 30,4 27,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,6 9,5
 including retirees in % 10,3 9,0 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,9 11,9 10,7
  • 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 167 499 121 501 72,5 103 641 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 31 310 13 720 43,8 9 651 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 99 950 89 291 89,3 77 752 77,8
 55 to 64 years old 36 240 18 490 51,0 16 238 44,8
Male 83 431 63 554 76,2 54 782 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 721 7 605 45,5 5 276 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 49 454 46 652 94,3 41 266 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 17 256 9 296 53,9 8 239 47,7
Female 84 068 57 947 68,9 48 859 58,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 589 6 114 41,9 4 374 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 50 495 42 638 84,4 36 486 72,3
 55 to 64 years old 18 984 9 194 48,4 7 999 42,1
  • 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 61,9
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 10,7
  • 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 124 967 106 376 123 681 102 627 121 217 103 833
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 445 1 441 1 032 1 007 1 171 1 157
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 624 4 275 4 819 4 339 5 277 4 919
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 564 11 220 11 287 10 840 12 350 11 898
 Intermediate professions 30 741 28 456 31 199 28 686 31 749 29 545
 Employees 36 522 30 153 37 698 30 315 35 944 29 805
 Workers 37 711 30 831 34 941 27 440 32 481 26 509
  • 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 18 783 20 872 17 860
Unemployment rate in % 15,0 16,9 14,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,2 37,1 29,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,4 14,5 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 12,4 12,2
  • 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 28,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,5
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 104 514 102 322 102 898
Working age adult living in the area 106 576 103 778 104 767
Occupational concentration by industry 98,1 98,6 98,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 55,3 55,2
  • 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 104 514 100,0 102 322 100,0 102 898 100,0
Employee 95 941 91,8 93 504 91,4 93 719 91,1
 including women 42 305 40,5 42 754 41,8 43 404 42,2
 including partial time jobs 19 405 18,6 18 744 18,3 18 048 17,5
Non-employee 8 573 8,2 8 818 8,6 9 179 8,9
 including women 3 145 3,0 3 349 3,3 3 718 3,6
 including partial time jobs 754 0,7 1 039 1,0 1 103 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 103 396 100,0
Farmer operators 1 246 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 107 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 351 11,9
Intermediate professions 29 873 28,9
Employees 28 433 27,5
Workers 26 386 25,5
  • 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 1,4 1,0 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,4 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,8 11,0 11,9
Intermediate professions 27,5 28,4 28,9
Employees 27,3 28,5 27,5
Workers 28,8 26,7 25,5
  • 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 104 687 100,0 102 195 100,0 103 396 100,0 46,0 91,5
Agriculture 2 316 2,2 1 836 1,8 2 000 1,9 29,8 40,6
Industry 23 265 22,2 20 767 20,3 20 242 19,6 18,2 97,2
Construction 7 277 7,0 6 973 6,8 6 513 6,3 9,9 86,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 38 242 36,5 37 695 36,9 40 022 38,7 46,1 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 587 32,1 34 924 34,2 34 619 33,5 69,9 95,1
  • 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 42,4 21,2
Industry 18,1 20,5
Construction 10,7 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 43,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 60,6
  • 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.