Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Lille (partie française) (004)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 973 696 974 999 991 595
Working age adult in % 69,9 71,2 72,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,7 59,8 63,2
 Unemployed workers in % 10,3 11,4 9,6
Economically inactive people in % 30,1 28,8 27,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,3 14,0 13,7
 Retirees in % 7,7 5,9 4,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,9 8,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 991 595 721 015 72,7 626 203 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 227 132 85 409 37,6 63 327 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 594 315 534 968 90,0 472 941 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 170 148 100 637 59,1 89 935 52,9
Male 485 483 369 863 76,2 321 324 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 111 898 44 738 40,0 32 782 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 292 480 273 669 93,6 242 696 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 81 105 51 457 63,4 45 847 56,5
Female 506 112 351 151 69,4 304 879 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 115 234 40 672 35,3 30 545 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 301 835 261 300 86,6 230 246 76,3
 55 to 64 years old 89 043 49 180 55,2 44 088 49,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 63,2
Unemployed workers 9,6
Retirees 4,9
Pupils, students or interns 13,7
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 681 484 581 323 694 459 583 266 722 478 631 237
including farmer operators 2 557 2 508 2 279 2 214 1 960 1 953
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 28 591 26 082 31 252 28 273 32 780 30 932
including managers and higher intellectual professions 117 318 113 268 130 345 125 047 161 222 155 717
including intermediate professions 174 636 158 746 180 639 162 148 189 075 173 861
including employees 191 095 161 679 191 492 158 045 187 626 159 369
including workers 154 447 119 039 143 061 107 539 136 127 109 405
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 100 075 111 245 94 811
Unemployment rate in % 14,7 16,0 13,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,7 33,5 25,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,4 14,0 11,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,9 13,0 10,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 23,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,6
2 years at university 8,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,7
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 596 500 602 111 649 794
Working age adult living in the area 584 745 588 245 633 236
Occupational concentration by industry 102,0 102,4 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,7 58,5 58,7
  • 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 596 500 100,0 602 111 100,0 649 794 100,0
Employee 544 812 91,3 545 755 90,6 583 272 89,8
 including women 267 157 44,8 270 563 44,9 287 545 44,3
 including part time jobs 100 151 16,8 100 942 16,8 97 909 15,1
Non-employee 51 688 8,7 56 356 9,4 66 521 10,2
 including women 17 909 3,0 20 420 3,4 25 612 3,9
 including part time jobs 6 071 1,0 7 859 1,3 10 144 1,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 655 953 100,0
Farmer operators 2 090 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 32 130 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 153 428 23,4
Intermediate professions 181 913 27,7
Employees 170 954 26,1
Workers 115 438 17,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 0,4 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,8 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,4 20,1 23,4
Intermediate professions 27,6 28,1 27,7
Employees 28,5 27,9 26,1
Workers 20,7 18,7 17,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 596 547 100,0 601 975 100,0 655 953 100,0 48,0 90,6
Agriculture 4 882 0,8 4 699 0,8 4 558 0,7 35,7 53,7
Industry 67 471 11,3 59 144 9,8 58 882 9,0 27,7 94,5
Construction 35 523 6,0 33 026 5,5 36 563 5,6 11,4 82,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 291 909 48,9 299 543 49,8 341 966 52,1 43,5 89,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 196 762 33,0 205 563 34,1 213 985 32,6 67,3 93,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 43,9 26,1
Industry 27,5 31,8
Construction 12,8 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,5 35,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,9 58,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.