Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Valenciennes (partie française) (038)

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 218 327 214 046 210 141
Working age adult in % 66,1 68,0 70,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,8 53,8 57,5
 Unemployed workers in % 12,3 14,3 12,6
Economically inactive people in % 33,9 32,0 29,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,8 11,0 10,9
 Retirees in % 8,5 7,0 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,7 14,0 13,2
  • 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 210 141 147 358 70,1 120 871 57,5
 15 to 24 years old 44 455 18 994 42,7 12 419 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 124 085 106 996 86,2 90 145 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 41 601 21 367 51,4 18 307 44,0
Male 104 873 78 527 74,9 65 340 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 23 415 10 635 45,4 6 945 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 61 365 56 609 92,2 48 697 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 20 093 11 284 56,2 9 698 48,3
Female 105 269 68 830 65,4 55 531 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 21 041 8 360 39,7 5 474 26,0
 25 to 54 years old 62 719 50 387 80,3 41 448 66,1
 55 to 64 years old 21 509 10 084 46,9 8 608 40,0
  • 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 57,5
Unemployed workers 12,6
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 144 378 117 607 145 757 115 395 148 216 121 754
including farmer operators 721 715 677 672 515 508
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 445 4 915 5 748 5 053 6 198 5 738
including managers and higher intellectual professions 14 195 13 757 14 761 14 241 17 047 16 433
including intermediate professions 32 904 30 075 33 844 30 588 35 496 32 615
including employees 42 218 34 270 43 255 33 946 41 546 33 338
including workers 44 593 33 874 42 285 30 895 42 162 33 121
  • 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 26 883 30 518 26 487
Unemployment rate in % 18,6 21,0 18,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,9 42,7 34,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,0 18,4 15,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,8 15,3 14,3
  • 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 35,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,2
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 115 116 111 943 115 587
Working age adult living in the area 118 056 116 087 122 272
Occupational concentration by industry 97,5 96,4 94,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,0 54,4 54,8
  • 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, 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 115 116 100,0 111 943 100,0 115 587 100,0
Employee 105 959 92,0 102 646 91,7 105 132 91,0
 including women 48 562 42,2 48 370 43,2 50 442 43,6
 including part time jobs 20 903 18,2 20 298 18,1 19 119 16,5
Non-employee 9 157 8,0 9 298 8,3 10 455 9,0
 including women 3 222 2,8 3 434 3,1 4 000 3,5
 including part time jobs 986 0,9 1 201 1,1 1 412 1,2
  • 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 116 773 100,0
Farmer operators 539 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 886 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 854 13,6
Intermediate professions 31 259 26,8
Employees 32 049 27,4
Workers 31 185 26,7
  • 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 0,6 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,7 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,5 12,4 13,6
Intermediate professions 25,7 26,3 26,8
Employees 29,0 29,1 27,4
Workers 28,8 26,9 26,7
  • 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 114 963 100,0 112 940 100,0 116 773 100,0 47,0 91,7
Agriculture 1 073 0,9 1 031 0,9 846 0,7 24,3 37,6
Industry 23 937 20,8 21 596 19,1 21 685 18,6 19,2 97,1
Construction 6 446 5,6 6 178 5,5 6 434 5,5 7,5 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 537 37,0 41 714 36,9 44 568 38,2 44,9 88,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 970 35,6 42 421 37,6 43 240 37,0 69,5 95,0
  • 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 28,1 22,0
Industry 18,9 27,8
Construction 8,2 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,9 37,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 59,5
  • 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.