Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Dunkerque (048)

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 173 188 167 279 159 049
Working age adult in % 68,3 69,9 72,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,3 57,8 62,2
 Unemployed workers in % 11,1 12,1 10,6
Economically inactive people in % 31,7 30,1 27,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,6 9,3
 Retirees in % 10,3 8,6 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,7 11,9 10,8
  • 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 159 049 115 826 72,8 98 935 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 29 989 13 568 45,2 9 647 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 94 505 84 263 89,2 73 432 77,7
 55 to 64 years old 34 555 17 995 52,1 15 856 45,9
Male 79 274 60 691 76,6 52 308 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 15 977 7 562 47,3 5 243 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 46 764 44 034 94,2 38 949 83,3
 55 to 64 years old 16 533 9 095 55,0 8 115 49,1
Female 79 774 55 135 69,1 46 628 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 14 012 6 007 42,9 4 404 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 47 741 40 229 84,3 34 483 72,2
 55 to 64 years old 18 022 8 899 49,4 7 741 43,0
  • 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 62,2
Unemployed workers 10,6
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,3
Other economically inactive people 10,8
  • 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 118 573 99 516 116 730 96 505 114 897 98 474
including farmer operators 1 186 1 180 865 856 887 867
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 454 4 084 4 481 4 037 4 845 4 555
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 844 10 460 10 485 10 068 11 943 11 579
including intermediate professions 29 070 26 668 29 472 27 043 29 978 27 951
including employees 35 103 28 633 35 857 28 728 33 628 27 854
including workers 35 568 28 492 32 856 25 774 31 347 25 668
  • 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 19 164 20 224 16 891
Unemployment rate in % 16,2 17,3 14,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,4 37,2 28,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,4 15,0 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,0 13,0 11,9
  • 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 28,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,4
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 99 797 97 935 99 463
Working age adult living in the area 99 740 97 572 100 030
Occupational concentration by industry 100,1 100,4 99,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 55,1 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, 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 99 797 100,0 97 935 100,0 99 463 100,0
Employee 91 690 91,9 89 699 91,6 90 540 91,0
 including women 40 869 41,0 41 043 41,9 41 891 42,1
 including part time jobs 18 503 18,5 18 075 18,5 17 291 17,4
Non-employee 8 107 8,1 8 236 8,4 8 923 9,0
 including women 2 999 3,0 3 149 3,2 3 712 3,7
 including part time jobs 747 0,7 976 1,0 1 131 1,1
  • 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 99 415 100,0
Farmer operators 930 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 755 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 174 12,2
Intermediate professions 29 016 29,2
Employees 26 867 27,0
Workers 25 672 25,8
  • 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 1,2 0,9 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,5 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 11,0 12,2
Intermediate professions 27,8 28,7 29,2
Employees 27,6 28,6 27,0
Workers 28,2 26,2 25,8
  • 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 100 064 100,0 97 556 100,0 99 415 100,0 46,0 91,7
Agriculture 1 978 2,0 1 621 1,7 1 721 1,7 29,9 47,4
Industry 21 761 21,7 19 507 20,0 19 451 19,6 18,1 97,0
Construction 6 832 6,8 6 424 6,6 6 225 6,3 9,9 85,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 36 707 36,7 36 243 37,2 38 790 39,0 46,2 89,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 32 786 32,8 33 762 34,6 33 228 33,4 69,8 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 41,5 19,4
Industry 17,8 27,7
Construction 10,6 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 44,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,2 62,0
  • 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.