Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Douai (059)

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 130 219 124 603 121 810
Working age adult in % 67,1 68,8 70,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,7 55,3 58,6
 Unemployed workers in % 12,4 13,4 12,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 31,2 29,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 10,4 10,3
 Retirees in % 8,8 7,7 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,9 13,1 12,7
  • 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 121 810 86 217 70,8 71 331 58,6
 15 to 24 years old 25 236 11 114 44,0 7 341 29,1
 25 to 54 years old 71 788 62 240 86,7 52 914 73,7
 55 to 64 years old 24 786 12 864 51,9 11 077 44,7
Male 60 497 45 431 75,1 37 747 62,4
 15 to 24 years old 13 282 6 233 46,9 4 083 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 35 343 32 619 92,3 28 064 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 11 872 6 579 55,4 5 600 47,2
Female 61 313 40 786 66,5 33 584 54,8
 15 to 24 years old 11 954 4 881 40,8 3 258 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 36 445 29 621 81,3 24 849 68,2
 55 to 64 years old 12 914 6 285 48,7 5 477 42,4
  • 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 58,6
Unemployed workers 12,2
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,3
Other economically inactive people 12,7
  • 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 87 083 70 793 84 936 68 118 86 153 71 284
including farmer operators 258 254 327 322 221 207
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 151 2 793 3 124 2 793 3 748 3 459
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 537 7 282 7 584 7 266 8 511 8 203
including intermediate professions 19 336 17 666 19 091 17 140 20 000 18 309
including employees 26 854 21 880 26 554 21 289 25 482 20 872
including workers 27 544 20 919 25 679 19 309 25 852 20 235
  • 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 16 091 16 714 14 886
Unemployment rate in % 18,4 19,5 17,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,9 41,7 33,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,5 16,9 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,1 15,2 13,9
  • 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 34,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,5
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 6,3
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 67 118 66 450 68 607
Working age adult living in the area 71 744 69 581 72 176
Occupational concentration by industry 93,6 95,5 95,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 54,3 54,2
  • 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 67 118 100,0 66 450 100,0 68 607 100,0
Employee 61 699 91,9 60 855 91,6 62 511 91,1
 including women 29 030 43,3 29 024 43,7 30 823 44,9
 including part time jobs 12 823 19,1 12 198 18,4 11 128 16,2
Non-employee 5 419 8,1 5 595 8,4 6 095 8,9
 including women 1 878 2,8 2 073 3,1 2 385 3,5
 including part time jobs 539 0,8 660 1,0 814 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 69 011 100,0
Farmer operators 282 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 599 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 343 12,1
Intermediate professions 17 435 25,3
Employees 19 266 27,9
Workers 20 087 29,1
  • 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 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,6 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,0 11,6 12,1
Intermediate professions 24,8 24,9 25,3
Employees 30,6 30,0 27,9
Workers 28,8 28,3 29,1
  • 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 67 146 100,0 66 228 100,0 69 011 100,0 49,0 91,7
Agriculture 719 1,1 809 1,2 774 1,1 29,9 64,3
Industry 12 727 19,0 11 172 16,9 9 972 14,4 20,1 96,1
Construction 3 836 5,7 3 421 5,2 3 641 5,3 13,1 82,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 24 107 35,9 25 442 38,4 30 383 44,0 46,2 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 758 38,4 25 384 38,3 24 242 35,1 70,3 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 34,9 20,9
Industry 19,9 25,5
Construction 13,8 9,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,8 41,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,8 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.