Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Boulogne-sur-Mer (068)

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 104 489 100 774 97 524
Working age adult in % 68,4 71,1 72,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,1 57,7 62,3
 Unemployed workers in % 11,2 13,4 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 31,6 28,9 27,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 9,7 9,4
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,8 6,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,1 11,4 11,1
  • 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 97 524 70 888 72,7 60 740 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 18 906 8 644 45,7 6 301 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 57 378 51 011 88,9 44 498 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 21 241 11 232 52,9 9 941 46,8
Male 48 242 37 114 76,9 32 099 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 742 4 813 49,4 3 554 36,5
 25 to 54 years old 28 311 26 576 93,9 23 440 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 189 5 725 56,2 5 105 50,1
Female 49 282 33 773 68,5 28 641 58,1
 15 to 24 years old 9 164 3 831 41,8 2 747 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 29 067 24 435 84,1 21 058 72,4
 55 to 64 years old 11 052 5 508 49,8 4 836 43,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,3
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 71 190 59 597 71 733 58 022 70 624 60 978
including farmer operators 866 849 819 813 665 660
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 524 3 248 3 693 3 353 3 610 3 419
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 569 6 362 6 258 5 993 7 357 7 094
including intermediate professions 15 418 14 235 15 790 14 259 16 078 15 046
including employees 21 704 17 953 22 223 18 008 21 466 18 214
including workers 21 454 16 951 20 781 15 595 20 027 16 545
  • 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 11 754 13 477 10 148
Unemployment rate in % 16,4 18,8 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,0 39,9 27,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,5 16,3 12,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,8 14,1 11,5
  • 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 29,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,5
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 57 529 55 738 58 586
Working age adult living in the area 60 148 58 694 61 539
Occupational concentration by industry 95,6 95,0 95,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 55,4 54,6
  • 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 57 529 100,0 55 738 100,0 58 586 100,0
Employee 51 170 88,9 49 557 88,9 51 943 88,7
 including women 24 892 43,3 24 592 44,1 25 765 44,0
 including part time jobs 11 436 19,9 11 129 20,0 10 318 17,6
Non-employee 6 359 11,1 6 182 11,1 6 643 11,3
 including women 2 262 3,9 2 210 4,0 2 610 4,5
 including part time jobs 623 1,1 624 1,1 837 1,4
  • 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 58 750 100,0
Farmer operators 753 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 445 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 232 10,6
Intermediate professions 14 328 24,4
Employees 17 608 30,0
Workers 16 384 27,9
  • 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 1,6 1,5 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 6,0 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,1 9,8 10,6
Intermediate professions 23,6 24,7 24,4
Employees 30,3 31,1 30,0
Workers 28,8 26,8 27,9
  • 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 57 684 100,0 55 478 100,0 58 750 100,0 48,2 89,7
Agriculture 1 718 3,0 1 384 2,5 1 312 2,2 18,1 43,9
Industry 8 555 14,8 8 129 14,7 8 782 14,9 31,6 96,0
Construction 4 169 7,2 3 680 6,6 4 148 7,1 10,2 83,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 24 313 42,1 22 525 40,6 24 350 41,4 46,3 87,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 930 32,8 19 760 35,6 20 158 34,3 67,6 94,3
  • 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 16,5 19,4
Industry 31,8 28,6
Construction 11,2 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 41,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,2 58,7
  • 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.