Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Béthune (125)

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 49 778 49 034 48 255
Working age adult in % 67,4 70,6 72,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,5 59,1 62,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,9 11,4 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 29,4 27,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,3 10,6
 Retirees in % 9,7 7,8 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,6 11,4 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 48 255 34 909 72,3 30 163 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 891 4 260 43,1 3 052 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 28 744 25 516 88,8 22 559 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 9 620 5 133 53,4 4 552 47,3
Male 24 569 18 501 75,3 16 032 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 342 2 400 44,9 1 702 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 14 606 13 466 92,2 11 994 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 4 621 2 634 57,0 2 336 50,5
Female 23 686 16 408 69,3 14 131 59,7
 15 to 24 years old 4 549 1 860 40,9 1 349 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 14 138 12 049 85,2 10 566 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 4 999 2 499 50,0 2 216 44,3
  • 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 62,5
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
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 33 532 28 533 34 867 29 297 35 050 30 416
including farmer operators 186 178 158 153 111 111
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 623 1 510 1 610 1 484 1 630 1 532
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 601 3 500 3 811 3 675 4 658 4 527
including intermediate professions 8 353 7 818 8 966 8 232 9 474 8 813
including employees 10 076 8 596 10 709 8 873 10 173 8 689
including workers 8 789 6 931 8 663 6 879 8 276 6 745
  • 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 4 949 5 611 4 745
Unemployment rate in % 14,7 16,2 13,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,0 38,0 28,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,0 13,9 11,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 11,3 11,3
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,3
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 5,4
  • 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 28 698 28 317 28 135
Working age adult living in the area 28 769 29 206 30 441
Occupational concentration by industry 99,8 97,0 92,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 55,8 55,4
  • 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 28 698 100,0 28 317 100,0 28 135 100,0
Employee 26 163 91,2 25 642 90,6 25 147 89,4
 including women 12 629 44,0 12 984 45,9 13 025 46,3
 including part time jobs 5 349 18,6 5 340 18,9 4 775 17,0
Non-employee 2 535 8,8 2 675 9,4 2 988 10,6
 including women 1 029 3,6 1 062 3,7 1 221 4,3
 including part time jobs 269 0,9 328 1,2 386 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 28 233 100,0
Farmer operators 91 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 594 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 701 13,1
Intermediate professions 7 954 28,2
Employees 8 877 31,4
Workers 6 016 21,3
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,3 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,9 12,0 13,1
Intermediate professions 24,0 25,2 28,2
Employees 31,9 33,0 31,4
Workers 25,5 23,9 21,3
  • 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 28 528 100,0 28 440 100,0 28 233 100,0 51,7 90,5
Agriculture 404 1,4 383 1,3 282 1,0 41,8 63,3
Industry 4 608 16,2 4 057 14,3 3 196 11,3 25,7 93,4
Construction 2 022 7,1 1 953 6,9 2 028 7,2 11,3 82,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 258 36,0 10 180 35,8 10 378 36,8 49,4 87,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 236 39,4 11 868 41,7 12 348 43,7 67,3 94,5
  • 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 57,5 14,8
Industry 24,7 39,9
Construction 12,6 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,0 44,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 60,4
  • 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.