Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe (591)

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 149 383 142 542 135 565
Working age adult in % 66,2 68,6 70,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,2 53,4 57,7
 Unemployed workers in % 13,1 15,2 13,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,8 31,4 29,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 9,5
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,7 6,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,7 14,1 13,4
  • 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 135 565 96 057 70,9 78 234 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 26 210 11 462 43,7 7 398 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 80 360 69 485 86,5 57 864 72,0
 55 to 64 years old 28 995 15 110 52,1 12 971 44,7
Male 67 596 51 046 75,5 42 242 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 13 626 6 424 47,1 4 189 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 39 751 36 593 92,1 31 088 78,2
 55 to 64 years old 14 219 8 030 56,5 6 964 49,0
Female 67 969 45 011 66,2 35 992 53,0
 15 to 24 years old 12 584 5 038 40,0 3 209 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 40 609 32 892 81,0 26 776 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 14 776 7 080 47,9 6 007 40,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 57,7
Unemployed workers 13,1
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 13,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 98 732 79 071 98 193 76 540 96 477 78 497
including farmer operators 1 508 1 482 1 260 1 237 1 078 1 064
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 597 4 171 4 255 3 795 4 584 4 226
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 743 7 462 8 023 7 716 8 154 7 845
including intermediate professions 20 949 19 196 21 705 19 783 22 253 20 555
including employees 28 346 22 688 29 143 22 575 27 801 22 090
including workers 32 208 24 074 29 764 21 433 29 040 22 718
  • 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 19 497 21 667 17 823
Unemployment rate in % 19,7 22,2 18,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 41,4 44,3 35,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,9 19,8 16,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,2 16,4 14,2
  • 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 37,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,7
2 years at university 10,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 4,8
  • 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 67 881 64 707 65 368
Working age adult living in the area 79 979 76 869 79 199
Occupational concentration by industry 84,9 84,2 82,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,5 53,5 53,5
  • 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 67 881 100,0 64 707 100,0 65 368 100,0
Employee 60 218 88,7 57 041 88,2 57 429 87,9
 including women 28 513 42,0 27 966 43,2 28 447 43,5
 including part time jobs 12 465 18,4 12 125 18,7 11 271 17,2
Non-employee 7 663 11,3 7 666 11,8 7 939 12,1
 including women 2 731 4,0 2 819 4,4 3 031 4,6
 including part time jobs 763 1,1 917 1,4 990 1,5
  • 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 65 833 100,0
Farmer operators 1 128 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 098 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 541 9,9
Intermediate professions 16 347 24,8
Employees 19 740 30,0
Workers 17 979 27,3
  • 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 2,2 2,0 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 5,7 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,1 9,9
Intermediate professions 23,9 25,0 24,8
Employees 29,6 31,3 30,0
Workers 28,9 25,9 27,3
  • 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 67 770 100,0 64 569 100,0 65 833 100,0 48,3 89,2
Agriculture 2 114 3,1 2 001 3,1 1 884 2,9 29,9 40,5
Industry 13 658 20,2 12 016 18,6 11 836 18,0 19,5 95,6
Construction 4 310 6,4 3 501 5,4 3 908 5,9 7,9 78,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 442 33,1 20 356 31,5 22 605 34,3 47,9 85,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 246 37,3 26 696 41,3 25 601 38,9 69,5 94,7
  • 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 29,2 30,3
Industry 19,2 25,8
Construction 8,9 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 44,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,9 62,4
  • 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.