Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Douai (593)

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 160 673 155 011 151 460
Working age adult in % 67,9 69,5 71,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 56,2 56,7 60,0
 Unemployed workers in % 11,7 12,8 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,1 30,5 28,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 10,4 10,2
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,7 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,0 12,4 11,9
  • 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 151 460 108 515 71,6 90 838 60,0
 15 to 24 years old 30 670 13 424 43,8 9 034 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 89 736 78 666 87,7 67 557 75,3
 55 to 64 years old 31 054 16 425 52,9 14 248 45,9
Male 75 268 56 989 75,7 47 935 63,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 093 7 547 46,9 5 047 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 44 190 40 994 92,8 35 609 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 14 985 8 448 56,4 7 279 48,6
Female 76 192 51 525 67,6 42 903 56,3
 15 to 24 years old 14 577 5 877 40,3 3 987 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 45 546 37 672 82,7 31 948 70,1
 55 to 64 years old 16 069 7 976 49,6 6 969 43,4
  • 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 60,0
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 11,9
  • 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 109 065 90 230 106 940 86 857 108 563 91 104
including farmer operators 493 493 444 439 396 382
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 356 3 949 4 256 3 866 4 809 4 470
including managers and higher intellectual professions 11 010 10 696 11 358 10 945 12 982 12 531
including intermediate professions 24 561 22 495 25 004 22 644 25 891 23 843
including employees 33 131 27 424 32 666 26 226 31 499 25 883
including workers 32 687 25 173 30 169 22 738 30 314 23 994
  • 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 18 738 19 836 17 677
Unemployment rate in % 17,2 18,4 16,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,7 40,6 32,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 15,8 14,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,0 14,6 13,3
  • 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 33,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,2
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 77 197 76 872 79 299
Working age adult living in the area 90 863 88 574 91 866
Occupational concentration by industry 85,0 86,8 86,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,2 55,0 55,1
  • 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 77 197 100,0 76 872 100,0 79 299 100,0
Employee 70 225 91,0 69 695 90,7 71 402 90,0
 including women 33 578 43,5 33 926 44,1 35 726 45,1
 including part time jobs 14 972 19,4 14 349 18,7 13 200 16,6
Non-employee 6 972 9,0 7 176 9,3 7 896 10,0
 including women 2 472 3,2 2 657 3,5 3 148 4,0
 including part time jobs 673 0,9 857 1,1 1 064 1,3
  • 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 79 910 100,0
Farmer operators 426 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 477 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 735 12,2
Intermediate professions 20 012 25,0
Employees 23 152 29,0
Workers 22 109 27,7
  • 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 0,6 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,2 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,8 11,5 12,2
Intermediate professions 24,6 24,8 25,0
Employees 30,9 30,7 29,0
Workers 28,2 27,1 27,7
  • 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 77 831 100,0 76 453 100,0 79 910 100,0 49,4 90,8
Agriculture 965 1,2 1 029 1,3 1 046 1,3 31,4 58,6
Industry 13 635 17,5 12 504 16,4 11 142 13,9 20,5 95,8
Construction 5 226 6,7 4 438 5,8 4 706 5,9 12,1 80,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 28 201 36,2 29 027 38,0 34 554 43,2 46,4 88,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 804 38,3 29 455 38,5 28 463 35,6 71,3 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 35,2 25,9
Industry 20,1 28,6
Construction 13,1 8,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 40,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,9 61,0
  • 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.