Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Dunkerque (594)

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 245 096 238 342 228 315
Working age adult in % 69,4 71,2 73,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,3 60,0 64,3
 Unemployed workers in % 10,1 11,1 9,6
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 28,8 26,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,6 9,2
 Retirees in % 10,3 8,6 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,6 10,7 9,9
  • 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 228 315 168 688 73,9 146 867 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 42 646 19 506 45,7 14 280 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 136 009 122 763 90,3 108 922 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 49 660 26 420 53,2 23 665 47,7
Male 114 096 88 236 77,3 77 289 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 22 622 10 943 48,4 7 858 34,7
 25 to 54 years old 67 528 63 813 94,5 57 232 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 23 946 13 480 56,3 12 199 50,9
Female 114 219 80 452 70,4 69 578 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 20 025 8 563 42,8 6 422 32,1
 25 to 54 years old 68 480 58 949 86,1 51 690 75,5
 55 to 64 years old 25 714 12 940 50,3 11 466 44,6
  • 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 64,3
Unemployed workers 9,6
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,2
Other economically inactive people 9,9
  • 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 170 743 146 035 169 691 143 223 168 020 146 963
including farmer operators 2 242 2 223 1 789 1 765 1 768 1 748
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 844 6 373 7 021 6 391 7 680 7 329
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 792 15 322 15 794 15 293 18 247 17 697
including intermediate professions 41 111 38 039 41 624 38 397 43 769 41 089
including employees 50 355 42 106 51 487 42 332 48 524 41 245
including workers 51 424 41 971 48 521 39 045 45 289 37 854
  • 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 24 796 26 507 21 821
Unemployment rate in % 14,6 15,6 12,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,4 34,9 26,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,9 13,4 11,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,0 11,9 10,4
  • 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 25,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,9
2 years at university 7,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 134 474 132 739 136 152
Working age adult living in the area 146 058 144 429 148 448
Occupational concentration by industry 92,1 91,9 91,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,5 56,0 55,9
  • 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 134 474 100,0 132 739 100,0 136 152 100,0
Employee 121 836 90,6 119 843 90,3 122 212 89,8
 including women 55 933 41,6 56 568 42,6 58 052 42,6
 including part time jobs 25 304 18,8 25 042 18,9 23 819 17,5
Non-employee 12 638 9,4 12 897 9,7 13 940 10,2
 including women 4 491 3,3 4 790 3,6 5 568 4,1
 including part time jobs 1 165 0,9 1 433 1,1 1 702 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 136 416 100,0
Farmer operators 1 870 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 395 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 209 11,9
Intermediate professions 38 356 28,1
Employees 37 204 27,3
Workers 35 383 25,9
  • 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 1,7 1,4 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 4,9 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 10,6 11,9
Intermediate professions 26,5 27,5 28,1
Employees 28,0 28,8 27,3
Workers 28,7 26,8 25,9
  • 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 135 071 100,0 132 983 100,0 136 416 100,0 47,0 90,3
Agriculture 3 482 2,6 3 210 2,4 3 246 2,4 29,5 42,8
Industry 28 223 20,9 25 168 18,9 24 942 18,3 20,4 96,4
Construction 9 822 7,3 9 432 7,1 9 248 6,8 9,9 83,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 929 36,2 49 041 36,9 53 579 39,3 46,9 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 44 615 33,0 46 132 34,7 45 401 33,3 70,4 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 38,5 22,8
Industry 20,1 28,7
Construction 10,9 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,3 43,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,9 62,6
  • 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.