Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Lille (595)

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 808 934 811 544 828 655
Working age adult in % 69,8 70,9 72,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,2 59,1 62,4
 Unemployed workers in % 10,6 11,8 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 29,1 27,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,1 14,8 14,6
 Retirees in % 7,3 5,5 4,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,8 8,8 8,7
  • 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 828 655 598 758 72,3 516 895 62,4
 15 to 24 years old 197 971 72 958 36,9 54 047 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 494 942 443 750 89,7 389 798 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 135 742 82 050 60,4 73 051 53,8
Male 404 420 306 154 75,7 264 139 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 96 840 37 706 38,9 27 609 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 243 378 226 693 93,1 199 536 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 64 202 41 755 65,0 36 993 57,6
Female 424 235 292 604 69,0 252 757 59,6
 15 to 24 years old 101 132 35 251 34,9 26 438 26,1
 25 to 54 years old 251 563 217 057 86,3 190 261 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 71 540 40 296 56,3 36 057 50,4
  • 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 62,4
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 4,5
Pupils, students or interns 14,6
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 564 633 478 909 575 185 479 870 599 572 520 890
including farmer operators 1 414 1 370 1 305 1 254 1 048 1 041
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 23 310 21 073 25 566 22 996 26 602 24 972
including managers and higher intellectual professions 104 152 100 386 115 488 110 603 143 804 138 733
including intermediate professions 145 856 131 888 150 029 133 738 155 641 142 334
including employees 156 586 131 845 157 107 128 657 153 746 129 695
including workers 122 263 92 348 112 203 82 622 106 415 84 115
  • 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 85 695 95 374 81 863
Unemployment rate in % 15,2 16,6 13,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,6 33,4 25,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,0 14,6 12,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,2 13,4 11,0
  • 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 29,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,7
2 years at university 9,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 526 581 532 968 576 389
Working age adult living in the area 482 042 484 329 522 881
Occupational concentration by industry 109,2 110,0 110,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,8 58,5 58,8
  • 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 526 581 100,0 532 968 100,0 576 389 100,0
Employee 482 879 91,7 484 946 91,0 519 241 90,1
 including women 240 128 45,6 242 733 45,5 257 967 44,8
 including part time jobs 87 997 16,7 88 804 16,7 86 374 15,0
Non-employee 43 702 8,3 48 021 9,0 57 148 9,9
 including women 15 110 2,9 17 341 3,3 21 816 3,8
 including part time jobs 5 284 1,0 6 939 1,3 8 978 1,6
  • 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 581 201 100,0
Farmer operators 1 132 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 761 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 145 014 25,0
Intermediate professions 163 835 28,2
Employees 151 598 26,1
Workers 92 860 16,0
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,6 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,6 21,5 25,0
Intermediate professions 28,1 28,6 28,2
Employees 28,8 28,0 26,1
Workers 19,0 17,1 16,0
  • 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 525 644 100,0 533 253 100,0 581 201 100,0 48,3 91,0
Agriculture 3 066 0,6 2 825 0,5 2 769 0,5 40,1 60,1
Industry 50 372 9,6 44 621 8,4 44 762 7,7 28,4 94,2
Construction 29 644 5,6 27 652 5,2 30 470 5,2 11,6 83,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 265 995 50,6 273 263 51,2 310 550 53,4 43,6 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 176 566 33,6 184 891 34,7 192 650 33,1 66,5 94,1
  • 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 48,6 27,3
Industry 28,2 31,5
Construction 13,0 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,6 34,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,1 57,8
  • 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.