Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Valenciennes (596)

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 226 877 222 495 218 285
Working age adult in % 66,1 68,0 70,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,7 53,6 57,5
 Unemployed workers in % 12,4 14,3 12,6
Economically inactive people in % 33,9 32,0 29,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 11,0 10,9
 Retirees in % 8,4 7,0 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,8 14,0 13,2
  • 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 218 285 153 005 70,1 125 491 57,5
 15 to 24 years old 46 150 19 808 42,9 12 958 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 128 911 111 157 86,2 93 668 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 43 224 22 039 51,0 18 865 43,6
Male 108 773 81 428 74,9 67 689 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 24 198 11 027 45,6 7 159 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 63 738 58 854 92,3 50 623 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 20 837 11 546 55,4 9 907 47,5
Female 109 512 71 577 65,4 57 802 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 21 952 8 781 40,0 5 799 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 65 173 52 303 80,3 43 045 66,0
 55 to 64 years old 22 387 10 493 46,9 8 958 40,0
  • 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 57,5
Unemployed workers 12,6
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 149 996 122 161 151 056 119 310 153 746 126 309
including farmer operators 560 553 495 485 373 365
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 616 5 092 6 087 5 328 6 378 5 907
including managers and higher intellectual professions 14 298 13 851 15 056 14 509 17 526 16 907
including intermediate professions 33 992 31 073 34 772 31 342 36 412 33 373
including employees 44 158 35 794 44 954 35 274 43 476 34 982
including workers 46 861 35 798 44 317 32 372 44 249 34 774
  • 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 28 071 31 860 27 514
Unemployment rate in % 18,7 21,1 18,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,0 42,6 34,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,1 18,5 15,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,5 15,7 14,4
  • 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 35,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,9
2 years at university 9,6
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 123 524 120 591 125 184
Working age adult living in the area 122 469 120 390 126 937
Occupational concentration by industry 100,9 100,2 98,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,0 54,4 54,8
  • 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 123 524 100,0 120 591 100,0 125 184 100,0
Employee 114 004 92,3 110 909 92,0 114 233 91,3
 including women 51 761 41,9 51 943 43,1 54 171 43,3
 including part time jobs 22 058 17,9 21 491 17,8 20 266 16,2
Non-employee 9 520 7,7 9 682 8,0 10 951 8,7
 including women 3 342 2,7 3 582 3,0 4 194 3,4
 including part time jobs 988 0,8 1 245 1,0 1 492 1,2
  • 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 126 169 100,0
Farmer operators 431 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 249 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 172 13,6
Intermediate professions 33 833 26,8
Employees 33 900 26,9
Workers 34 584 27,4
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,6 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 12,2 13,6
Intermediate professions 25,7 26,4 26,8
Employees 28,6 28,8 26,9
Workers 29,5 27,5 27,4
  • 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 123 471 100,0 121 171 100,0 126 169 100,0 46,7 91,9
Agriculture 861 0,7 871 0,7 718 0,6 28,1 42,0
Industry 26 968 21,8 24 488 20,2 25 269 20,0 19,6 97,1
Construction 6 813 5,5 6 537 5,4 6 783 5,4 8,1 80,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 45 657 37,0 44 850 37,0 48 211 38,2 45,1 88,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 43 172 35,0 44 424 36,7 45 187 35,8 69,7 94,9
  • 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 35,9 22,5
Industry 19,4 27,8
Construction 9,1 4,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,1 37,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 59,5
  • 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.