Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Béthune (622)

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 188 672 184 347 181 407
Working age adult in % 67,6 70,1 72,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,1 58,6 62,1
 Unemployed workers in % 10,4 11,5 10,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 29,9 27,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,3 9,7 9,7
 Retirees in % 10,1 8,1 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,1 12,1 11,4
  • 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 181 407 130 836 72,1 112 653 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 35 566 15 956 44,9 11 181 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 108 485 96 001 88,5 84 715 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 37 356 18 879 50,5 16 758 44,9
Male 91 043 69 828 76,7 60 526 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 18 693 9 036 48,3 6 315 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 54 122 50 867 94,0 45 354 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 18 228 9 924 54,4 8 857 48,6
Female 90 364 61 008 67,5 52 127 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 873 6 920 41,0 4 865 28,8
 25 to 54 years old 54 363 45 134 83,0 39 361 72,4
 55 to 64 years old 19 128 8 955 46,8 7 901 41,3
  • 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 62,1
Unemployed workers 10,0
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 11,4
  • 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 127 351 107 365 129 267 107 898 131 030 113 330
including farmer operators 1 002 987 759 744 679 674
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 438 5 071 5 561 5 133 5 805 5 493
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 745 10 418 11 651 11 310 13 206 12 860
including intermediate professions 28 754 26 708 30 279 28 086 32 772 30 816
including employees 39 603 33 263 40 159 32 995 38 677 32 972
including workers 38 662 30 919 37 176 29 630 37 215 30 515
  • 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 19 651 21 241 18 183
Unemployment rate in % 15,4 16,4 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,6 38,7 29,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,5 13,9 11,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 12,5 11,2
  • 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 29,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,4
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,5
5 years or more at university 4,3
  • 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 88 045 85 113 86 350
Working age adult living in the area 108 332 108 712 113 676
Occupational concentration by industry 81,3 78,3 76,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 55,1 55,3
  • 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 88 045 100,0 85 113 100,0 86 350 100,0
Employee 79 585 90,4 76 489 89,9 77 038 89,2
 including women 36 002 40,9 36 192 42,5 37 229 43,1
 including part time jobs 16 695 19,0 16 450 19,3 14 733 17,1
Non-employee 8 460 9,6 8 624 10,1 9 312 10,8
 including women 3 269 3,7 3 359 3,9 3 888 4,5
 including part time jobs 874 1,0 1 065 1,3 1 188 1,4
  • 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 86 773 100,0
Farmer operators 691 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 189 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 596 11,1
Intermediate professions 22 503 25,9
Employees 25 130 29,0
Workers 23 664 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 1,2 1,0 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,7 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,7 10,2 11,1
Intermediate professions 23,3 24,2 25,9
Employees 30,0 30,4 29,0
Workers 30,3 28,5 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 88 162 100,0 84 248 100,0 86 773 100,0 48,3 89,8
Agriculture 1 584 1,8 1 394 1,7 1 381 1,6 31,1 48,2
Industry 20 317 23,0 17 577 20,9 16 087 18,5 23,1 96,7
Construction 6 615 7,5 5 736 6,8 6 350 7,3 9,5 81,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 28 738 32,6 27 452 32,6 30 560 35,2 47,8 85,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 30 909 35,1 32 090 38,1 32 395 37,3 69,5 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 42,2 20,8
Industry 22,8 32,4
Construction 10,7 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 45,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 61,7
  • 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.