Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Lens (627)

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 236 298 231 102 228 397
Working age adult in % 65,6 67,6 69,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,7 53,3 57,9
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 14,3 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 34,4 32,4 30,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,6 9,6
 Retirees in % 9,0 7,4 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,6 15,4 14,4
  • 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 228 397 159 035 69,6 132 316 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 45 431 20 425 45,0 13 780 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 136 613 116 449 85,2 99 294 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 46 353 22 161 47,8 19 241 41,5
Male 112 442 84 994 75,6 71 043 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 23 070 11 184 48,5 7 477 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 67 221 62 194 92,5 53 519 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 22 151 11 616 52,4 10 047 45,4
Female 115 955 74 041 63,9 61 273 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 22 360 9 241 41,3 6 304 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 69 392 54 255 78,2 45 775 66,0
 55 to 64 years old 24 202 10 545 43,6 9 194 38,0
  • 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 57,9
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 14,4
  • 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 155 035 124 299 156 300 123 288 159 004 133 117
including farmer operators 231 222 252 246 202 193
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 632 4 976 5 917 5 189 6 114 5 751
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 146 9 878 10 467 10 014 13 215 12 781
including intermediate professions 32 977 29 730 34 494 30 927 37 591 34 598
including employees 49 300 40 204 49 852 40 147 48 966 41 047
including workers 51 881 39 290 49 945 36 766 49 109 38 748
  • 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 30 653 32 992 26 719
Unemployment rate in % 19,8 21,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 43,1 43,5 32,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,3 18,3 14,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 15,9 13,2
  • 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 30,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,9
2 years at university 8,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,3
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 112 418 110 889 117 112
Working age adult living in the area 125 112 124 103 133 562
Occupational concentration by industry 89,9 89,4 87,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 53,8 54,2
  • 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 112 418 100,0 110 889 100,0 117 112 100,0
Employee 103 732 92,3 101 779 91,8 107 061 91,4
 including women 50 091 44,6 50 073 45,2 53 294 45,5
 including part time jobs 20 301 18,1 19 886 17,9 19 402 16,6
Non-employee 8 686 7,7 9 110 8,2 10 051 8,6
 including women 3 161 2,8 3 467 3,1 4 031 3,4
 including part time jobs 950 0,8 1 180 1,1 1 273 1,1
  • 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 117 919 100,0
Farmer operators 187 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 763 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 295 11,3
Intermediate professions 31 437 26,7
Employees 36 093 30,6
Workers 31 143 26,4
  • 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 0,2 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,8 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 10,5 11,3
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,5 26,7
Employees 31,6 32,4 30,6
Workers 28,4 26,6 26,4
  • 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 112 521 100,0 110 946 100,0 117 919 100,0 48,8 92,1
Agriculture 451 0,4 368 0,3 351 0,3 30,6 47,7
Industry 12 688 11,3 11 155 10,1 11 139 9,4 24,4 94,4
Construction 9 878 8,8 8 824 8,0 9 190 7,8 8,8 86,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 893 43,5 49 612 44,7 54 149 45,9 44,5 91,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 611 36,1 40 986 36,9 43 089 36,5 69,3 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 39,4 22,6
Industry 24,3 26,9
Construction 9,6 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 55,2
  • 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.