Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Longwy (54323)

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 37 398 37 973 39 884
Working age adult in % 72,4 73,1 73,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,5 62,2 64,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,9 10,9 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 27,6 26,9 26,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,4 8,0 9,1
 Retirees in % 7,6 6,9 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,6 11,9 11,5
  • 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 39 884 29 359 73,6 25 675 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 6 936 2 872 41,4 2 100 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 25 214 22 338 88,6 19 897 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 7 733 4 149 53,6 3 679 47,6
Male 20 081 15 564 77,5 13 585 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 751 1 666 44,4 1 211 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 12 562 11 778 93,8 10 504 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 3 767 2 120 56,3 1 870 49,6
Female 19 803 13 795 69,7 12 090 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 3 185 1 206 37,9 889 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 12 652 10 561 83,5 9 393 74,2
 55 to 64 years old 3 966 2 028 51,1 1 808 45,6
  • 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 64,4
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 11,5
  • 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 27 233 23 505 27 763 23 664 29 411 25 719
including farmer operators 116 116 106 106 84 84
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 030 935 1 177 1 056 1 143 1 066
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 168 2 082 2 085 2 021 2 517 2 363
including intermediate professions 5 437 5 086 6 095 5 561 6 419 5 978
including employees 9 174 7 938 9 431 7 984 9 534 8 294
including workers 8 863 7 347 8 311 6 935 9 143 7 933
  • 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 3 689 4 152 3 684
Unemployment rate in % 13,6 15,0 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,4 31,8 26,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,1 13,3 10,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,1 12,2 11,3
  • 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 20,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,6
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 15 536 14 653 13 311
Working age adult living in the area 23 551 23 858 25 940
Occupational concentration by industry 66,0 61,4 51,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,0 57,2 57,8
  • 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 15 536 100,0 14 653 100,0 13 311 100,0
Employee 14 039 90,4 13 180 89,9 11 832 88,9
 including women 7 341 47,2 7 114 48,5 6 480 48,7
 including part time jobs 3 006 19,3 3 046 20,8 2 405 18,1
Non-employee 1 497 9,6 1 473 10,1 1 479 11,1
 including women 516 3,3 530 3,6 573 4,3
 including part time jobs 154 1,0 214 1,5 225 1,7
  • 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 13 495 100,0
Farmer operators 84 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 939 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 282 9,5
Intermediate professions 3 371 25,0
Employees 4 619 34,2
Workers 3 200 23,7
  • 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 0,7 0,8 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,9 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 8,4 9,5
Intermediate professions 21,6 24,0 25,0
Employees 34,6 35,6 34,2
Workers 28,3 25,2 23,7
  • 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 15 392 100,0 14 670 100,0 13 495 100,0 53,3 90,3
Agriculture 142 0,9 159 1,1 140 1,0 18,2 40,0
Industry 2 843 18,5 2 328 15,9 1 836 13,6 21,4 95,1
Construction 994 6,5 873 6,0 651 4,8 11,2 75,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 5 675 36,9 5 626 38,4 5 669 42,0 51,7 85,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 740 37,3 5 684 38,7 5 199 38,5 72,6 96,8
  • 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 36,8 5,8
Industry 20,1 47,9
Construction 11,7 9,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 54,2 36,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,1 57,4
  • 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.