Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Freyming-Merlebach (57240)

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 17 697 16 250 15 118
Working age adult in % 61,8 64,0 67,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 49,6 51,3 56,0
 Unemployed workers in % 12,2 12,7 11,3
Economically inactive people in % 38,2 36,0 32,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 7,8 7,7
 Retirees in % 14,1 12,1 9,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 16,1 16,1 15,9
  • 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 15 118 10 169 67,3 8 459 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 2 500 1 150 46,0 769 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 8 692 7 274 83,7 6 180 71,1
 55 to 64 years old 3 926 1 746 44,5 1 511 38,5
Male 7 415 5 336 72,0 4 460 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 291 647 50,1 430 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 4 279 3 875 90,6 3 314 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 845 814 44,1 717 38,8
Female 7 703 4 833 62,7 3 999 51,9
 15 to 24 years old 1 209 503 41,6 339 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 4 413 3 399 77,0 2 865 64,9
 55 to 64 years old 2 081 932 44,8 794 38,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 56,0
Unemployed workers 11,3
Retirees 9,1
Pupils, students or interns 7,7
Other economically inactive people 15,9
  • 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 10 812 8 644 10 405 8 389 10 202 8 578
including farmer operators 8 7 5 5 10 10
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 469 424 460 428 440 410
including managers and higher intellectual professions 690 650 555 527 632 597
including intermediate professions 1 973 1 834 1 923 1 739 2 179 2 040
including employees 3 419 2 791 3 603 2 971 3 018 2 514
including workers 4 022 2 938 3 616 2 719 3 730 3 007
  • 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 2 152 2 067 1 710
Unemployment rate in % 19,7 19,9 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 39,1 37,6 33,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,2 17,8 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,8 15,8 13,4
  • 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 28,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,7
2 years at university 10,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 11,6
  • 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 7 469 6 448 5 892
Working age adult living in the area 8 912 8 466 8 635
Occupational concentration by industry 83,8 76,2 68,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 47,6 47,7 48,4
  • 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 7 469 100,0 6 448 100,0 5 892 100,0
Employee 6 696 89,6 5 722 88,7 5 177 87,9
 including women 4 003 53,6 3 581 55,5 3 105 52,7
 including part time jobs 1 913 25,6 1 594 24,7 1 306 22,2
Non-employee 774 10,4 726 11,3 715 12,1
 including women 282 3,8 286 4,4 288 4,9
 including part time jobs 103 1,4 128 2,0 138 2,3
  • 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 6 269 100,0
Farmer operators 8 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 426 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 617 9,8
Intermediate professions 1 636 26,1
Employees 2 321 37,0
Workers 1 260 20,1
  • 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 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,9 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,6 9,4 9,8
Intermediate professions 22,3 24,8 26,1
Employees 41,9 43,8 37,0
Workers 22,0 14,9 20,1
  • 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 7 172 100,0 6 377 100,0 6 269 100,0 58,1 89,4
Agriculture 7 0,1 8 0,1 25 0,4 66,8 65,7
Industry 647 9,0 484 7,6 550 8,8 25,3 92,9
Construction 437 6,1 353 5,5 344 5,5 5,2 69,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 2 989 41,7 2 639 41,4 2 529 40,3 56,6 86,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 3 092 43,1 2 893 45,4 2 821 45,0 72,1 93,8
  • 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 49,5 100,0
Industry 24,5 35,1
Construction 6,4 2,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 59,3 39,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,6 64,9
  • 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.