Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of La Bassée (59051)

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 27 282 27 259 27 357
Working age adult in % 70,9 72,9 75,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,1 63,2 67,2
 Unemployed workers in % 8,7 9,7 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 27,1 25,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,8 9,7
 Retirees in % 9,8 8,0 6,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,3 8,6
  • 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 27 357 20 508 75,0 18 382 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 940 2 104 42,6 1 562 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 16 821 15 463 91,9 14 162 84,2
 55 to 64 years old 5 596 2 941 52,5 2 658 47,5
Male 13 585 10 696 78,7 9 630 70,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 578 1 204 46,7 887 34,4
 25 to 54 years old 8 299 7 957 95,9 7 346 88,5
 55 to 64 years old 2 708 1 535 56,7 1 397 51,6
Female 13 772 9 812 71,2 8 752 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 2 361 900 38,1 675 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 8 522 7 506 88,1 6 816 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 2 888 1 405 48,7 1 261 43,7
  • 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 67,2
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 19 386 16 961 20 008 17 563 20 674 18 676
including farmer operators 137 137 116 111 97 97
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 845 813 870 800 1 125 1 100
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 993 1 933 2 328 2 267 2 802 2 752
including intermediate professions 5 032 4 748 5 314 4 999 5 963 5 618
including employees 5 734 4 956 6 052 5 309 5 874 5 206
including workers 5 337 4 375 5 050 4 077 4 574 3 902
  • 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 2 383 2 641 2 126
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 13,3 10,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 36,4 25,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 10,6 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,9 9,6
  • 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 20,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 4,6
5 years or more at university 4,1
  • 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 8 062 8 093 8 700
Working age adult living in the area 17 025 17 357 18 563
Occupational concentration by industry 47,4 46,6 46,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,5 59,5 59,2
  • 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 8 062 100,0 8 093 100,0 8 700 100,0
Employee 6 922 85,9 6 862 84,8 7 374 84,8
 including women 3 383 42,0 3 482 43,0 3 698 42,5
 including part time jobs 1 540 19,1 1 539 19,0 1 489 17,1
Non-employee 1 140 14,1 1 231 15,2 1 326 15,2
 including women 446 5,5 513 6,3 569 6,5
 including part time jobs 130 1,6 143 1,8 150 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 9 183 100,0
Farmer operators 101 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 785 8,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 941 10,2
Intermediate professions 2 124 23,1
Employees 2 663 29,0
Workers 2 569 28,0
  • 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 1,5 1,3 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,8 8,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,4 9,1 10,2
Intermediate professions 22,6 24,0 23,1
Employees 30,6 31,7 29,0
Workers 29,9 26,1 28,0
  • 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 8 255 100,0 8 088 100,0 9 183 100,0 48,6 84,6
Agriculture 254 3,1 228 2,8 222 2,4 27,0 47,7
Industry 1 318 16,0 1 129 14,0 1 194 13,0 24,3 90,5
Construction 953 11,5 662 8,2 688 7,5 8,9 76,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 3 125 37,9 3 227 39,9 3 969 43,2 47,1 83,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 2 605 31,6 2 843 35,1 3 110 33,9 70,1 88,0
  • 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 37,6 17,3
Industry 25,0 17,7
Construction 10,0 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 38,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 61,5
  • 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.