Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Lille (59350)

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 694 098 696 240 710 175
Working age adult in % 69,4 70,4 71,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,3 58,1 61,3
 Unemployed workers in % 11,1 12,2 10,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 29,6 28,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,6 15,4 15,2
 Retirees in % 7,0 5,2 4,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 9,0 8,9
  • 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 710 175 508 823 71,6 435 674 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 175 566 64 012 36,5 47 137 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 422 140 376 374 89,2 327 930 77,7
 55 to 64 years old 112 469 68 436 60,8 60 608 53,9
Male 345 300 260 134 75,3 222 534 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 85 105 32 715 38,4 23 769 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 207 427 192 792 92,9 168 312 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 52 768 34 627 65,6 30 453 57,7
Female 364 875 248 689 68,2 213 141 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 90 462 31 298 34,6 23 368 25,8
 25 to 54 years old 214 712 183 582 85,5 159 618 74,3
 55 to 64 years old 59 701 33 809 56,6 30 154 50,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,3
Unemployed workers 10,3
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 15,2
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 482 018 404 995 489 796 404 428 509 268 439 327
including farmer operators 709 688 745 699 564 562
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 411 17 419 21 217 18 956 21 970 20 508
including managers and higher intellectual professions 91 395 87 944 101 174 96 741 126 079 121 485
including intermediate professions 122 943 110 375 126 212 111 606 129 394 117 675
including employees 133 562 111 376 133 108 107 693 130 257 108 968
including workers 103 916 77 193 94 893 68 732 89 837 70 129
  • 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 76 949 85 221 73 149
Unemployment rate in % 16,0 17,4 14,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,0 33,8 26,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,8 15,4 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,7 14,0 11,4
  • 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 29,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,8
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,8
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 481 331 486 710 526 447
Working age adult living in the area 407 678 408 699 440 832
Occupational concentration by industry 118,1 119,1 119,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,6 58,3 58,6
  • 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 481 331 100,0 486 710 100,0 526 447 100,0
Employee 443 197 92,1 444 849 91,4 476 086 90,4
 including women 220 642 45,8 223 035 45,8 237 578 45,1
 including part time jobs 79 931 16,6 80 797 16,6 78 713 15,0
Non-employee 38 134 7,9 41 861 8,6 50 361 9,6
 including women 13 106 2,7 14 916 3,1 19 056 3,6
 including part time jobs 4 746 1,0 6 195 1,3 8 137 1,5
  • 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 529 264 100,0
Farmer operators 632 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 23 230 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 137 441 26,0
Intermediate professions 149 924 28,3
Employees 138 226 26,1
Workers 79 811 15,1
  • 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 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,4 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20,3 22,3 26,0
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,9 28,3
Employees 28,8 27,9 26,1
Workers 18,3 16,4 15,1
  • 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 479 904 100,0 486 899 100,0 529 264 100,0 48,6 91,3
Agriculture 1 627 0,3 1 476 0,3 1 327 0,3 41,1 56,4
Industry 44 861 9,3 39 500 8,1 39 484 7,5 28,8 94,5
Construction 25 279 5,3 23 618 4,9 25 491 4,8 12,1 83,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 248 091 51,7 255 000 52,4 288 395 54,5 43,9 89,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 160 047 33,3 167 305 34,4 174 568 33,0 66,1 94,4
  • 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 51,1 28,1
Industry 28,6 32,3
Construction 13,5 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,0 34,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,6 56,9
  • 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.