Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Orchies (59449)

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 15 047 15 190 15 330
Working age adult in % 74,1 75,5 78,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 67,2 67,8 71,8
 Unemployed workers in % 6,8 7,6 6,3
Economically inactive people in % 25,9 24,5 21,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 11,1 10,0
 Retirees in % 9,3 7,2 6,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,1 6,2 5,8
  • 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 15 330 11 969 78,1 11 011 71,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 750 1 163 42,3 928 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 9 353 8 837 94,5 8 279 88,5
 55 to 64 years old 3 227 1 969 61,0 1 803 55,9
Male 7 584 6 104 80,5 5 649 74,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 383 642 46,4 514 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 4 584 4 433 96,7 4 187 91,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 617 1 029 63,7 947 58,6
Female 7 746 5 865 75,7 5 362 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 367 521 38,1 414 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 4 769 4 404 92,3 4 092 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 610 940 58,4 856 53,2
  • 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 71,8
Unemployed workers 6,3
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 5,8
  • 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 11 392 10 306 11 527 10 321 12 096 11 178
including farmer operators 198 194 104 104 152 152
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 608 576 611 576 640 630
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 961 1 933 2 222 2 172 2 693 2 625
including intermediate professions 3 059 2 845 3 347 3 125 3 328 3 144
including employees 3 218 2 820 3 045 2 581 3 099 2 786
including workers 2 223 1 937 2 093 1 763 2 105 1 841
  • 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 1 031 1 161 958
Unemployment rate in % 9,2 10,1 8,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,5 27,7 20,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,3 8,3 6,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,2 9,0 8,4
  • 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 18,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,7
2 years at university 4,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,3
5 years or more at university 3,6
  • 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 5 929 6 142 6 474
Working age adult living in the area 10 165 10 385 11 132
Occupational concentration by industry 58,3 59,1 58,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,9 61,0 61,4
  • 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 5 929 100,0 6 142 100,0 6 474 100,0
Employee 4 937 83,3 5 138 83,6 5 300 81,9
 including women 2 309 39,0 2 492 40,6 2 556 39,5
 including part time jobs 1 074 18,1 1 166 19,0 1 061 16,4
Non-employee 992 16,7 1 004 16,4 1 174 18,1
 including women 352 5,9 367 6,0 495 7,6
 including part time jobs 95 1,6 99 1,6 155 2,4
  • 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 6 727 100,0
Farmer operators 150 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 567 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 810 12,0
Intermediate professions 1 469 21,8
Employees 1 983 29,5
Workers 1 748 26,0
  • 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 2,9 1,9 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,0 9,3 8,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,9 12,0
Intermediate professions 22,6 22,4 21,8
Employees 27,4 29,8 29,5
Workers 28,5 25,8 26,0
  • 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 6 181 100,0 6 126 100,0 6 727 100,0 46,1 83,6
Agriculture 300 4,9 273 4,4 332 4,9 41,7 52,2
Industry 853 13,8 687 11,2 609 9,1 25,7 89,7
Construction 626 10,1 478 7,8 588 8,7 7,7 80,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 2 656 43,0 2 908 47,5 3 416 50,8 42,4 83,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 745 28,2 1 779 29,0 1 782 26,5 73,7 88,5
  • 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 52,8 29,6
Industry 25,4 28,7
Construction 9,5 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 43,0 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,1 55,0
  • 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.