Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Somain (59574)

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 54 441 53 299 51 829
Working age adult in % 67,7 69,1 72,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,7 56,2 60,2
 Unemployed workers in % 12,0 13,0 11,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,3 30,9 28,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,8 9,5 9,5
 Retirees in % 9,3 8,1 6,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,2 13,3 11,9
  • 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 51 829 37 329 72,0 31 207 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 10 188 4 660 45,7 3 113 30,6
 25 to 54 years old 31 027 27 345 88,1 23 492 75,7
 55 to 64 years old 10 613 5 324 50,2 4 603 43,4
Male 25 727 19 780 76,9 16 695 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 5 226 2 613 50,0 1 698 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 15 361 14 431 93,9 12 616 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 5 141 2 737 53,2 2 381 46,3
Female 26 101 17 549 67,2 14 512 55,6
 15 to 24 years old 4 963 2 047 41,3 1 415 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 15 666 12 915 82,4 10 876 69,4
 55 to 64 years old 5 473 2 587 47,3 2 221 40,6
  • 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 60,2
Unemployed workers 11,8
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 11,9
  • 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 36 532 30 075 36 631 29 543 37 481 31 396
including farmer operators 154 154 160 160 110 105
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 338 1 229 1 410 1 291 1 549 1 448
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 405 2 337 2 524 2 430 3 023 2 922
including intermediate professions 7 982 7 370 8 070 7 348 8 676 8 134
including employees 11 078 9 117 11 681 9 429 11 466 9 313
including workers 12 610 9 869 11 650 8 884 11 683 9 473
  • 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 6 526 6 910 6 122
Unemployment rate in % 17,7 18,7 16,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,2 40,9 33,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,4 15,8 14,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,4 16,4 13,5
  • 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 34,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,1
2 years at university 8,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 20 519 19 628 19 790
Working age adult living in the area 30 464 30 165 31 474
Occupational concentration by industry 67,4 65,1 62,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 54,8 55,1
  • 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 20 519 100,0 19 628 100,0 19 790 100,0
Employee 18 487 90,1 17 635 89,8 17 638 89,1
 including women 8 152 39,7 8 218 41,9 8 424 42,6
 including part time jobs 3 896 19,0 3 745 19,1 3 511 17,7
Non-employee 2 032 9,9 1 993 10,2 2 153 10,9
 including women 743 3,6 775 4,0 846 4,3
 including part time jobs 168 0,8 253 1,3 257 1,3
  • 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 19 945 100,0
Farmer operators 133 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 305 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 740 8,7
Intermediate professions 4 744 23,8
Employees 5 719 28,7
Workers 6 303 31,6
  • 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 0,8 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 6,0 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,4 8,1 8,7
Intermediate professions 22,2 24,4 23,8
Employees 27,8 29,5 28,7
Workers 35,7 31,0 31,6
  • 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 20 662 100,0 19 222 100,0 19 945 100,0 47,8 90,2
Agriculture 266 1,3 348 1,8 321 1,6 37,9 57,4
Industry 5 429 26,3 4 413 23,0 4 395 22,0 17,5 95,6
Construction 1 167 5,6 1 004 5,2 1 066 5,3 8,8 71,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 568 31,8 6 168 32,1 7 275 36,5 45,0 86,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 7 233 35,0 7 290 37,9 6 888 34,5 76,6 94,8
  • 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 46,9 25,7
Industry 16,8 33,9
Construction 11,0 3,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,3 49,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 77,7 56,6
  • 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.