Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Valenciennes (59606)

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 115 518 112 504 110 683
Working age adult in % 66,7 68,4 70,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,6 54,4 58,1
 Unemployed workers in % 12,1 14,0 12,3
Economically inactive people in % 33,3 31,6 29,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,7 12,2 12,0
 Retirees in % 8,3 6,7 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,3 12,7 12,0
  • 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 110 683 77 838 70,3 64 266 58,1
 15 to 24 years old 24 600 10 280 41,8 6 896 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 64 656 56 193 86,9 47 594 73,6
 55 to 64 years old 21 427 11 365 53,0 9 777 45,6
Male 55 332 41 071 74,2 34 273 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 13 077 5 715 43,7 3 787 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 32 065 29 444 91,8 25 390 79,2
 55 to 64 years old 10 190 5 913 58,0 5 096 50,0
Female 55 351 36 767 66,4 29 994 54,2
 15 to 24 years old 11 523 4 566 39,6 3 109 27,0
 25 to 54 years old 32 591 26 750 82,1 22 204 68,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 238 5 452 48,5 4 681 41,7
  • 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 58,1
Unemployed workers 12,3
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 12,0
Other economically inactive people 12,0
  • 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 77 041 63 122 76 789 61 240 78 373 64 952
including farmer operators 212 205 195 190 155 152
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 796 2 505 3 025 2 587 3 001 2 734
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 239 8 963 9 515 9 204 11 038 10 618
including intermediate professions 18 813 17 177 18 823 16 981 19 431 17 765
including employees 22 318 18 068 22 589 17 659 22 054 17 905
including workers 21 509 16 204 20 003 14 618 19 986 15 780
  • 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 13 984 15 719 13 572
Unemployment rate in % 18,2 20,4 17,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,0 40,1 32,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,6 18,2 15,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,3 14,5 14,0
  • 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 36,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,2
2 years at university 10,1
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 7,2
  • 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 75 965 73 346 75 785
Working age adult living in the area 63 408 61 790 65 048
Occupational concentration by industry 119,8 118,7 116,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,8 54,8 55,2
  • 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 75 965 100,0 73 346 100,0 75 785 100,0
Employee 70 663 93,0 67 845 92,5 69 670 91,9
 including women 32 533 42,8 32 142 43,8 33 659 44,4
 including part time jobs 13 550 17,8 13 100 17,9 12 343 16,3
Non-employee 5 303 7,0 5 501 7,5 6 115 8,1
 including women 1 900 2,5 1 998 2,7 2 381 3,1
 including part time jobs 597 0,8 745 1,0 826 1,1
  • 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 76 444 100,0
Farmer operators 148 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 308 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 250 14,7
Intermediate professions 21 061 27,6
Employees 20 988 27,5
Workers 19 689 25,8
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,7 4,2 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,4 13,5 14,7
Intermediate professions 27,1 27,2 27,6
Employees 29,1 29,1 27,5
Workers 27,5 25,7 25,8
  • 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 75 572 100,0 73 591 100,0 76 444 100,0 47,4 92,8
Agriculture 285 0,4 310 0,4 257 0,3 26,8 45,8
Industry 14 972 19,8 13 866 18,8 14 439 18,9 19,1 97,3
Construction 3 700 4,9 3 740 5,1 3 622 4,7 8,1 82,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 29 975 39,7 28 275 38,4 29 817 39,0 45,8 89,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 640 35,3 27 400 37,2 28 309 37,0 68,8 95,7
  • 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 39,1 16,3
Industry 18,9 26,7
Construction 8,7 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 35,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,3 58,0
  • 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.