Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Béthune (62119)

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 48 096 47 527 46 666
Working age adult in % 67,4 70,6 72,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,7 59,3 62,6
 Unemployed workers in % 9,7 11,3 9,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 29,4 27,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,4 10,5 10,7
 Retirees in % 9,8 7,9 6,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 11,1 10,5
  • 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 46 666 33 743 72,3 29 204 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 9 592 4 112 42,9 2 960 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 27 701 24 638 88,9 21 824 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 9 373 4 993 53,3 4 420 47,2
Male 23 774 17 853 75,1 15 506 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 5 213 2 330 44,7 1 668 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 14 031 12 941 92,2 11 544 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 4 529 2 582 57,0 2 294 50,7
Female 22 893 15 889 69,4 13 698 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 4 379 1 782 40,7 1 292 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 13 670 11 696 85,6 10 280 75,2
 55 to 64 years old 4 844 2 411 49,8 2 126 43,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,6
Unemployed workers 9,7
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 32 406 27 614 33 855 28 506 33 874 29 434
including farmer operators 198 190 190 185 95 95
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 606 1 481 1 571 1 451 1 628 1 539
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 598 3 493 3 936 3 825 4 719 4 598
including intermediate professions 8 209 7 675 8 863 8 133 9 210 8 575
including employees 9 653 8 250 10 144 8 407 9 723 8 260
including workers 8 295 6 525 8 247 6 505 7 836 6 368
  • 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 4 676 5 374 4 539
Unemployment rate in % 14,4 16,0 13,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,2 38,0 28,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,8 13,7 11,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,0 11,5
  • 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 29,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,4
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 5,2
  • 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 28 507 28 168 28 105
Working age adult living in the area 27 893 28 390 29 478
Occupational concentration by industry 102,2 99,2 95,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,1 56,1 55,5
  • 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 28 507 100,0 28 168 100,0 28 105 100,0
Employee 25 998 91,2 25 476 90,4 25 077 89,2
 including women 12 605 44,2 12 898 45,8 13 008 46,3
 including part time jobs 5 338 18,7 5 315 18,9 4 780 17,0
Non-employee 2 509 8,8 2 692 9,6 3 029 10,8
 including women 995 3,5 1 066 3,8 1 228 4,4
 including part time jobs 258 0,9 332 1,2 389 1,4
  • 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 28 443 100,0
Farmer operators 96 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 657 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 725 13,1
Intermediate professions 7 993 28,1
Employees 8 915 31,3
Workers 6 058 21,3
  • 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 0,7 0,7 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,1 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 12,1 13,1
Intermediate professions 23,9 25,1 28,1
Employees 32,2 33,0 31,3
Workers 25,3 23,9 21,3
  • 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 28 292 100,0 28 256 100,0 28 443 100,0 51,9 90,2
Agriculture 441 1,6 444 1,6 357 1,3 45,4 66,9
Industry 4 594 16,2 3 987 14,1 3 171 11,1 25,9 93,4
Construction 1 905 6,7 1 847 6,5 2 043 7,2 12,6 81,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 10 104 35,7 10 222 36,2 10 486 36,9 49,0 86,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 248 39,8 11 755 41,6 12 386 43,5 67,6 94,3
  • 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 59,0 17,7
Industry 24,9 40,1
Construction 13,7 7,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,6 44,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,1 59,3
  • 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.