Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Boulogne-sur-Mer (62160)

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 69 689 66 318 64 031
Working age adult in % 67,3 70,0 71,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,0 55,0 59,9
 Unemployed workers in % 12,3 15,0 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,7 30,0 28,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 9,9 9,6
 Retirees in % 9,4 7,8 6,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,8 12,3 12,1
  • 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 64 031 45 863 71,6 38 359 59,9
 15 to 24 years old 12 990 5 972 46,0 4 241 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 37 275 32 688 87,7 27 821 74,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 765 7 202 52,3 6 297 45,7
Male 31 544 24 042 76,2 20 289 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 6 667 3 283 49,2 2 354 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 18 371 17 084 93,0 14 704 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 6 506 3 675 56,5 3 232 49,7
Female 32 486 21 821 67,2 18 070 55,6
 15 to 24 years old 6 323 2 689 42,5 1 888 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 18 904 15 604 82,5 13 117 69,4
 55 to 64 years old 7 259 3 528 48,6 3 066 42,2
  • 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 59,9
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 6,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 12,1
  • 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 46 596 38 037 46 904 36 721 45 709 38 638
including farmer operators 230 225 198 192 132 132
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 116 1 940 2 235 1 971 2 239 2 109
including managers and higher intellectual professions 4 264 4 117 4 128 3 960 4 560 4 390
including intermediate professions 9 759 8 975 10 087 8 996 10 221 9 487
including employees 14 366 11 658 14 719 11 625 14 103 11 711
including workers 14 586 11 123 13 820 9 978 13 385 10 809
  • 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 8 578 9 954 7 503
Unemployment rate in % 18,3 21,4 16,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,3 42,9 29,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,1 18,8 14,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,1 15,3 12,6
  • 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 31,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,4
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 5,5
  • 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 43 421 41 684 43 434
Working age adult living in the area 38 605 36 852 38 868
Occupational concentration by industry 112,5 113,1 111,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,5 54,5 53,6
  • 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 43 421 100,0 41 684 100,0 43 434 100,0
Employee 39 383 90,7 37 805 90,7 39 163 90,2
 including women 19 494 44,9 19 041 45,7 19 738 45,4
 including part time jobs 8 541 19,7 8 275 19,9 7 586 17,5
Non-employee 4 037 9,3 3 878 9,3 4 271 9,8
 including women 1 433 3,3 1 379 3,3 1 646 3,8
 including part time jobs 426 1,0 400 1,0 585 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 43 266 100,0
Farmer operators 196 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 367 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 818 11,1
Intermediate professions 11 131 25,7
Employees 13 171 30,4
Workers 11 583 26,8
  • 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 0,7 0,7 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,3 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,6 10,5 11,1
Intermediate professions 24,9 26,1 25,7
Employees 31,1 31,8 30,4
Workers 27,8 25,6 26,8
  • 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 43 224 100,0 41 419 100,0 43 266 100,0 49,3 91,2
Agriculture 822 1,9 636 1,5 586 1,4 11,9 61,8
Industry 5 664 13,1 5 509 13,3 5 737 13,3 34,4 95,7
Construction 2 766 6,4 2 379 5,7 2 715 6,3 10,5 84,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 19 592 45,3 17 712 42,8 18 707 43,2 46,2 88,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 14 380 33,3 15 183 36,7 15 521 35,9 66,9 95,0
  • 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 14,0 8,5
Industry 34,7 27,3
Construction 11,9 3,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,5 55,9
  • 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.