Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Desvres (62268)

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 12 289 12 240 12 084
Working age adult in % 70,7 74,2 76,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,7 64,4 68,1
 Unemployed workers in % 8,0 9,7 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 25,8 23,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,6 8,8
 Retirees in % 10,1 8,1 6,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,5 9,2 8,3
  • 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 12 084 9 218 76,3 8 234 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 2 208 1 058 47,9 817 37,0
 25 to 54 years old 7 416 6 814 91,9 6 187 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 2 460 1 346 54,7 1 230 50,0
Male 6 101 4 878 80,0 4 461 73,1
 15 to 24 years old 1 134 602 53,1 489 43,1
 25 to 54 years old 3 725 3 579 96,1 3 318 89,1
 55 to 64 years old 1 242 697 56,1 654 52,6
Female 5 983 4 340 72,5 3 773 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 1 075 456 42,4 328 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 3 691 3 235 87,7 2 869 77,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 218 648 53,2 576 47,3
  • 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 68,1
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 8,8
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 8 763 7 836 8 994 7 736 8 847 7 866
including farmer operators 486 482 431 431 403 403
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 566 533 603 573 523 498
including managers and higher intellectual professions 583 559 457 422 612 591
including intermediate professions 1 811 1 703 1 830 1 720 1 924 1 848
including employees 2 533 2 198 2 830 2 410 2 455 2 115
including workers 2 674 2 361 2 713 2 179 2 817 2 411
  • 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 984 1 193 984
Unemployment rate in % 11,3 13,1 10,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,1 31,5 22,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,0 9,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,4 8,6
  • 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 25,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,6
2 years at university 5,4
3 to 4 years at university 3,2
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 5 332 5 498 5 611
Working age adult living in the area 7 751 7 964 8 329
Occupational concentration by industry 68,8 69,0 67,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,1 57,5 57,8
  • 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 5 332 100,0 5 498 100,0 5 611 100,0
Employee 4 225 79,3 4 400 80,0 4 529 80,7
 including women 1 942 36,4 2 055 37,4 2 111 37,6
 including part time jobs 1 160 21,8 1 207 22,0 1 069 19,0
Non-employee 1 106 20,7 1 099 20,0 1 082 19,3
 including women 378 7,1 395 7,2 409 7,3
 including part time jobs 70 1,3 88 1,6 93 1,7
  • 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 5 573 100,0
Farmer operators 397 7,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 423 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 417 7,5
Intermediate professions 1 075 19,3
Employees 1 474 26,4
Workers 1 788 32,1
  • 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 8,7 7,6 7,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,6 8,5 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,1 6,5 7,5
Intermediate professions 17,7 16,3 19,3
Employees 28,2 31,5 26,4
Workers 29,8 29,6 32,1
  • 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 5 590 100,0 5 527 100,0 5 573 100,0 44,1 82,3
Agriculture 623 11,1 546 9,9 516 9,3 31,8 24,9
Industry 1 042 18,6 1 015 18,4 1 017 18,3 23,0 95,0
Construction 545 9,8 519 9,4 574 10,3 7,8 70,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 708 30,6 1 731 31,3 1 744 31,3 45,2 85,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 672 29,9 1 716 31,1 1 722 30,9 71,1 92,6
  • 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 35,1 30,7
Industry 22,6 29,8
Construction 7,3 8,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 47,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 69,3
  • 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.