Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Lens (62498)

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 228 610 223 284 221 155
Working age adult in % 65,7 67,6 69,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,7 53,3 57,9
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 14,3 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 34,3 32,4 30,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,6 9,7
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,4 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,6 15,4 14,5
  • 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 221 155 153 968 69,6 128 013 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 44 165 19 774 44,8 13 320 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 132 391 112 764 85,2 96 092 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 44 599 21 429 48,0 18 601 41,7
Male 108 918 82 356 75,6 68 777 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 443 10 850 48,3 7 254 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 65 128 60 250 92,5 51 794 79,5
 55 to 64 years old 21 346 11 256 52,7 9 729 45,6
Female 112 237 71 611 63,8 59 235 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 21 721 8 924 41,1 6 066 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 67 263 52 514 78,1 44 298 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 23 253 10 173 43,7 8 872 38,2
  • 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 57,9
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 14,5
  • 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 150 388 120 614 150 813 118 828 154 070 128 726
including farmer operators 250 237 277 276 181 178
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 584 4 944 5 644 4 905 6 048 5 685
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 083 9 816 10 465 10 032 13 011 12 557
including intermediate professions 32 104 28 939 33 232 29 819 36 339 33 410
including employees 47 754 38 900 47 952 38 464 47 584 39 778
including workers 49 873 37 778 48 043 35 331 47 204 37 119
  • 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 29 662 31 939 25 955
Unemployment rate in % 19,7 21,2 16,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 43,1 43,4 32,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,3 18,3 14,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,9 16,0 13,2
  • 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 30,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,0
2 years at university 8,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,3
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 110 659 109 106 115 151
Working age adult living in the area 121 196 119 790 129 223
Occupational concentration by industry 91,3 91,1 89,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 53,8 54,2
  • 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 110 659 100,0 109 106 100,0 115 151 100,0
Employee 102 091 92,3 100 152 91,8 105 242 91,4
 including women 49 525 44,8 49 547 45,4 52 598 45,7
 including part time jobs 20 127 18,2 19 720 18,1 19 205 16,7
Non-employee 8 568 7,7 8 954 8,2 9 908 8,6
 including women 3 073 2,8 3 377 3,1 3 952 3,4
 including part time jobs 967 0,9 1 164 1,1 1 269 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 115 805 100,0
Farmer operators 182 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 677 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 975 11,2
Intermediate professions 30 857 26,6
Employees 35 617 30,8
Workers 30 496 26,3
  • 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 0,2 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,7 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,4 10,4 11,2
Intermediate professions 24,5 25,4 26,6
Employees 31,9 32,8 30,8
Workers 28,3 26,5 26,3
  • 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 110 779 100,0 109 191 100,0 115 805 100,0 48,9 92,1
Agriculture 528 0,5 472 0,4 448 0,4 32,7 57,9
Industry 12 093 10,9 10 699 9,8 10 630 9,2 24,7 94,2
Construction 9 855 8,9 8 833 8,1 9 038 7,8 8,5 86,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 321 43,6 48 865 44,8 53 554 46,2 44,5 91,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 39 982 36,1 40 322 36,9 42 135 36,4 69,3 94,5
  • 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 40,4 22,2
Industry 24,5 27,9
Construction 9,3 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,2 54,3
  • 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.