Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Lille (59350)

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 168 812 171 250 177 961
Working age adult in % 65,5 66,3 67,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,8 53,2 56,6
 Unemployed workers in % 11,7 13,1 10,8
Economically inactive people in % 34,5 33,7 32,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 22,5 23,2 22,9
 Retirees in % 4,3 3,0 2,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,8 7,5 7,4
  • 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 177 961 119 938 67,4 100 652 56,6
 15 to 24 years old 61 569 21 201 34,4 16 023 26,0
 25 to 54 years old 98 102 87 171 88,9 74 507 75,9
 55 to 64 years old 18 289 11 567 63,2 10 122 55,3
Male 86 585 62 005 71,6 52 012 60,1
 15 to 24 years old 28 048 10 167 36,2 7 577 27,0
 25 to 54 years old 49 879 46 013 92,2 39 395 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 8 658 5 825 67,3 5 040 58,2
Female 91 376 57 933 63,4 48 640 53,2
 15 to 24 years old 33 522 11 034 32,9 8 446 25,2
 25 to 54 years old 48 223 41 158 85,3 35 112 72,8
 55 to 64 years old 9 631 5 742 59,6 5 082 52,8
  • 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 56,6
Unemployed workers 10,8
Retirees 2,3
Pupils, students or interns 22,9
Other economically inactive people 7,4
  • 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 110 538 90 827 113 476 91 027 119 879 101 587
including farmer operators 42 38 35 28 10 8
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 607 3 146 4 128 3 587 4 268 3 864
including managers and higher intellectual professions 27 867 26 608 32 204 30 490 39 405 37 853
including intermediate professions 29 556 25 707 29 639 25 212 29 636 26 224
including employees 29 360 23 512 28 678 21 650 28 529 22 766
including workers 17 254 11 817 15 464 10 061 14 685 10 871
  • 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 19 739 22 440 19 286
Unemployment rate in % 17,9 19,8 16,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,9 29,7 24,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,2 18,2 14,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,4 15,2 12,5
  • 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 34,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 31,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 25,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 24,5
2 years at university 14,0
3 to 4 years at university 11,5
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 155 992 166 048 182 425
Working age adult living in the area 91 524 91 868 101 768
Occupational concentration by industry 170,4 180,7 179,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,8 58,3 59,3
  • 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 155 992 100,0 166 048 100,0 182 425 100,0
Employee 144 953 92,9 152 245 91,7 165 662 90,8
 including women 76 606 49,1 79 112 47,6 85 043 46,6
 including part time jobs 27 703 17,8 29 209 17,6 28 608 15,7
Non-employee 11 039 7,1 13 803 8,3 16 763 9,2
 including women 3 710 2,4 4 716 2,8 5 915 3,2
 including part time jobs 1 500 1,0 2 299 1,4 2 897 1,6
  • 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 183 595 100,0
Farmer operators 75 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 364 4,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 54 361 29,6
Intermediate professions 54 461 29,7
Employees 48 080 26,2
Workers 19 254 10,5
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,5 4,0 4,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22,9 25,5 29,6
Intermediate professions 30,0 30,6 29,7
Employees 31,4 28,8 26,2
Workers 12,0 11,0 10,5
  • 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 155 039 100,0 166 675 100,0 183 595 100,0 49,9 91,7
Agriculture 119 0,1 119 0,1 165 0,1 46,3 70,0
Industry 8 204 5,3 7 508 4,5 7 814 4,3 33,5 93,6
Construction 5 055 3,3 6 041 3,6 7 319 4,0 9,6 81,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 73 286 47,3 80 464 48,3 94 264 51,3 43,3 89,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 68 375 44,1 72 543 43,5 74 034 40,3 64,0 96,0
  • 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 51,6 34,0
Industry 33,1 39,1
Construction 11,4 1,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,5 33,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,4 53,6
  • 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.