Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Valenciennes (59606)

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 29 832 29 494 28 901
Working age adult in % 65,5 66,0 68,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,5 51,5 55,4
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 14,5 13,0
Economically inactive people in % 34,5 34,0 31,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 15,0 16,5 15,3
 Retirees in % 7,0 5,0 4,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,5 12,4 12,2
  • 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 28 901 19 777 68,4 16 021 55,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 759 3 050 39,3 2 101 27,1
 25 to 54 years old 16 723 14 266 85,3 11 856 70,9
 55 to 64 years old 4 419 2 461 55,7 2 065 46,7
Male 14 782 10 494 71,0 8 579 58,0
 15 to 24 years old 4 118 1 631 39,6 1 117 27,1
 25 to 54 years old 8 592 7 601 88,5 6 421 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 2 072 1 261 60,9 1 041 50,3
Female 14 119 9 283 65,7 7 442 52,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 641 1 419 39,0 984 27,0
 25 to 54 years old 8 132 6 664 82,0 5 435 66,8
 55 to 64 years old 2 347 1 199 51,1 1 023 43,6
  • 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 55,4
Unemployed workers 13,0
Retirees 4,1
Pupils, students or interns 15,3
Other economically inactive people 12,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 19 530 15 646 19 434 15 186 19 945 16 288
including farmer operators 9 6 0 0 4 4
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 752 655 799 670 710 635
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 415 3 287 3 512 3 372 3 891 3 688
including intermediate professions 5 230 4 711 4 981 4 426 4 997 4 513
including employees 5 399 4 204 5 411 4 117 5 411 4 280
including workers 4 142 2 784 3 977 2 601 4 152 3 167
  • 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 3 864 4 273 3 755
Unemployment rate in % 19,8 21,9 19,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,3 37,2 31,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 18,0 20,2 16,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 15,4 16,1
  • 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 38,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 29,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 24,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 23,2
2 years at university 13,7
3 to 4 years at university 10,6
5 years or more at university 7,6
  • 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 33 629 32 520 33 108
Working age adult living in the area 15 741 15 364 16 272
Occupational concentration by industry 213,6 211,7 203,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 53,9 54,9
  • 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 33 629 100,0 32 520 100,0 33 108 100,0
Employee 31 530 93,8 30 356 93,3 30 543 92,3
 including women 16 694 49,6 16 542 50,9 17 174 51,9
 including part time jobs 6 474 19,3 6 374 19,6 6 104 18,4
Non-employee 2 099 6,2 2 164 6,7 2 565 7,7
 including women 779 2,3 787 2,4 977 3,0
 including part time jobs 236 0,7 328 1,0 371 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 33 049 100,0
Farmer operators 1 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 254 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 739 17,4
Intermediate professions 10 225 30,9
Employees 10 568 32,0
Workers 5 262 15,9
  • 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 0,0 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,3 3,7 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,9 15,6 17,4
Intermediate professions 31,1 30,5 30,9
Employees 32,9 33,4 32,0
Workers 17,8 16,8 15,9
  • 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 33 485 100,0 32 508 100,0 33 049 100,0 55,3 93,6
Agriculture 24 0,1 13 0,0 18 0,1 45,0 100,0
Industry 3 291 9,8 2 973 9,1 2 573 7,8 22,7 96,9
Construction 1 056 3,2 1 072 3,3 1 128 3,4 8,6 79,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 234 42,5 12 710 39,1 12 985 39,3 49,0 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 14 881 44,4 15 740 48,4 16 346 49,5 68,7 97,3
  • 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 45,0
Industry 21,9 48,4
Construction 9,9 3,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,9 33,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,9 61,0
  • 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.