Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Pas-de-Calais (62)

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 942 204 923 379 899 327
Working age adult in % 67,8 69,8 72,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 56,8 57,5 61,9
 Unemployed workers in % 11,0 12,2 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,2 30,2 28,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 9,4
 Retirees in % 9,8 7,9 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,9 12,7 11,8
  • 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 899 327 647 890 72,0 556 568 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 173 589 78 770 45,4 55 929 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 536 483 472 512 88,1 415 020 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 189 255 96 608 51,0 85 620 45,2
Male 448 971 343 310 76,5 297 184 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 90 248 44 057 48,8 31 324 34,7
 25 to 54 years old 266 522 248 889 93,4 220 998 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 92 201 50 364 54,6 44 862 48,7
Female 450 356 304 579 67,6 259 384 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 83 341 34 713 41,7 24 605 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 269 961 223 622 82,8 194 022 71,9
 55 to 64 years old 97 054 46 244 47,6 40 758 42,0
  • 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 61,9
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 11,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 638 477 534 627 643 196 529 670 646 955 558 415
including farmer operators 7 381 7 313 6 691 6 631 5 795 5 750
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 28 898 26 595 30 022 27 470 30 266 28 707
including managers and higher intellectual professions 53 179 51 713 54 781 52 759 64 658 62 732
including intermediate professions 141 512 130 464 147 128 134 597 157 066 146 960
including employees 198 243 164 582 199 997 163 623 193 193 163 770
including workers 194 332 153 960 187 080 144 591 182 879 150 496
  • 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 103 447 113 036 91 321
Unemployment rate in % 16,2 17,5 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,2 38,9 29,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,2 15,0 12,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,9 13,4 11,4
  • 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 28,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,7
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 4,7
  • 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 490 324 481 055 501 424
Working age adult living in the area 539 000 535 901 562 869
Occupational concentration by industry 91,0 89,8 89,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,0 55,0 55,0
  • 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 490 324 100,0 481 055 100,0 501 424 100,0
Employee 440 473 89,8 430 544 89,5 447 227 89,2
 including women 208 780 42,6 209 312 43,5 219 724 43,8
 including part time jobs 90 916 18,5 89 657 18,6 84 113 16,8
Non-employee 49 851 10,2 50 511 10,5 54 197 10,8
 including women 18 026 3,7 18 958 3,9 21 532 4,3
 including part time jobs 4 932 1,0 5 758 1,2 6 847 1,4
  • 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 502 533 100,0
Farmer operators 6 211 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 28 675 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 55 960 11,1
Intermediate professions 127 669 25,4
Employees 149 789 29,8
Workers 134 230 26,7
  • 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 1,6 1,5 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,7 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,9 10,2 11,1
Intermediate professions 23,6 24,5 25,4
Employees 30,9 31,2 29,8
Workers 28,7 27,0 26,7
  • 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 490 759 100,0 478 947 100,0 502 533 100,0 48,2 90,0
Agriculture 13 112 2,7 12 108 2,5 11 377 2,3 28,2 45,7
Industry 74 485 15,2 65 847 13,7 66 827 13,3 25,1 95,5
Construction 37 086 7,6 32 894 6,9 34 978 7,0 9,7 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 195 535 39,8 192 257 40,1 208 706 41,5 45,5 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 170 541 34,8 175 842 36,7 180 645 35,9 68,5 94,4
  • 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 31,9 25,0
Industry 24,8 32,1
Construction 10,7 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,0 42,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,0 60,2
  • 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.