Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Somme (80)

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 370 818 362 159 350 851
Working age adult in % 70,1 70,9 72,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,8 59,5 62,9
 Unemployed workers in % 10,3 11,4 10,0
Economically inactive people in % 29,9 29,1 27,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 11,5 11,2
 Retirees in % 9,8 7,8 6,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,6 9,9 9,4
  • 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 350 851 255 615 72,9 220 643 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 74 383 32 259 43,4 23 511 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 204 541 183 750 89,8 161 686 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 71 927 39 606 55,1 35 447 49,3
Male 174 425 132 470 75,9 114 939 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 37 516 17 722 47,2 12 971 34,6
 25 to 54 years old 101 865 94 796 93,1 84 084 82,5
 55 to 64 years old 35 044 19 952 56,9 17 884 51,0
Female 176 426 123 145 69,8 105 704 59,9
 15 to 24 years old 36 867 14 537 39,4 10 540 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 102 676 88 955 86,6 77 601 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 36 882 19 654 53,3 17 563 47,6
  • 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 62,9
Unemployed workers 10,0
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 11,2
Other economically inactive people 9,4
  • 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 259 954 221 376 256 514 215 547 256 044 221 372
including farmer operators 5 019 4 999 4 804 4 752 4 487 4 458
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 362 10 578 11 756 10 760 12 675 12 048
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 618 25 680 28 089 27 077 31 574 30 540
including intermediate professions 57 003 52 486 59 545 54 325 61 532 57 222
including employees 75 985 64 399 74 630 62 183 70 704 59 956
including workers 79 379 63 234 71 841 56 449 69 626 57 147
  • 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 38 067 41 244 34 972
Unemployment rate in % 14,6 16,1 13,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 33,3 35,0 27,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 13,8 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,2 12,0 10,5
  • 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 26,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,0
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 219 457 213 176 217 903
Working age adult living in the area 223 386 217 676 223 532
Occupational concentration by industry 98,2 97,9 97,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,2 55,2 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 219 457 100,0 213 176 100,0 217 903 100,0
Employee 196 213 89,4 189 837 89,1 192 871 88,5
 including women 95 776 43,6 94 081 44,1 95 770 44,0
 including part time jobs 37 030 16,9 35 605 16,7 32 347 14,8
Non-employee 23 244 10,6 23 339 10,9 25 032 11,5
 including women 7 906 3,6 8 113 3,8 9 282 4,3
 including part time jobs 2 232 1,0 2 668 1,3 3 162 1,5
  • 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 218 305 100,0
Farmer operators 4 734 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 627 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 29 838 13,7
Intermediate professions 55 730 25,5
Employees 59 278 27,2
Workers 56 097 25,7
  • 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 2,4 2,3 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,2 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,5 12,6 13,7
Intermediate professions 23,5 24,7 25,5
Employees 28,9 28,8 27,2
Workers 28,8 26,2 25,7
  • 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 219 014 100,0 212 968 100,0 218 305 100,0 48,2 89,1
Agriculture 9 198 4,2 9 013 4,2 8 343 3,8 27,1 44,9
Industry 38 489 17,6 34 877 16,4 33 367 15,3 26,3 96,0
Construction 13 518 6,2 11 680 5,5 12 699 5,8 9,8 78,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 83 225 38,0 81 207 38,1 87 327 40,0 46,4 87,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 74 584 34,1 76 192 35,8 76 569 35,1 68,4 94,8
  • 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 31,0 23,9
Industry 26,2 30,1
Construction 11,2 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 41,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,9 59,3
  • 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.