Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Saint-Omer (00556)

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 48 295 47 548 45 784
Working age adult in % 66,1 68,7 70,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,9 56,2 60,7
 Unemployed workers in % 11,2 12,5 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,9 31,3 29,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 8,9
 Retirees in % 10,8 8,2 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,6 13,5 13,2
  • 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 45 784 32 431 70,8 27 791 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 9 026 4 220 46,8 3 039 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 26 808 23 213 86,6 20 298 75,7
 55 to 64 years old 9 951 4 998 50,2 4 454 44,8
Male 23 176 17 203 74,2 14 988 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 4 789 2 339 48,9 1 707 35,7
 25 to 54 years old 13 485 12 218 90,6 10 890 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 4 902 2 646 54,0 2 391 48,8
Female 22 609 15 227 67,4 12 803 56,6
 15 to 24 years old 4 237 1 880 44,4 1 332 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 13 323 10 995 82,5 9 408 70,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 049 2 352 46,6 2 063 40,9
  • 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 60,7
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 31 819 26 512 32 644 26 636 32 617 27 979
including farmer operators 248 245 204 201 203 199
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 402 1 329 1 614 1 500 1 600 1 499
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 355 2 267 2 575 2 486 3 144 3 055
including intermediate professions 6 763 6 221 7 233 6 579 7 667 7 126
including employees 9 543 7 785 9 779 7 822 9 145 7 592
including workers 10 681 8 665 10 383 8 048 10 164 8 507
  • 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 5 390 5 954 4 640
Unemployment rate in % 16,9 18,2 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,6 38,9 28,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,6 15,4 12,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,7 15,3 10,9
  • 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 28,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 34 702 34 176 35 308
Working age adult living in the area 26 690 26 942 28 089
Occupational concentration by industry 130,0 126,8 125,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 54,6 54,1
  • 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 34 702 100,0 34 176 100,0 35 308 100,0
Employee 31 988 92,2 31 281 91,5 32 213 91,2
 including women 13 684 39,4 13 808 40,4 14 710 41,7
 including part time jobs 6 313 18,2 6 285 18,4 6 064 17,2
Non-employee 2 714 7,8 2 894 8,5 3 095 8,8
 including women 1 014 2,9 1 125 3,3 1 291 3,7
 including part time jobs 261 0,8 324 0,9 395 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 34 405 100,0
Farmer operators 258 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 675 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 510 10,2
Intermediate professions 8 229 23,9
Employees 9 314 27,1
Workers 11 420 33,2
  • 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 0,9 0,6 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 5,2 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,9 9,4 10,2
Intermediate professions 22,1 23,6 23,9
Employees 27,7 27,8 27,1
Workers 37,3 33,5 33,2
  • 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 34 406 100,0 33 318 100,0 34 405 100,0 46,4 91,7
Agriculture 445 1,3 468 1,4 512 1,5 30,9 50,2
Industry 8 050 23,4 5 906 17,7 7 940 23,1 19,9 98,2
Construction 1 738 5,1 1 563 4,7 1 560 4,5 10,4 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 635 42,5 15 222 45,7 13 552 39,4 46,6 87,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 9 538 27,7 10 159 30,5 10 841 31,5 71,5 95,0
  • 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 34,2 27,5
Industry 19,4 44,6
Construction 10,3 10,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 42,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,6 69,3
  • 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.