Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Douai-Lens (00756)

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 325 804 316 083 312 301
Working age adult in % 65,8 67,7 69,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,9 53,4 57,6
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 14,3 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 34,2 32,3 30,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,1 10,0 9,9
 Retirees in % 8,8 7,3 6,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,2 15,0 14,2
  • 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 312 301 217 698 69,7 179 852 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 63 668 28 362 44,5 18 931 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 185 948 158 562 85,3 134 396 72,3
 55 to 64 years old 62 685 30 775 49,1 26 524 42,3
Male 154 080 116 020 75,3 96 240 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 32 783 15 701 47,9 10 406 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 91 377 84 270 92,2 72 117 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 29 921 16 049 53,6 13 717 45,8
Female 158 221 101 678 64,3 83 612 52,8
 15 to 24 years old 30 886 12 661 41,0 8 525 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 94 571 74 292 78,6 62 279 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 32 764 14 726 44,9 12 807 39,1
  • 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 57,6
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 14,2
  • 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 214 884 172 313 213 255 167 961 218 084 180 808
including farmer operators 328 315 351 345 252 244
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 834 6 923 7 983 6 974 8 433 7 842
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 660 15 171 16 014 15 322 19 573 18 826
including intermediate professions 45 736 41 202 47 065 42 029 50 734 46 369
including employees 67 919 55 280 67 656 53 975 66 499 55 083
including workers 70 722 53 422 66 960 49 316 67 028 52 444
  • 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 42 237 45 272 37 846
Unemployment rate in % 19,7 21,1 17,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,7 43,2 33,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,4 18,4 15,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,8 16,0 13,8
  • 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 31,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,5
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 169 120 167 028 175 604
Working age adult living in the area 173 289 170 142 181 688
Occupational concentration by industry 97,6 98,2 96,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 53,7 54,0
  • 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 169 120 100,0 167 028 100,0 175 604 100,0
Employee 156 427 92,5 153 857 92,1 161 013 91,7
 including women 74 880 44,3 75 054 44,9 79 914 45,5
 including part time jobs 31 015 18,3 30 131 18,0 28 835 16,4
Non-employee 12 692 7,5 13 171 7,9 14 591 8,3
 including women 4 488 2,7 4 935 3,0 5 789 3,3
 including part time jobs 1 399 0,8 1 650 1,0 1 897 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 176 484 100,0
Farmer operators 293 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 340 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 569 11,7
Intermediate professions 46 391 26,3
Employees 52 490 29,7
Workers 48 401 27,4
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,5 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 11,0 11,7
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,4 26,3
Employees 31,4 31,7 29,7
Workers 28,6 27,2 27,4
  • 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 169 304 100,0 166 677 100,0 176 484 100,0 48,8 92,4
Agriculture 813 0,5 759 0,5 784 0,4 28,9 63,8
Industry 23 710 14,0 20 967 12,6 19 681 11,2 22,6 95,5
Construction 12 957 7,7 11 521 6,9 11 970 6,8 10,0 85,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 69 500 41,1 71 329 42,8 80 647 45,7 45,0 91,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 62 323 36,8 62 102 37,3 63 402 35,9 69,5 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 32,8 22,0
Industry 22,5 25,4
Construction 10,7 6,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,4 40,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,1 57,0
  • 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.