Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Longwy (partie française) (54405)

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 29 950 30 442 32 217
Working age adult in % 71,5 72,0 72,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,8 60,0 62,5
 Unemployed workers in % 10,6 12,0 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 28,5 28,0 27,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,1 9,3
 Retirees in % 7,4 6,8 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,4 13,0 12,6
  • 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 32 217 23 361 72,5 20 122 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 5 818 2 421 41,6 1 725 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 20 323 17 756 87,4 15 590 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 6 077 3 184 52,4 2 807 46,2
Male 16 177 12 423 76,8 10 678 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 3 122 1 386 44,4 974 31,2
 25 to 54 years old 10 122 9 413 93,0 8 281 81,8
 55 to 64 years old 2 934 1 625 55,4 1 422 48,5
Female 16 040 10 938 68,2 9 445 58,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 696 1 035 38,4 751 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 10 202 8 344 81,8 7 309 71,6
 55 to 64 years old 3 143 1 559 49,6 1 385 44,1
  • 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 62,5
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,3
Other economically inactive people 12,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 21 619 18 314 21 886 18 323 23 431 20 255
including farmer operators 44 44 25 25 35 35
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 827 744 897 792 876 820
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 654 1 581 1 562 1 509 1 855 1 742
including intermediate professions 4 165 3 875 4 544 4 085 4 813 4 433
including employees 7 367 6 255 7 617 6 383 7 683 6 606
including workers 7 159 5 816 6 740 5 529 7 639 6 618
  • 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 3 188 3 655 3 239
Unemployment rate in % 14,9 16,7 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,0 33,1 28,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,4 15,0 12,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 13,4 11,8
  • 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 21,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 12 406 11 857 11 052
Working age adult living in the area 18 366 18 469 20 344
Occupational concentration by industry 67,5 64,2 54,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,7 55,9 56,8
  • 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 12 406 100,0 11 857 100,0 11 052 100,0
Employee 11 209 90,4 10 689 90,1 9 858 89,2
 including women 6 439 51,9 6 257 52,8 5 782 52,3
 including part time jobs 2 625 21,2 2 701 22,8 2 150 19,5
Non-employee 1 197 9,6 1 168 9,9 1 194 10,8
 including women 418 3,4 427 3,6 468 4,2
 including part time jobs 117 0,9 175 1,5 193 1,7
  • 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 11 251 100,0
Farmer operators 40 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 750 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 152 10,2
Intermediate professions 2 938 26,1
Employees 4 275 38,0
Workers 2 097 18,6
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 5,9 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,1 8,8 10,2
Intermediate professions 23,0 24,9 26,1
Employees 38,7 39,7 38,0
Workers 22,2 20,5 18,6
  • 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 12 292 100,0 11 791 100,0 11 251 100,0 57,1 90,8
Agriculture 46 0,4 60 0,5 66 0,6 23,2 46,6
Industry 1 401 11,4 1 096 9,3 960 8,5 25,6 94,1
Construction 745 6,1 684 5,8 516 4,6 11,3 75,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 5 049 41,1 4 974 42,2 5 076 45,1 53,2 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 050 41,1 4 977 42,2 4 632 41,2 73,5 96,6
  • 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 49,7 0,0
Industry 23,5 58,5
Construction 11,0 12,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,6 36,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,0 57,8
  • 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.