Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Armentières (partie française) (59501)

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 50 435 49 594 50 402
Working age adult in % 71,4 73,0 75,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,6 62,6 66,5
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,4 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,6 27,0 24,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 10,7 10,2
 Retirees in % 9,6 7,5 6,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,1 8,8 8,5
  • 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 50 402 37 839 75,1 33 529 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 986 4 458 44,6 3 383 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 30 655 28 004 91,4 25 189 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 9 760 5 377 55,1 4 957 50,8
Male 25 163 19 581 77,8 17 378 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 5 216 2 451 47,0 1 843 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 15 155 14 326 94,5 12 944 85,4
 55 to 64 years old 4 792 2 804 58,5 2 590 54,1
Female 25 238 18 258 72,3 16 151 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 4 770 2 007 42,1 1 539 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 15 500 13 678 88,2 12 245 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 4 968 2 573 51,8 2 367 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 66,5
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 6,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 8,5
  • 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 36 143 31 671 36 253 31 071 37 929 33 563
including farmer operators 377 374 363 363 253 253
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 451 1 344 1 420 1 247 1 656 1 586
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 793 3 664 4 024 3 924 4 922 4 779
including intermediate professions 8 600 8 090 8 823 8 075 10 241 9 519
including employees 11 260 9 923 11 329 9 716 11 118 9 794
including workers 10 123 8 276 9 678 7 745 9 120 7 632
  • 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 4 477 5 168 4 310
Unemployment rate in % 12,4 14,3 11,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,8 32,7 24,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,9 11,5 7,8
  • 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 25,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
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 27 214 26 378 27 502
Working age adult living in the area 31 721 31 249 33 821
Occupational concentration by industry 85,8 84,4 81,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,3 58,0 58,3
  • 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 27 214 100,0 26 378 100,0 27 502 100,0
Employee 24 456 89,9 23 530 89,2 24 397 88,7
 including women 12 511 46,0 12 273 46,5 12 454 45,3
 including part time jobs 5 014 18,4 4 758 18,0 4 592 16,7
Non-employee 2 758 10,1 2 848 10,8 3 105 11,3
 including women 956 3,5 1 083 4,1 1 153 4,2
 including part time jobs 246 0,9 333 1,3 334 1,2
  • 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 27 760 100,0
Farmer operators 267 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 595 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 673 13,2
Intermediate professions 7 742 27,9
Employees 7 852 28,3
Workers 6 631 23,9
  • 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 1,5 1,4 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 4,8 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,9 13,2 13,2
Intermediate professions 26,3 26,6 27,9
Employees 30,1 29,9 28,3
Workers 25,2 24,2 23,9
  • 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 27 310 100,0 26 089 100,0 27 760 100,0 49,5 89,6
Agriculture 590 2,2 560 2,1 521 1,9 30,5 47,2
Industry 3 621 13,3 2 953 11,3 2 990 10,8 26,6 95,0
Construction 2 018 7,4 2 013 7,7 2 348 8,5 9,2 83,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 9 854 36,1 9 586 36,7 10 847 39,1 43,8 86,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 11 227 41,1 10 976 42,1 11 053 39,8 70,7 94,7
  • 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 38,3 23,5
Industry 26,6 26,4
Construction 10,3 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 38,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,5 57,5
  • 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.