Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Dunkerque (59602)

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 111 309 106 633 100 047
Working age adult in % 67,1 68,2 71,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,1 54,1 58,3
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 14,0 12,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,9 31,8 29,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,1 9,7 9,6
 Retirees in % 9,9 8,3 6,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 12,8 13,8 12,5
  • 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 100 047 71 051 71,0 58 323 58,3
 15 to 24 years old 19 880 9 006 45,3 6 145 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 58 798 51 183 87,0 42 888 72,9
 55 to 64 years old 21 369 10 862 50,8 9 290 43,5
Male 49 651 37 279 75,1 30 851 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 10 679 5 014 47,0 3 302 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 29 001 26 922 92,8 22 923 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 9 971 5 343 53,6 4 626 46,4
Female 50 397 33 772 67,0 27 471 54,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 201 3 992 43,4 2 843 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 29 797 24 261 81,4 19 965 67,0
 55 to 64 years old 11 398 5 519 48,4 4 664 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 58,3
Unemployed workers 12,7
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 12,5
  • 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 74 601 60 159 72 596 57 593 70 695 58 348
including farmer operators 70 67 79 70 38 29
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 373 2 123 2 431 2 088 2 567 2 399
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 270 6 019 6 203 5 906 6 837 6 549
including intermediate professions 17 621 15 828 17 767 15 995 17 687 16 233
including employees 23 280 18 382 22 841 17 601 21 735 17 412
including workers 23 062 17 739 21 141 15 934 20 012 15 726
  • 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 14 453 14 946 12 728
Unemployment rate in % 19,3 20,6 17,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,2 40,3 31,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,3 18,2 16,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,5 14,7 14,5
  • 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 31,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 21,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,7
2 years at university 10,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,9
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 77 762 75 794 77 424
Working age adult living in the area 60 614 58 345 59 026
Occupational concentration by industry 128,3 129,9 131,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 53,7 53,8
  • 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 77 762 100,0 75 794 100,0 77 424 100,0
Employee 72 972 93,8 70 829 93,4 72 045 93,1
 including women 31 581 40,6 31 524 41,6 32 365 41,8
 including part time jobs 13 869 17,8 13 368 17,6 13 027 16,8
Non-employee 4 790 6,2 4 965 6,6 5 380 6,9
 including women 1 822 2,3 1 932 2,5 2 301 3,0
 including part time jobs 444 0,6 642 0,8 758 1,0
  • 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 77 164 100,0
Farmer operators 72 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 004 3,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 345 13,4
Intermediate professions 24 080 31,2
Employees 20 475 26,5
Workers 19 188 24,9
  • 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 0,1 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,3 3,6 3,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,2 12,2 13,4
Intermediate professions 30,0 31,1 31,2
Employees 27,3 28,0 26,5
Workers 27,1 24,9 24,9
  • 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 77 367 100,0 75 658 100,0 77 164 100,0 45,0 93,6
Agriculture 382 0,5 383 0,5 376 0,5 39,2 78,3
Industry 17 645 22,8 15 700 20,8 15 704 20,4 17,2 97,7
Construction 4 964 6,4 4 751 6,3 4 545 5,9 10,4 89,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 28 740 37,1 28 557 37,7 30 621 39,7 45,1 90,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 635 33,1 26 267 34,7 25 917 33,6 68,0 95,4
  • 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 41,1 32,2
Industry 17,0 25,2
Construction 10,9 6,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,2 43,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 59,0
  • 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.