Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Valenciennes (partie française) (59701)

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 215 984 211 496 207 430
Working age adult in % 65,3 67,0 69,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 52,2 51,9 55,7
 Unemployed workers in % 13,1 15,1 13,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,7 33,0 30,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 11,1 11,0
 Retirees in % 8,3 6,9 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 15,7 15,0 14,1
  • 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 207 430 143 404 69,1 115 456 55,7
 15 to 24 years old 45 259 19 657 43,4 12 610 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 121 669 103 510 85,1 85 754 70,5
 55 to 64 years old 40 502 20 237 50,0 17 093 42,2
Male 103 149 76 571 74,2 62 675 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 23 707 10 936 46,1 6 970 29,4
 25 to 54 years old 60 018 55 039 91,7 46 732 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 19 423 10 597 54,6 8 972 46,2
Female 104 281 66 833 64,1 52 782 50,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 552 8 721 40,5 5 640 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 61 651 48 471 78,6 39 021 63,3
 55 to 64 years old 21 079 9 641 45,7 8 121 38,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 55,7
Unemployed workers 13,5
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 14,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 140 770 112 577 141 277 109 414 144 520 116 753
including farmer operators 322 315 283 278 281 268
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 958 4 420 5 231 4 571 5 495 5 023
including managers and higher intellectual professions 11 709 11 298 11 947 11 478 14 196 13 607
including intermediate professions 30 495 27 665 31 004 27 675 32 838 29 950
including employees 42 042 33 653 43 322 33 582 42 226 33 511
including workers 46 642 35 226 43 933 31 829 44 030 34 394
  • 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 28 293 31 843 27 948
Unemployment rate in % 20,1 22,5 19,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,6 43,9 35,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 17,3 19,8 17,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 16,7 15,5
  • 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 36,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 22,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,8
2 years at university 10,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,5
5 years or more at university 7,7
  • 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 118 650 115 341 119 542
Working age adult living in the area 113 276 110 763 116 737
Occupational concentration by industry 104,7 104,1 102,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,2 53,6 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 118 650 100,0 115 341 100,0 119 542 100,0
Employee 109 975 92,7 106 596 92,4 109 678 91,7
 including women 50 049 42,2 50 042 43,4 52 303 43,8
 including part time jobs 21 597 18,2 20 954 18,2 19 850 16,6
Non-employee 8 675 7,3 8 745 7,6 9 864 8,3
 including women 3 121 2,6 3 282 2,8 3 831 3,2
 including part time jobs 917 0,8 1 141 1,0 1 354 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 120 241 100,0
Farmer operators 252 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 592 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 325 13,6
Intermediate professions 32 381 26,9
Employees 32 891 27,4
Workers 32 801 27,3
  • 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 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,4 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,5 12,3 13,6
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,7 26,9
Employees 28,8 29,0 27,4
Workers 29,3 27,3 27,3
  • 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 118 189 100,0 115 879 100,0 120 241 100,0 47,1 92,6
Agriculture 485 0,4 462 0,4 367 0,3 30,8 34,0
Industry 25 346 21,4 22 836 19,7 23 434 19,5 18,9 97,5
Construction 6 190 5,2 6 106 5,3 6 048 5,0 7,8 81,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 830 37,1 43 077 37,2 46 386 38,6 45,1 89,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 337 35,8 43 398 37,5 44 006 36,6 69,7 95,5
  • 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 33,3 29,5
Industry 18,6 32,6
Construction 8,6 4,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,9 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 57,3
  • 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.