Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Lille (partie française) (59702)

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 684 109 686 379 700 244
Working age adult in % 69,3 70,3 71,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,2 58,0 61,2
 Unemployed workers in % 11,2 12,3 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 30,7 29,7 28,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,7 15,5 15,3
 Retirees in % 6,9 5,1 4,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,1 9,1 9,0
  • 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 700 244 501 018 71,5 428 372 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 173 829 63 415 36,5 46 646 26,8
 25 to 54 years old 416 154 370 621 89,1 322 498 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 110 261 66 982 60,7 59 228 53,7
Male 340 388 256 216 75,3 218 882 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 84 171 32 376 38,5 23 497 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 204 503 189 937 92,9 165 611 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 51 714 33 903 65,6 29 774 57,6
Female 359 857 244 802 68,0 209 491 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 89 658 31 039 34,6 23 149 25,8
 25 to 54 years old 211 651 180 684 85,4 156 887 74,1
 55 to 64 years old 58 548 33 079 56,5 29 454 50,3
  • 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 61,2
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 15,3
Other economically inactive people 9,0
  • 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 474 742 398 306 482 248 397 472 501 443 432 016
including farmer operators 621 600 683 638 494 492
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 007 17 030 20 856 18 615 21 498 20 052
including managers and higher intellectual professions 89 385 85 990 99 085 94 702 123 658 119 129
including intermediate professions 120 847 108 370 123 876 109 460 127 066 115 491
including employees 131 944 109 948 131 363 106 129 128 776 107 594
including workers 102 932 76 368 94 007 67 927 88 823 69 258
  • 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 76 379 84 638 72 646
Unemployment rate in % 16,1 17,5 14,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,0 34,0 26,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,9 15,5 13,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,8 14,1 11,6
  • 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 30,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,0
2 years at university 10,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,9
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 478 716 483 693 522 268
Working age adult living in the area 400 901 401 730 433 430
Occupational concentration by industry 119,4 120,4 120,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,6 58,3 58,6
  • 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 478 716 100,0 483 693 100,0 522 268 100,0
Employee 441 029 92,1 442 267 91,4 472 440 90,5
 including women 219 567 45,9 221 746 45,8 235 997 45,2
 including part time jobs 79 452 16,6 80 273 16,6 78 160 15,0
Non-employee 37 687 7,9 41 426 8,6 49 828 9,5
 including women 12 952 2,7 14 732 3,0 18 832 3,6
 including part time jobs 4 701 1,0 6 132 1,3 8 056 1,5
  • 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 524 663 100,0
Farmer operators 575 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 22 927 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 136 469 26,0
Intermediate professions 148 624 28,3
Employees 137 293 26,2
Workers 78 775 15,0
  • 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 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,4 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20,4 22,3 26,0
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,9 28,3
Employees 28,8 27,9 26,2
Workers 18,3 16,4 15,0
  • 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 477 337 100,0 484 091 100,0 524 663 100,0 48,6 91,3
Agriculture 1 415 0,3 1 368 0,3 1 150 0,2 42,5 56,0
Industry 44 237 9,3 39 275 8,1 38 997 7,4 28,9 94,5
Construction 25 341 5,3 23 685 4,9 25 522 4,9 12,1 83,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 247 412 51,8 253 470 52,4 285 699 54,5 44,0 89,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 158 931 33,3 166 293 34,4 173 295 33,0 66,1 94,4
  • 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 51,5 31,2
Industry 28,7 32,1
Construction 13,6 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,1 34,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,6 56,8
  • 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.