Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Boulogne-sur-Mer (62501)

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 56 625 53 942 51 920
Working age adult in % 67,0 69,5 70,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 53,5 53,0 57,9
 Unemployed workers in % 13,5 16,4 12,9
Economically inactive people in % 33,0 30,5 29,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 10,0 9,6
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,4 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,6 13,2 13,2
  • 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 51 920 36 781 70,8 30 066 57,9
 15 to 24 years old 10 950 5 156 47,1 3 620 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 30 200 26 128 86,5 21 709 71,9
 55 to 64 years old 10 770 5 497 51,0 4 736 44,0
Male 25 528 19 353 75,8 15 965 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 5 565 2 793 50,2 1 982 35,6
 25 to 54 years old 14 898 13 765 92,4 11 564 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 064 2 795 55,2 2 420 47,8
Female 26 392 17 428 66,0 14 100 53,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 385 2 364 43,9 1 638 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 15 302 12 363 80,8 10 146 66,3
 55 to 64 years old 5 706 2 702 47,3 2 317 40,6
  • 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 57,9
Unemployed workers 12,9
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,6
Other economically inactive people 13,2
  • 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 37 745 30 126 37 723 28 791 36 664 30 331
including farmer operators 90 84 33 27 27 27
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 511 1 355 1 576 1 352 1 595 1 480
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 975 2 864 2 944 2 816 3 052 2 947
including intermediate professions 7 459 6 811 7 778 6 860 7 785 7 196
including employees 12 021 9 597 12 216 9 540 11 701 9 550
including workers 12 486 9 415 11 588 8 194 11 528 9 132
  • 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 7 632 8 872 6 716
Unemployment rate in % 20,1 23,7 18,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 41,7 44,3 29,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,7 21,0 16,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 14,6 16,9 13,8
  • 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 32,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,6
2 years at university 10,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 39 587 37 776 39 452
Working age adult living in the area 30 521 28 834 30 436
Occupational concentration by industry 129,7 131,0 129,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 54,2 53,5
  • 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 39 587 100,0 37 776 100,0 39 452 100,0
Employee 36 240 91,5 34 589 91,6 35 951 91,1
 including women 17 928 45,3 17 437 46,2 18 141 46,0
 including part time jobs 7 761 19,6 7 497 19,8 6 911 17,5
Non-employee 3 347 8,5 3 187 8,4 3 500 8,9
 including women 1 173 3,0 1 104 2,9 1 316 3,3
 including part time jobs 352 0,9 331 0,9 482 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 39 430 100,0
Farmer operators 105 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 938 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 551 11,5
Intermediate professions 10 429 26,4
Employees 12 042 30,5
Workers 10 366 26,3
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,8 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 10,9 11,5
Intermediate professions 25,3 26,7 26,4
Employees 31,6 32,1 30,5
Workers 27,4 25,2 26,3
  • 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 39 370 100,0 37 415 100,0 39 430 100,0 49,3 92,1
Agriculture 615 1,6 444 1,2 426 1,1 12,0 70,1
Industry 4 971 12,6 4 872 13,0 5 156 13,1 32,8 96,1
Construction 2 301 5,8 1 854 5,0 2 216 5,6 9,9 85,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 164 46,1 16 230 43,4 17 301 43,9 46,1 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 13 320 33,8 14 016 37,5 14 331 36,3 66,3 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 13,9 7,5
Industry 33,3 20,9
Construction 11,4 1,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,9 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,8 56,0
  • 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.