Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Arras (62502)

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 57 266 55 531 55 684
Working age adult in % 70,0 72,2 72,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,4 60,0 62,7
 Unemployed workers in % 10,7 12,2 10,0
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 27,8 27,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,7 10,9 11,0
 Retirees in % 9,5 7,1 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,8 9,8 10,4
  • 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 55 684 40 494 72,7 34 923 62,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 025 5 272 43,8 3 895 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 33 037 29 218 88,4 25 609 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 10 622 6 004 56,5 5 419 51,0
Male 27 415 20 702 75,5 17 785 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 6 111 2 810 46,0 2 085 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 16 287 14 950 91,8 13 086 80,3
 55 to 64 years old 5 017 2 942 58,6 2 615 52,1
Female 28 269 19 791 70,0 17 138 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 5 914 2 462 41,6 1 811 30,6
 25 to 54 years old 16 750 14 268 85,2 12 523 74,8
 55 to 64 years old 5 605 3 061 54,6 2 804 50,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,7
Unemployed workers 10,0
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,0
Other economically inactive people 10,4
  • 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 40 072 33 859 39 835 33 007 40 320 34 997
including farmer operators 91 91 127 127 100 100
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 645 1 482 1 651 1 522 1 523 1 405
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 263 6 097 5 835 5 601 7 581 7 343
including intermediate professions 10 635 9 679 10 884 9 816 10 596 9 847
including employees 12 308 10 087 12 003 9 762 11 359 9 590
including workers 8 400 6 423 8 443 6 178 8 360 6 713
  • 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 6 101 6 789 5 570
Unemployment rate in % 15,2 16,9 13,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,6 33,7 26,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,3 15,3 12,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 11,2 9,7
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,0
2 years at university 8,4
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 4,4
  • 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 52 603 51 942 55 582
Working age adult living in the area 34 270 33 669 35 397
Occupational concentration by industry 153,5 154,3 157,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,1 56,6 55,7
  • 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 52 603 100,0 51 942 100,0 55 582 100,0
Employee 48 969 93,1 48 258 92,9 51 421 92,5
 including women 24 334 46,3 24 682 47,5 26 218 47,2
 including part time jobs 8 745 16,6 8 658 16,7 8 335 15,0
Non-employee 3 633 6,9 3 684 7,1 4 161 7,5
 including women 1 355 2,6 1 447 2,8 1 714 3,1
 including part time jobs 407 0,8 490 0,9 644 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 54 508 100,0
Farmer operators 86 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 945 3,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 243 17,0
Intermediate professions 16 454 30,2
Employees 15 897 29,2
Workers 10 883 20,0
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 3,7 3,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,8 15,0 17,0
Intermediate professions 28,6 29,6 30,2
Employees 31,5 30,3 29,2
Workers 21,0 21,1 20,0
  • 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 52 026 100,0 51 703 100,0 54 508 100,0 50,7 93,4
Agriculture 222 0,4 277 0,5 236 0,4 37,3 69,2
Industry 5 608 10,8 5 322 10,3 5 076 9,3 29,4 96,2
Construction 3 153 6,1 3 003 5,8 2 849 5,2 11,0 87,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 22 107 42,5 21 486 41,6 24 139 44,3 45,8 91,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 937 40,2 21 615 41,8 22 208 40,7 66,1 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 38,6 34,5
Industry 28,7 45,1
Construction 12,2 2,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 39,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,4 60,2
  • 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.