Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Douai (3212)

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 159 917 153 681 150 026
Working age adult in % 67,4 69,2 71,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,5 56,2 59,4
 Unemployed workers in % 11,9 13,0 11,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,6 30,8 28,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,1 10,2 10,1
 Retirees in % 9,0 7,8 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,5 12,8 12,3
  • 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 150 026 106 928 71,3 89 091 59,4
 15 to 24 years old 30 489 13 445 44,1 8 963 29,4
 25 to 54 years old 88 763 77 462 87,3 66 277 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 30 774 16 021 52,1 13 851 45,0
Male 74 560 56 309 75,5 47 120 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 16 006 7 553 47,2 4 974 31,1
 25 to 54 years old 43 735 40 518 92,6 35 082 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 14 818 8 238 55,6 7 065 47,7
Female 75 465 50 619 67,1 41 971 55,6
 15 to 24 years old 14 483 5 892 40,7 3 990 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 45 027 36 945 82,1 31 196 69,3
 55 to 64 years old 15 956 7 782 48,8 6 786 42,5
  • 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 59,4
Unemployed workers 11,9
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 12,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 107 508 88 396 105 341 85 322 106 782 89 031
including farmer operators 322 318 370 365 264 250
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 077 3 665 4 137 3 736 4 582 4 244
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 548 9 249 9 794 9 391 11 254 10 842
including intermediate professions 24 047 22 027 24 250 21 927 25 318 23 295
including employees 32 994 27 176 32 642 26 322 31 243 25 638
including workers 33 700 25 959 31 125 23 582 31 365 24 763
  • 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 19 046 19 966 17 837
Unemployment rate in % 17,7 18,8 16,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 40,3 40,9 33,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,8 16,1 14,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,7 14,9 13,5
  • 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 34,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,0
2 years at university 9,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,2
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 76 794 75 970 78 202
Working age adult living in the area 89 314 87 102 90 082
Occupational concentration by industry 86,0 87,2 86,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,6 54,5
  • 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 76 794 100,0 75 970 100,0 78 202 100,0
Employee 70 215 91,4 69 214 91,1 70 868 90,6
 including women 33 498 43,6 33 623 44,3 35 462 45,3
 including part time jobs 14 848 19,3 14 202 18,7 13 032 16,7
Non-employee 6 578 8,6 6 756 8,9 7 334 9,4
 including women 2 334 3,0 2 545 3,4 2 913 3,7
 including part time jobs 636 0,8 799 1,1 973 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 78 509 100,0
Farmer operators 320 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 292 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 394 12,0
Intermediate professions 19 853 25,3
Employees 22 419 28,6
Workers 22 231 28,3
  • 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 0,5 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,0 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,7 11,3 12,0
Intermediate professions 24,7 25,0 25,3
Employees 30,8 30,5 28,6
Workers 28,7 27,6 28,3
  • 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 77 289 100,0 75 625 100,0 78 509 100,0 49,5 91,3
Agriculture 741 1,0 831 1,1 790 1,0 27,2 60,2
Industry 14 119 18,3 12 491 16,5 11 266 14,4 20,4 96,0
Construction 4 939 6,4 4 278 5,7 4 445 5,7 12,7 80,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 27 544 35,6 28 450 37,6 33 653 42,9 46,3 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 946 38,7 29 574 39,1 28 355 36,1 71,2 94,9
  • 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 30,2 22,6
Industry 20,1 26,8
Construction 13,6 8,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,0 41,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,6 62,3
  • 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.