Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Dunkerque (3213)

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 181 846 175 891 167 280
Working age adult in % 68,5 70,0 73,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,7 58,1 62,6
 Unemployed workers in % 10,8 11,8 10,4
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 30,0 27,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,6 9,2
 Retirees in % 10,3 8,7 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,5 11,7 10,6
  • 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 167 280 122 100 73,0 104 682 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 31 377 14 229 45,3 10 172 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 99 357 88 808 89,4 77 671 78,2
 55 to 64 years old 36 545 19 063 52,2 16 839 46,1
Male 83 466 64 013 76,7 55 404 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 16 732 7 949 47,5 5 551 33,2
 25 to 54 years old 49 229 46 410 94,3 41 224 83,7
 55 to 64 years old 17 504 9 654 55,2 8 628 49,3
Female 83 814 58 086 69,3 49 278 58,8
 15 to 24 years old 14 645 6 280 42,9 4 621 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 50 128 42 398 84,6 36 447 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 19 041 9 409 49,4 8 211 43,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,6
Unemployed workers 10,4
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,2
Other economically inactive people 10,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 124 805 105 279 122 978 102 117 121 187 104 229
including farmer operators 1 418 1 404 1 010 996 1 071 1 052
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 789 4 415 4 892 4 433 5 166 4 866
including managers and higher intellectual professions 11 476 11 089 11 233 10 805 12 913 12 509
including intermediate professions 30 828 28 378 31 184 28 662 31 775 29 662
including employees 36 778 30 143 37 367 30 084 35 223 29 214
including workers 37 115 29 849 34 541 27 137 32 757 26 926
  • 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 19 684 20 828 17 417
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 16,9 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,8 36,7 28,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,0 14,6 12,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,8 12,6 11,7
  • 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 27,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,1
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
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 103 667 101 808 103 656
Working age adult living in the area 105 498 103 226 105 864
Occupational concentration by industry 98,3 98,6 97,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,9 55,2 55,3
  • 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 103 667 100,0 101 808 100,0 103 656 100,0
Employee 94 895 91,5 92 922 91,3 94 084 90,8
 including women 42 329 40,8 42 560 41,8 43 597 42,1
 including part time jobs 19 200 18,5 18 759 18,4 17 954 17,3
Non-employee 8 772 8,5 8 885 8,7 9 571 9,2
 including women 3 221 3,1 3 397 3,3 3 936 3,8
 including part time jobs 824 0,8 1 058 1,0 1 213 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 103 547 100,0
Farmer operators 1 149 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 021 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 749 12,3
Intermediate professions 29 999 29,0
Employees 27 815 26,9
Workers 26 815 25,9
  • 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 1,4 1,0 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,5 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 11,0 12,3
Intermediate professions 27,7 28,5 29,0
Employees 27,4 28,5 26,9
Workers 28,3 26,4 25,9
  • 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 104 053 100,0 101 565 100,0 103 547 100,0 46,1 91,4
Agriculture 2 278 2,2 1 845 1,8 1 994 1,9 30,5 43,6
Industry 22 707 21,8 20 463 20,1 20 339 19,6 18,5 96,8
Construction 7 212 6,9 6 784 6,7 6 498 6,3 9,8 86,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 38 073 36,6 37 601 37,0 40 429 39,0 46,3 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 782 32,5 34 872 34,3 34 287 33,1 70,1 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 44,0 20,1
Industry 18,2 27,1
Construction 10,5 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,5 44,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,5 62,8
  • 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.