Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Saint-Omer (3219)

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 110 725 109 211 105 994
Working age adult in % 68,8 71,2 73,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,1 60,4 64,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,7 10,8 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,2 28,8 26,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,3 9,4 8,6
 Retirees in % 10,2 8,2 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,7 11,2 10,8
  • 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 105 994 77 843 73,4 68 534 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 19 833 9 521 48,0 7 163 36,1
 25 to 54 years old 63 249 56 474 89,3 50 613 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 22 912 11 848 51,7 10 758 47,0
Male 53 471 41 163 77,0 36 728 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 10 374 5 323 51,3 4 061 39,1
 25 to 54 years old 31 741 29 646 93,4 26 961 84,9
 55 to 64 years old 11 356 6 194 54,5 5 706 50,3
Female 52 524 36 680 69,8 31 806 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 9 459 4 198 44,4 3 103 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 31 508 26 829 85,1 23 652 75,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 557 5 653 48,9 5 051 43,7
  • 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 64,7
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 8,6
Other economically inactive people 10,8
  • 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 76 409 65 643 77 556 65 652 77 932 68 634
including farmer operators 1 546 1 539 1 384 1 376 1 169 1 164
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 649 3 437 3 876 3 581 4 144 3 935
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 679 5 531 6 324 6 144 7 167 6 961
including intermediate professions 16 113 14 993 16 781 15 500 18 317 17 298
including employees 22 426 18 847 22 989 19 053 22 039 18 792
including workers 25 540 21 295 24 533 19 997 23 824 20 484
  • 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 10 764 11 791 9 308
Unemployment rate in % 14,1 15,2 12,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,8 34,7 24,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,3 12,6 10,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,2 12,7 9,2
  • 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 24,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 5,2
  • 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 62 490 62 292 64 607
Working age adult living in the area 65 782 66 495 69 256
Occupational concentration by industry 95,0 93,7 93,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,1 56,3 56,0
  • 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 62 490 100,0 62 292 100,0 64 607 100,0
Employee 55 571 88,9 55 198 88,6 57 193 88,5
 including women 25 565 40,9 26 065 41,8 27 428 42,5
 including part time jobs 11 956 19,1 12 208 19,6 11 645 18,0
Non-employee 6 918 11,1 7 094 11,4 7 415 11,5
 including women 2 519 4,0 2 670 4,3 2 954 4,6
 including part time jobs 604 1,0 701 1,1 874 1,4
  • 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 63 997 100,0
Farmer operators 1 272 2,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 899 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 145 9,6
Intermediate professions 14 897 23,3
Employees 18 067 28,2
Workers 19 718 30,8
  • 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 2,5 2,3 2,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 6,0 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,7 9,1 9,6
Intermediate professions 21,4 22,4 23,3
Employees 29,0 29,4 28,2
Workers 33,8 30,9 30,8
  • 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 62 528 100,0 61 702 100,0 63 997 100,0 47,3 89,1
Agriculture 2 289 3,7 2 244 3,6 2 195 3,4 26,8 42,0
Industry 12 034 19,2 9 665 15,7 11 616 18,2 22,4 96,6
Construction 4 231 6,8 3 967 6,4 3 947 6,2 9,8 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 24 781 39,6 25 459 41,3 25 231 39,4 46,6 86,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 19 193 30,7 20 368 33,0 21 008 32,8 71,1 94,8
  • 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 26,0 27,3
Industry 21,9 36,6
Construction 10,2 8,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,4 41,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 67,0
  • 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.