Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Valenciennes (3222)

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 252 811 248 087 243 483
Working age adult in % 66,7 68,6 70,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,7 54,8 58,7
 Unemployed workers in % 11,9 13,8 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 33,3 31,4 29,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 10,9 10,7
 Retirees in % 8,6 7,1 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 14,2 13,4 12,6
  • 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 243 483 172 270 70,8 142 827 58,7
 15 to 24 years old 50 544 21 651 42,8 14 355 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 144 381 125 529 86,9 106 814 74,0
 55 to 64 years old 48 558 25 090 51,7 21 657 44,6
Male 121 475 91 505 75,3 76 832 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 26 512 12 084 45,6 7 975 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 71 459 66 243 92,7 57 441 80,4
 55 to 64 years old 23 504 13 179 56,1 11 416 48,6
Female 122 008 80 765 66,2 65 994 54,1
 15 to 24 years old 24 031 9 567 39,8 6 381 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 72 922 59 286 81,3 49 373 67,7
 55 to 64 years old 25 055 11 911 47,5 10 241 40,9
  • 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 58,7
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 12,6
  • 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 168 642 138 697 170 261 136 132 173 313 143 911
including farmer operators 874 867 841 831 605 597
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 536 5 952 7 001 6 186 7 448 6 947
including managers and higher intellectual professions 16 810 16 320 17 881 17 284 20 701 20 006
including intermediate professions 38 839 35 618 39 999 36 225 42 005 38 739
including employees 49 317 40 327 50 234 39 796 48 254 39 083
including workers 51 506 39 613 48 514 35 811 48 592 38 539
  • 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 30 148 34 276 29 444
Unemployment rate in % 17,9 20,1 17,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,4 41,9 33,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,2 17,6 14,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,3 15,2 13,7
  • 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 35,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,3
2 years at university 9,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 130 575 127 594 132 699
Working age adult living in the area 139 132 137 031 144 481
Occupational concentration by industry 93,8 93,1 91,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 54,8 55,2
  • 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 130 575 100,0 127 594 100,0 132 699 100,0
Employee 119 760 91,7 116 578 91,4 120 260 90,6
 including women 54 929 42,1 55 066 43,2 57 499 43,3
 including part time jobs 23 583 18,1 23 055 18,1 21 746 16,4
Non-employee 10 815 8,3 11 016 8,6 12 440 9,4
 including women 3 785 2,9 4 067 3,2 4 754 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 119 0,9 1 396 1,1 1 670 1,3
  • 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 134 070 100,0
Farmer operators 677 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 022 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 892 13,3
Intermediate professions 35 538 26,5
Employees 36 416 27,2
Workers 36 526 27,2
  • 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 0,7 0,7 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,9 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,3 12,1 13,3
Intermediate professions 25,4 26,1 26,5
Employees 29,0 29,2 27,2
Workers 29,2 27,0 27,2
  • 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 130 519 100,0 128 266 100,0 134 070 100,0 47,0 91,3
Agriculture 1 344 1,0 1 371 1,1 1 161 0,9 26,5 42,1
Industry 27 627 21,2 25 121 19,6 26 037 19,4 19,8 96,9
Construction 7 505 5,8 7 004 5,5 7 389 5,5 8,1 80,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 214 36,9 47 222 36,8 51 093 38,1 45,1 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 45 828 35,1 47 549 37,1 48 389 36,1 70,1 94,7
  • 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 29,3 24,6
Industry 19,5 28,0
Construction 9,0 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 37,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,7 59,8
  • 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.