Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2023 Functional area 2020 of Douai (059)

Detailed figures

Paru le :25/06/2026

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2012 2017 2023
Altogether 129 279 124 224 121 496
Working age adult in % 67,6 68,9 71,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 54,6 55,7 59,8
 Unemployed workers in % 13,0 13,2 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 31,1 28,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 10,4 10,1
 Retirees in % 8,8 7,5 5,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,5 13,2 12,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2023

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2023
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 121 496 87 265 71,8 72 644 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 25 349 11 439 45,1 7 633 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 71 684 62 491 87,2 53 443 74,6
 55 to 64 years old 24 464 13 335 54,5 11 568 47,3
Male 60 501 45 904 75,9 38 455 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 13 450 6 441 47,9 4 271 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 35 225 32 544 92,4 28 228 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 11 826 6 919 58,5 5 956 50,4
Female 60 995 41 361 67,8 34 189 56,1
 15 to 24 years old 11 899 4 998 42,0 3 361 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 36 459 29 947 82,1 25 216 69,2
 55 to 64 years old 12 638 6 416 50,8 5 612 44,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023
Population in %
Working age adults who have a job 59,8
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 12,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2023

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

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 2012 including working people 2017 including working people 2023 including working people
Altogether 84 410 70 131 82 378 68 230 85 007 73 095
Farmers 270 265 322 317 201 192
Craftsmen, merchants and business owners 3 159 2 754 3 101 2 811 4 173 3 758
Executives and higher-level intellectual professions 7 586 7 338 7 671 7 314 8 962 8 684
Technicians and associate professionals 19 645 17 822 18 857 17 005 20 376 18 801
Office employees 27 065 21 832 26 480 21 249 25 571 21 270
Workers 26 685 20 119 25 947 19 533 25 724 20 390
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.

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 2012 2017 2023
Number of unemployed workers 16 830 16 390 14 621
Unemployment rate in % 19,2 19,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 42,0 40,5 33,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,4 16,6 14,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 13,4 15,2 13,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2026.

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
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 34,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,0
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2012 2017 2023
Number of jobs in the area 66 428 66 900 69 954
Working age adult living in the area 71 102 69 866 73 509
Occupational concentration by industry 93,4 95,8 95,2
Employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 54,1 54,7
  • 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, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2012 % 2017 % 2023 %
Altogether 66 440 100,0 66 906 100,0 69 983 100,0
Employee 60 842 91,6 61 432 91,8 63 656 91,0
   including women 28 990 43,6 29 419 44,0 31 327 44,8
   including part time jobs 12 744 19,2 12 013 18,0 11 124 15,9
Non-employee 5 598 8,4 5 474 8,2 6 327 9,0
   including women 1 919 2,9 2 033 3,0 2 491 3,6
   including part time jobs 573 0,9 647 1,0 880 1,3
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2023

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2023
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 70 874 100,0
Farmer operators 263 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 825 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 813 12,4
Intermediate professions 17 785 25,1
Employees 19 737 27,8
Workers 20 450 28,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2012 2017 2023
Farmer operators 0,5 0,6 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,5 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 11,6 12,4
Intermediate professions 25,1 24,8 25,1
Employees 30,5 30,1 27,8
Workers 28,0 28,4 28,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP T8 - Employment by industry sector

EMP T8 - Employment by industry sector
Economic sector 2012 2017 2023
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 66 551 100,0 66 379 100,0 70 874 100,0 49,0 91,5
Agriculture 660 1,0 856 1,3 746 1,1 28,8 67,1
Industry 12 196 18,3 10 734 16,2 10 644 15,0 21,2 95,5
Construction 3 779 5,7 3 272 4,9 3 797 5,4 12,5 81,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 24 158 36,3 26 434 39,8 30 948 43,7 46,7 89,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 25 758 38,7 25 083 37,8 24 739 34,9 70,0 95,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2012, RP2017 and RP2023, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 34,6 17,2
Industry 20,7 32,1
Construction 13,9 6,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 42,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,5 60,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2023

  • Source : Insee, RP2023 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2026.