Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Foix (281)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 15 962 15 356 14 749
Working age adult in % 71,5 72,9 74,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,8 62,3 64,2
 including unemployed workers in % 7,6 10,6 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 28,5 27,1 25,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,4 8,2
 including retirees in % 11,5 10,3 8,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,6 8,5 9,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 14 749 10 936 74,1 9 473 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 2 273 961 42,3 685 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 8 722 7 884 90,4 6 902 79,1
 55 to 64 years old 3 754 2 091 55,7 1 885 50,2
Male 7 285 5 483 75,3 4 751 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 153 534 46,3 389 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 4 318 3 955 91,6 3 492 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 1 814 994 54,8 870 48,0
Female 7 464 5 453 73,1 4 721 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 1 120 427 38,2 296 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 4 405 3 929 89,2 3 410 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 940 1 097 56,6 1 015 52,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 64,2
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 8,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 9,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 11 436 10 270 11 197 9 378 11 021 9 552
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 188 188 206 206 200 195
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 687 643 901 806 911 853
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 334 1 281 1 062 1 018 1 456 1 346
 Intermediate professions 3 097 2 907 3 182 2 861 2 837 2 628
 Employees 3 584 3 128 3 462 2 781 3 377 2 868
 Workers 2 453 2 123 2 207 1 706 2 087 1 663
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 1 218 1 625 1 463
Unemployment rate in % 10,7 14,5 13,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,7 35,9 28,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 13,3 12,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 8,6 9,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 29,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 11 343 11 081 11 496
Working age adult living in the area 10 276 9 681 9 656
Occupational concentration by industry 110,4 114,5 119,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,0 53,7 52,4
  • 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, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 11 343 100,0 11 081 100,0 11 496 100,0
Employee 9 858 86,9 9 475 85,5 9 784 85,1
 including women 5 539 48,8 5 450 49,2 5 671 49,3
 including partial time jobs 2 232 19,7 2 165 19,5 1 975 17,2
Non-employee 1 485 13,1 1 607 14,5 1 712 14,9
 including women 530 4,7 616 5,6 696 6,1
 including partial time jobs 208 1,8 275 2,5 349 3,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 11 641 100,0
Farmer operators 205 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 891 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 757 15,1
Intermediate professions 3 427 29,4
Employees 3 705 31,8
Workers 1 655 14,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 1,6 1,9 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,3 7,9 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 11,8 15,1
Intermediate professions 30,2 31,2 29,4
Employees 32,9 31,7 31,8
Workers 15,9 15,5 14,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 10 841 100,0 11 083 100,0 11 641 100,0 54,2 86,3
Agriculture 237 2,2 281 2,5 275 2,4 45,3 23,6
Industry 1 031 9,5 1 179 10,6 953 8,2 29,5 92,3
Construction 655 6,0 659 5,9 745 6,4 9,3 62,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 3 652 33,7 3 442 31,1 3 905 33,5 51,7 81,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 266 48,6 5 522 49,8 5 762 49,5 66,3 94,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 77,2 35,4
Industry 30,8 13,8
Construction 11,9 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,8 32,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,8 57,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.