Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Cahors (46042)

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 12 765 11 575 11 652
Working age adult in % 70,7 72,1 72,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,2 58,7 60,8
 including unemployed workers in % 11,5 13,4 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 27,9 27,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 10,5 9,9
 including retirees in % 11,0 9,2 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,1 8,2 10,1
  • 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 11 652 8 479 72,8 7 087 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 249 981 43,6 696 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 6 549 5 868 89,6 4 952 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 2 854 1 630 57,1 1 438 50,4
Male 5 575 4 065 72,9 3 306 59,3
 15 to 24 years old 1 194 574 48,1 390 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 3 121 2 810 90,1 2 322 74,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 261 681 54,0 593 47,1
Female 6 076 4 414 72,6 3 781 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 054 407 38,6 306 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 3 428 3 058 89,2 2 630 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 593 950 59,6 845 53,0
  • 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 60,8
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 10,1
  • 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 9 051 7 587 8 322 6 769 8 717 7 376
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 83 66 32 30 23 23
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 594 557 520 467 609 581
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 126 1 089 1 102 1 049 1 183 1 120
 Intermediate professions 2 190 2 001 2 041 1 826 2 364 2 156
 Employees 3 100 2 573 2 935 2 358 2 667 2 205
 Workers 1 852 1 301 1 527 1 039 1 743 1 291
  • 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 1 467 1 551 1 392
Unemployment rate in % 16,2 18,6 16,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 36,6 33,9 29,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 17,9 15,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 10,9 11,8
  • 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 32,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,1
2 years at university 11,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 14 965 14 012 14 526
Working age adult living in the area 7 657 6 916 7 273
Occupational concentration by industry 195,5 202,6 199,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 50,8 49,7
  • 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, 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 14 965 100,0 14 012 100,0 14 526 100,0
Employee 13 320 89,0 12 472 89,0 12 724 87,6
 including women 7 481 50,0 7 178 51,2 7 264 50,0
 including partial time jobs 2 664 17,8 2 465 17,6 2 373 16,3
Non-employee 1 646 11,0 1 540 11,0 1 801 12,4
 including women 559 3,7 592 4,2 710 4,9
 including partial time jobs 176 1,2 181 1,3 300 2,1
  • 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 14 321 100,0
Farmer operators 48 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 019 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 224 15,5
Intermediate professions 4 345 30,3
Employees 4 686 32,7
Workers 1 999 14,0
  • 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 0,7 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,1 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,7 15,6 15,5
Intermediate professions 29,9 30,8 30,3
Employees 33,7 33,3 32,7
Workers 15,0 13,9 14,0
  • 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 14 791 100,0 13 635 100,0 14 321 100,0 55,1 88,9
Agriculture 136 0,9 86 0,6 60 0,4 24,8 50,8
Industry 1 167 7,9 956 7,0 860 6,0 29,7 90,8
Construction 664 4,5 616 4,5 695 4,9 10,1 63,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 308 42,6 5 574 40,9 5 729 40,0 49,7 85,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 517 44,1 6 403 47,0 6 976 48,7 67,4 94,5
  • 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 17,3 32,7
Industry 29,8 29,3
Construction 11,7 7,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,7 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,8 60,4
  • 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.