Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Cahors (46401)

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 15 410 14 046 14 116
Working age adult in % 71,1 72,6 73,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,4 59,9 61,8
 including unemployed workers in % 10,7 12,7 11,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 27,4 26,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 10,1 9,7
 including retirees in % 11,3 9,7 7,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,8 7,7 9,4
  • 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 14 116 10 344 73,3 8 718 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 623 1 125 42,9 795 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 7 981 7 208 90,3 6 130 76,8
 55 to 64 years old 3 511 2 011 57,3 1 794 51,1
Male 6 743 4 959 73,5 4 092 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 1 403 666 47,5 452 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 3 774 3 437 91,1 2 884 76,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 566 857 54,7 756 48,3
Female 7 373 5 385 73,0 4 627 62,8
 15 to 24 years old 1 221 459 37,6 343 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 207 3 771 89,6 3 246 77,2
 55 to 64 years old 1 945 1 155 59,3 1 037 53,3
  • 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 61,8
Unemployed workers 11,5
Retirees 7,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,7
Other economically inactive people 9,4
  • 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 10 975 9 291 10 152 8 363 10 560 8 998
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 100 82 36 34 28 28
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 687 651 653 595 795 746
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 359 1 317 1 322 1 264 1 388 1 320
 Intermediate professions 2 704 2 487 2 573 2 308 2 864 2 616
 Employees 3 768 3 152 3 520 2 850 3 294 2 757
 Workers 2 238 1 602 1 873 1 311 2 028 1 530
  • 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 1 653 1 782 1 625
Unemployment rate in % 15,1 17,5 15,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,1 34,3 29,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,5 16,5 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 10,6 10,8
  • 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 32,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 28,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,3
2 years at university 10,8
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 8,1
  • 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 15 634 14 786 15 346
Working age adult living in the area 9 425 8 558 8 929
Occupational concentration by industry 165,9 172,8 171,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 51,4 50,1
  • 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 15 634 100,0 14 786 100,0 15 346 100,0
Employee 13 877 88,8 13 108 88,7 13 398 87,3
 including women 7 805 49,9 7 540 51,0 7 650 49,8
 including partial time jobs 2 784 17,8 2 621 17,7 2 513 16,4
Non-employee 1 757 11,2 1 678 11,3 1 948 12,7
 including women 597 3,8 643 4,3 777 5,1
 including partial time jobs 179 1,1 193 1,3 327 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 15 147 100,0
Farmer operators 57 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 120 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 308 15,2
Intermediate professions 4 560 30,1
Employees 4 969 32,8
Workers 2 133 14,1
  • 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 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,4 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 15,2 15,2
Intermediate professions 29,4 30,7 30,1
Employees 34,0 33,2 32,8
Workers 15,3 14,3 14,1
  • 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 15 409 100,0 14 439 100,0 15 147 100,0 54,9 88,5
Agriculture 148 1,0 95 0,7 85 0,6 17,5 54,2
Industry 1 177 7,6 1 035 7,2 961 6,3 27,7 90,7
Construction 736 4,8 671 4,6 768 5,1 9,1 62,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 609 42,9 5 960 41,3 6 092 40,2 50,3 85,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 740 43,7 6 678 46,3 7 241 47,8 67,7 94,2
  • 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 11,4 24,7
Industry 27,3 31,6
Construction 10,8 6,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,2 39,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,3 57,4
  • 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.