Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Foix (281)

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 15 713 15 010 14 912
Working age adult in % 71,7 73,2 76,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,0 62,9 66,2
 Unemployed workers in % 9,6 10,3 9,9
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 26,8 23,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 8,4 7,9
 Retirees in % 11,5 9,3 7,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,5 9,2 9,0
  • 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 14 912 11 354 76,1 9 875 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 2 373 1 077 45,4 779 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 8 867 8 014 90,4 7 049 79,5
 55 to 64 years old 3 673 2 263 61,6 2 047 55,7
Male 7 347 5 679 77,3 4 917 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 1 209 597 49,4 430 35,5
 25 to 54 years old 4 362 4 003 91,8 3 522 80,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 776 1 078 60,7 965 54,4
Female 7 565 5 676 75,0 4 958 65,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 163 479 41,2 350 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 505 4 011 89,0 3 527 78,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 897 1 185 62,5 1 082 57,0
  • 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 66,2
Unemployed workers 9,9
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 9,0
  • 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 11 294 9 718 11 157 9 469 11 104 9 746
including farmer operators 173 173 200 195 257 257
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 854 761 907 827 938 890
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 196 1 132 1 299 1 229 1 493 1 414
including intermediate professions 3 096 2 805 3 026 2 769 2 996 2 788
including employees 3 482 2 954 3 464 2 790 3 209 2 797
including workers 2 340 1 893 2 089 1 660 2 069 1 600
  • 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 1 516 1 548 1 479
Unemployment rate in % 13,5 14,1 13,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,2 32,1 27,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,0 13,1 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 9,7 9,6
  • 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 29,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 7,7
  • 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 10 921 10 948 11 896
Working age adult living in the area 9 844 9 591 10 094
Occupational concentration by industry 110,9 114,2 117,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 53,0 53,6
  • 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 10 921 100,0 10 948 100,0 11 896 100,0
Employee 9 331 85,4 9 341 85,3 10 007 84,1
 including women 5 279 48,3 5 360 49,0 5 780 48,6
 including part time jobs 2 123 19,4 2 102 19,2 2 112 17,8
Non-employee 1 590 14,6 1 607 14,7 1 889 15,9
 including women 585 5,4 655 6,0 792 6,7
 including part time jobs 247 2,3 302 2,8 410 3,4
  • 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 12 105 100,0
Farmer operators 261 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 932 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 839 15,2
Intermediate professions 3 651 30,2
Employees 3 725 30,8
Workers 1 697 14,0
  • 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 1,5 1,9 2,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,7 8,0 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 13,3 15,2
Intermediate professions 30,8 30,2 30,2
Employees 32,4 31,4 30,8
Workers 15,4 15,2 14,0
  • 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 10 429 100,0 11 076 100,0 12 105 100,0 54,2 84,5
Agriculture 227 2,2 281 2,5 341 2,8 42,8 27,7
Industry 1 074 10,3 1 228 11,1 870 7,2 32,8 87,3
Construction 632 6,1 702 6,3 798 6,6 11,9 61,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 3 524 33,8 3 307 29,9 4 175 34,5 50,0 80,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 4 971 47,7 5 558 50,2 5 920 48,9 66,7 93,4
  • 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 64,0 34,6
Industry 31,8 39,8
Construction 13,3 9,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,7 39,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,9 63,5
  • 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.