Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Foix (091)

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 29 512 28 303 28 103
Working age adult in % 72,1 73,6 76,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,2 63,5 67,1
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 10,1 9,0
Economically inactive people in % 27,9 26,4 23,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,4 7,6 7,5
 Retirees in % 11,7 9,5 7,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,8 9,3 8,7
  • 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 28 103 21 401 76,2 18 861 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 373 2 057 47,0 1 575 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 16 676 15 209 91,2 13 548 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 7 053 4 135 58,6 3 737 53,0
Male 14 010 10 861 77,5 9 568 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 2 274 1 153 50,7 884 38,9
 25 to 54 years old 8 324 7 734 92,9 6 898 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 3 412 1 974 57,9 1 787 52,4
Female 14 093 10 540 74,8 9 293 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 099 904 43,1 692 32,9
 25 to 54 years old 8 353 7 475 89,5 6 651 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 3 641 2 161 59,4 1 950 53,6
  • 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 67,1
Unemployed workers 9,0
Retirees 7,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,5
Other economically inactive people 8,7
  • 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 21 017 18 281 21 025 18 123 21 409 18 985
including farmer operators 375 375 423 423 475 470
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 616 1 455 1 715 1 578 1 707 1 634
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 983 1 847 2 168 2 011 2 486 2 352
including intermediate professions 5 488 5 056 5 399 5 022 5 670 5 276
including employees 6 699 5 751 6 743 5 593 6 504 5 665
including workers 4 639 3 797 4 337 3 496 4 338 3 588
  • 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 2 633 2 864 2 540
Unemployment rate in % 12,4 13,7 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,3 31,0 23,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 12,4 10,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 10,5 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 24,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,3
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 7,2
  • 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 18 339 18 631 19 748
Working age adult living in the area 18 825 18 256 19 242
Occupational concentration by industry 97,4 102,1 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,8 52,7 52,8
  • 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 18 339 100,0 18 631 100,0 19 748 100,0
Employee 15 405 84,0 15 599 83,7 16 325 82,7
 including women 8 067 44,0 8 282 44,4 8 706 44,1
 including part time jobs 3 426 18,7 3 411 18,3 3 298 16,7
Non-employee 2 935 16,0 3 032 16,3 3 423 17,3
 including women 1 078 5,9 1 178 6,3 1 422 7,2
 including part time jobs 421 2,3 533 2,9 673 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 20 088 100,0
Farmer operators 528 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 661 8,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 628 13,1
Intermediate professions 5 666 28,2
Employees 6 052 30,1
Workers 3 552 17,7
  • 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 2,1 2,2 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 8,9 8,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,5 11,9 13,1
Intermediate professions 28,1 27,9 28,2
Employees 31,9 31,0 30,1
Workers 19,3 18,1 17,7
  • 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 17 843 100,0 18 851 100,0 20 088 100,0 50,5 83,8
Agriculture 512 2,9 512 2,7 662 3,3 34,3 26,0
Industry 2 417 13,5 2 553 13,5 2 280 11,3 27,0 89,1
Construction 1 313 7,4 1 476 7,8 1 429 7,1 10,8 67,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 178 34,6 6 108 32,4 7 273 36,2 49,6 79,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 7 423 41,6 8 201 43,5 8 443 42,0 65,5 93,2
  • 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 45,7 30,3
Industry 26,4 31,7
Construction 12,3 7,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,5 42,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,6 64,3
  • 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.