Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Ariège (09)

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 92 786 90 569 89 838
Working age adult in % 71,1 73,3 75,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,3 61,5 65,2
 Unemployed workers in % 9,8 11,8 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 26,7 24,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,5 7,5 7,4
 Retirees in % 11,8 9,2 7,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,7 10,1 9,6
  • 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 89 838 67 738 75,4 58 566 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 350 6 943 48,4 5 266 36,7
 25 to 54 years old 52 762 47 638 90,3 41 651 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 22 726 13 157 57,9 11 649 51,3
Male 45 151 34 858 77,2 30 363 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 7 843 4 224 53,9 3 308 42,2
 25 to 54 years old 26 048 24 085 92,5 21 256 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 11 259 6 549 58,2 5 799 51,5
Female 44 688 32 880 73,6 28 203 63,1
 15 to 24 years old 6 506 2 719 41,8 1 959 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 26 714 23 552 88,2 20 394 76,3
 55 to 64 years old 11 467 6 608 57,6 5 850 51,0
  • 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 65,2
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 7,4
Other economically inactive people 9,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • 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 65 679 56 447 66 736 55 751 67 727 58 498
including farmer operators 2 261 2 237 2 233 2 166 2 263 2 224
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 361 4 915 5 759 5 305 5 886 5 532
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 626 5 317 5 752 5 254 6 833 6 419
including intermediate professions 15 301 13 931 15 527 13 954 16 374 14 856
including employees 20 930 17 717 21 631 17 852 21 102 17 793
including workers 15 485 12 331 14 801 11 220 14 405 11 675
  • 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 9 117 10 654 9 172
Unemployment rate in % 13,8 16,1 13,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,2 31,4 24,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 14,7 12,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,5 13,0 11,5
  • 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 26,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,3
2 years at university 9,8
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 8,3
  • 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 54 692 54 500 57 407
Working age adult living in the area 57 477 56 599 59 813
Occupational concentration by industry 95,2 96,3 96,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,3 52,3 52,2
  • 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 54 692 100,0 54 500 100,0 57 407 100,0
Employee 44 251 80,9 43 761 80,3 45 527 79,3
 including women 22 529 41,2 22 395 41,1 23 202 40,4
 including part time jobs 10 127 18,5 9 725 17,8 9 478 16,5
Non-employee 10 442 19,1 10 739 19,7 11 880 20,7
 including women 3 758 6,9 4 141 7,6 4 868 8,5
 including part time jobs 1 422 2,6 1 822 3,3 2 261 3,9
  • 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 58 000 100,0
Farmer operators 2 380 4,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 710 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 677 11,5
Intermediate professions 14 559 25,1
Employees 17 678 30,5
Workers 10 996 19,0
  • 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 4,2 4,1 4,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,2 10,0 9,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,1 11,5
Intermediate professions 24,4 24,7 25,1
Employees 31,1 31,9 30,5
Workers 21,6 19,2 19,0
  • 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 54 085 100,0 54 460 100,0 58 000 100,0 48,7 80,9
Agriculture 2 815 5,2 2 552 4,7 2 967 5,1 33,9 21,9
Industry 8 100 15,0 7 943 14,6 7 532 13,0 27,3 88,9
Construction 4 385 8,1 3 987 7,3 4 373 7,5 11,4 65,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 347 33,9 18 056 33,2 20 883 36,0 50,2 77,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 438 37,8 21 922 40,3 22 245 38,4 63,9 92,4
  • 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 40,6 32,1
Industry 26,8 31,2
Construction 14,3 6,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,3 43,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,9 63,7
  • 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.