Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Gex (01401)

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 11 311 13 443 14 846
Working age adult in % 82,0 83,3 84,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 76,3 74,9 76,1
 Unemployed workers in % 5,8 8,5 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 18,0 16,7 15,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,0 7,0 7,2
 Retirees in % 3,8 3,3 2,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,1 6,3 5,9
  • 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 14 846 12 561 84,6 11 300 76,1
 15 to 24 years old 2 085 980 47,0 820 39,3
 25 to 54 years old 10 475 9 836 93,9 8 896 84,9
 55 to 64 years old 2 287 1 744 76,3 1 584 69,2
Male 7 437 6 497 87,4 5 852 78,7
 15 to 24 years old 1 068 493 46,1 408 38,2
 25 to 54 years old 5 233 5 084 97,1 4 626 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 1 135 920 81,1 818 72,0
Female 7 410 6 064 81,8 5 448 73,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 016 487 47,9 411 40,5
 25 to 54 years old 5 242 4 753 90,7 4 270 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 1 152 824 71,5 766 66,5
  • 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 76,1
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 2,2
Pupils, students or interns 7,2
Other economically inactive people 5,9
  • 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 9 302 8 664 11 116 10 001 12 557 11 282
including farmer operators 12 12 15 11 21 15
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 390 390 456 439 441 423
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 851 1 818 2 231 2 142 2 449 2 361
including intermediate professions 2 577 2 415 3 010 2 697 3 460 3 226
including employees 2 803 2 582 3 580 3 239 3 848 3 420
including workers 1 633 1 447 1 727 1 473 2 218 1 838
  • 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 656 1 137 1 261
Unemployment rate in % 7,1 10,2 10,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 15,5 18,3 16,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 6,0 9,2 9,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,6 10,7 9,2
  • 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 19,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,6
2 years at university 8,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 3 847 4 289 4 293
Working age adult living in the area 8 670 10 140 11 414
Occupational concentration by industry 44,4 42,3 37,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 73,1 73,6 74,2
  • 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 3 847 100,0 4 289 100,0 4 293 100,0
Employee 3 274 85,1 3 652 85,2 3 572 83,2
 including women 1 743 45,3 2 099 48,9 1 909 44,5
 including part time jobs 700 18,2 772 18,0 651 15,2
Non-employee 573 14,9 636 14,8 722 16,8
 including women 202 5,3 240 5,6 313 7,3
 including part time jobs 94 2,4 126 2,9 158 3,7
  • 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 4 199 100,0
Farmer operators 18 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 440 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 670 15,9
Intermediate professions 974 23,2
Employees 1 483 35,3
Workers 614 14,6
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,0 9,4 10,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,7 10,6 15,9
Intermediate professions 23,2 23,1 23,2
Employees 34,1 39,6 35,3
Workers 19,4 17,1 14,6
  • 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 3 680 100,0 4 288 100,0 4 199 100,0 52,7 84,3
Agriculture 33 0,9 32 0,7 18 0,4 0,0 27,5
Industry 167 4,5 182 4,2 173 4,1 28,6 85,3
Construction 382 10,4 414 9,7 328 7,8 6,4 63,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 1 745 47,4 1 950 45,5 1 966 46,8 42,6 79,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 354 36,8 1 711 39,9 1 714 40,8 76,1 94,2
  • 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 0,0 0,0
Industry 26,6 39,8
Construction 9,4 1,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 43,0 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 77,4 54,6
  • 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.