Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Foix (09301)

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 7 938 7 356 7 491
Working age adult in % 70,9 71,5 74,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,8 60,0 63,0
 Unemployed workers in % 11,1 11,5 11,5
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 28,5 25,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 10,1 9,3
 Retirees in % 10,7 8,5 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,8 10,0 10,4
  • 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 7 491 5 584 74,5 4 720 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 1 407 639 45,5 451 32,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 419 3 869 87,6 3 305 74,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 665 1 076 64,6 964 57,9
Male 3 634 2 751 75,7 2 310 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 690 340 49,2 237 34,3
 25 to 54 years old 2 150 1 899 88,3 1 616 75,1
 55 to 64 years old 794 511 64,5 457 57,6
Female 3 856 2 833 73,5 2 410 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 716 300 41,8 214 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 2 268 1 969 86,8 1 689 74,5
 55 to 64 years old 872 565 64,8 507 58,1
  • 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 63,0
Unemployed workers 11,5
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,3
Other economically inactive people 10,4
  • 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 5 636 4 644 5 378 4 476 5 442 4 630
including farmer operators 41 41 29 29 44 44
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 414 353 447 406 469 435
including managers and higher intellectual professions 612 580 778 717 791 758
including intermediate professions 1 514 1 340 1 305 1 188 1 421 1 324
including employees 1 864 1 491 1 723 1 365 1 620 1 359
including workers 1 098 839 1 015 771 1 000 710
  • 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 883 842 864
Unemployment rate in % 15,7 16,0 15,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,3 30,5 29,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 15,4 14,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,7 10,4
  • 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 33,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,4
2 years at university 11,6
3 to 4 years at university 9,0
5 years or more at university 7,6
  • 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 7 602 7 468 8 061
Working age adult living in the area 4 800 4 497 4 831
Occupational concentration by industry 158,4 166,1 166,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,1 50,8 52,4
  • 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 7 602 100,0 7 468 100,0 8 061 100,0
Employee 6 653 87,5 6 516 87,2 6 940 86,1
 including women 3 765 49,5 3 800 50,9 4 094 50,8
 including part time jobs 1 502 19,8 1 484 19,9 1 534 19,0
Non-employee 949 12,5 953 12,8 1 120 13,9
 including women 357 4,7 412 5,5 495 6,1
 including part time jobs 139 1,8 190 2,5 257 3,2
  • 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 8 006 100,0
Farmer operators 53 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 618 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 284 16,0
Intermediate professions 2 479 31,0
Employees 2 546 31,8
Workers 1 026 12,8
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 6,9 7,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,7 15,2 16,0
Intermediate professions 31,0 30,2 31,0
Employees 34,1 32,5 31,8
Workers 13,7 14,6 12,8
  • 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 7 199 100,0 7 532 100,0 8 006 100,0 56,2 86,4
Agriculture 86 1,2 101 1,3 108 1,4 41,8 59,5
Industry 578 8,0 766 10,2 375 4,7 41,1 80,6
Construction 375 5,2 358 4,8 506 6,3 13,7 65,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 2 746 38,1 2 555 33,9 3 235 40,4 52,6 82,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 3 414 47,4 3 753 49,8 3 782 47,2 67,0 93,7
  • 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 54,2 23,6
Industry 41,4 39,7
Construction 16,5 8,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 54,1 45,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,1 64,8
  • 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.