Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Cahors (46401)

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 15 461 13 983 13 967
Working age adult in % 70,5 72,9 73,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,2 60,2 62,2
 Unemployed workers in % 11,3 12,7 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 29,5 27,1 26,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 9,9 9,5
 Retirees in % 11,7 9,1 7,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,9 8,1 9,5
  • 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 13 967 10 320 73,9 8 687 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 2 572 1 130 43,9 803 31,2
 25 to 54 years old 7 926 7 127 89,9 6 032 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 3 470 2 063 59,4 1 853 53,4
Male 6 615 4 866 73,6 4 005 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 363 643 47,2 443 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 3 706 3 360 90,7 2 797 75,5
 55 to 64 years old 1 545 863 55,8 765 49,5
Female 7 353 5 454 74,2 4 682 63,7
 15 to 24 years old 1 208 487 40,3 360 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 4 220 3 767 89,3 3 235 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 925 1 200 62,3 1 088 56,5
  • 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 62,2
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 9,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 10 916 9 135 10 151 8 363 10 449 8 859
including farmer operators 89 79 37 35 24 24
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 653 613 673 610 754 713
including managers and higher intellectual professions 1 350 1 304 1 320 1 251 1 382 1 313
including intermediate professions 2 710 2 462 2 565 2 324 2 819 2 570
including employees 3 771 3 127 3 483 2 789 3 313 2 782
including workers 2 214 1 550 1 910 1 354 1 962 1 458
  • 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 1 749 1 781 1 633
Unemployment rate in % 16,0 17,5 15,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 37,6 33,6 29,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 16,7 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 10,8 10,2
  • 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 32,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,1
2 years at university 11,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 15 498 14 717 15 408
Working age adult living in the area 9 274 8 560 8 899
Occupational concentration by industry 167,1 171,9 173,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 51,1 50,2
  • 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 15 498 100,0 14 717 100,0 15 408 100,0
Employee 13 725 88,6 13 059 88,7 13 496 87,6
 including women 7 764 50,1 7 445 50,6 7 805 50,7
 including part time jobs 2 755 17,8 2 626 17,8 2 494 16,2
Non-employee 1 773 11,4 1 657 11,3 1 911 12,4
 including women 607 3,9 622 4,2 769 5,0
 including part time jobs 195 1,3 192 1,3 311 2,0
  • 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 15 127 100,0
Farmer operators 45 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 060 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 219 14,7
Intermediate professions 4 705 31,1
Employees 5 050 33,4
Workers 2 048 13,5
  • 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 0,7 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,4 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,5 15,5 14,7
Intermediate professions 30,0 30,4 31,1
Employees 33,8 33,0 33,4
Workers 14,9 14,5 13,5
  • 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 15 125 100,0 14 479 100,0 15 127 100,0 56,0 88,8
Agriculture 140 0,9 98 0,7 67 0,4 16,3 52,3
Industry 1 123 7,4 1 006 6,9 973 6,4 29,3 91,6
Construction 706 4,7 668 4,6 735 4,9 11,0 61,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 462 42,7 5 980 41,3 6 105 40,4 51,9 85,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 693 44,3 6 726 46,5 7 247 47,9 68,1 94,4
  • 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 13,9 19,0
Industry 28,4 38,2
Construction 13,6 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 54,0 39,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 62,4
  • 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.