Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Brest (29701)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2023

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2009 2014 2020
Altogether 135 463 133 867 133 467
Labor force in % 67,6 69,0 69,5
 including people in work in % 59,2 58,6 60,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,5 9,4
Economically inactive people in % 32,4 31,0 30,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 15,3 15,3 15,7
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,7 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,6 8,0 8,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019
Population Labor force Activity rate in % People in work Employment rate in %
Altogether 133 467 92 816 69,5 80 312 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 34 684 13 068 37,7 9 893 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 74 893 67 038 89,5 59 002 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 23 889 12 710 53,2 11 416 47,8
Male 67 735 48 342 71,4 41 941 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 17 897 7 136 39,9 5 496 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 38 445 35 074 91,2 30 956 80,5
 55 to 64 years old 11 392 6 133 53,8 5 488 48,2
Female 65 732 44 474 67,7 38 371 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 16 787 5 932 35,3 4 397 26,2
 25 to 54 years old 36 448 31 965 87,7 28 046 76,9
 55 to 64 years old 12 497 6 577 52,6 5 929 47,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 60,2
Unemployed workers 9,4
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 15,7
Other economically inactive people 8,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2009 including people in work 2014 including people in work 2020 including people in work
Altogether 91 499 80 217 92 381 78 356 92 795 80 318
including
 Farmer operators 306 287 246 227 261 245
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 555 3 253 3 711 3 400 3 697 3 470
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 473 14 963 16 445 15 815 18 518 17 779
 Middle-level occupations 23 120 21 370 23 943 21 642 24 975 22 774
 Services employee 29 098 24 845 28 209 23 329 27 152 22 969
 Blue-collar workers 19 096 15 499 18 522 13 942 16 614 13 082
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2009 2014 2020
Number of unemployed workers 11 359 14 008 12 505
Unemployment rate in % 12,4 15,2 13,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,7 27,6 24,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,1 13,6 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,4 10,5 10,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 32,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,1
2 years at university 9,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,1
5 years and over at university 7,3
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2009 2014 2020
Number of jobs in the area 104 334 103 864 108 262
People in work living in the area 80 678 79 024 81 095
Employment concentration indicator 129,3 131,4 133,5
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 55,3 55,5 54,6
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the area per 100 people in work living in the area.
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2009 % 2014 % 2020 %
Altogether 104 334 100,0 103 864 100,0 108 262 100,0
Employee 96 450 92,4 95 556 92,0 99 053 91,5
 including women 45 147 43,3 45 460 43,8 47 917 44,3
 including part-time workers 19 045 18,3 18 500 17,8 18 223 16,8
Non-employee 7 885 7,6 8 308 8,0 9 210 8,5
 including women 2 853 2,7 3 221 3,1 3 757 3,5
 including part-time workers 876 0,8 1 163 1,1 1 517 1,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020
Number %
Altogether 107 891 100,0
Farmer operators 323 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 491 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 22 986 21,3
Middle-level occupations 32 031 29,7
Services employee 31 108 28,8
Blue-collar workers 16 952 15,7
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2009 2014 2020
Farmer operators 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,7 4,0 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,3 19,8 21,3
Middle-level occupations 28,3 29,4 29,7
Services employee 31,1 29,9 28,8
Blue-collar workers 18,3 16,6 15,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2009 2014 2020
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 104 335 100,0 103 461 100,0 107 891 100,0 47,8 92,4
Agriculture 1 131 1,1 1 047 1,0 1 107 1,0 43,4 71,0
Industry 10 960 10,5 10 498 10,1 10 412 9,7 22,3 96,9
Construction 5 988 5,7 5 381 5,2 5 592 5,2 10,1 83,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 41 219 39,5 41 304 39,9 45 529 42,2 47,5 90,0
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 45 037 43,2 45 231 43,7 45 251 41,9 58,8 95,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 52,3 21,6
Industry 22,0 32,5
Construction 11,2 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 38,5
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 58,7 61,4
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.