Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Brest (032)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 235 543 235 356 236 494
Working age adult in % 70,1 71,4 72,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,7 62,2 65,3
 including unemployed workers in % 7,3 9,1 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 29,9 28,6 27,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,6 13,2 13,1
 including retirees in % 9,7 8,3 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 7,2 7,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2021
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 236 494 172 004 72,7 154 354 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 51 844 19 801 38,2 15 651 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 138 042 126 597 91,7 115 335 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 46 608 25 605 54,9 23 367 50,1
Male 119 719 88 780 74,2 80 103 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 26 909 10 953 40,7 8 766 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 69 999 65 295 93,3 59 890 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 22 812 12 532 54,9 11 447 50,2
Female 116 775 83 224 71,3 74 251 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 935 8 848 35,5 6 885 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 68 043 61 302 90,1 55 445 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 23 797 13 073 54,9 11 920 50,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,3
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 13,1
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
Socio-economic classification 2010 including working people 2015 including working people 2021 including working people
Altogether 165 336 148 195 167 937 146 414 172 319 155 330
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 124 2 090 2 025 1 966 1 622 1 608
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 477 6 989 7 968 7 417 8 625 8 264
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 970 24 218 26 433 25 350 30 911 29 930
 Intermediate professions 42 651 39 773 44 722 41 147 47 578 44 386
 Employees 50 816 44 517 50 040 42 601 48 572 42 609
 Workers 36 120 30 608 34 897 27 933 33 236 28 532
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 17 260 21 495 17 650
Unemployment rate in % 10,5 12,8 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,4 27,3 21,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 11,1 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,2 8,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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 26,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 149 630 149 120 157 866
Working age adult living in the area 148 643 147 579 155 814
Occupational concentration by industry 100,7 101,0 101,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,5 56,1 55,6
  • 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, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 149 630 100,0 149 120 100,0 157 866 100,0
Employee 134 284 89,7 133 405 89,5 140 503 89,0
 including women 65 157 43,5 65 471 43,9 69 553 44,1
 including partial time jobs 27 972 18,7 26 944 18,1 26 043 16,5
Non-employee 15 346 10,3 15 715 10,5 17 363 11,0
 including women 5 366 3,6 5 988 4,0 6 979 4,4
 including partial time jobs 1 666 1,1 2 053 1,4 2 532 1,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 158 741 100,0
Farmer operators 1 728 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 648 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 30 136 19,0
Intermediate professions 44 924 28,3
Employees 44 048 27,7
Workers 29 258 18,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 1,5 1,4 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,2 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,1 16,9 19,0
Intermediate professions 26,7 28,0 28,3
Employees 30,4 29,6 27,7
Workers 20,5 19,1 18,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 149 780 100,0 149 310 100,0 158 741 100,0 48,5 89,9
Agriculture 5 082 3,4 4 649 3,1 4 461 2,8 34,3 61,8
Industry 15 830 10,6 15 370 10,3 16 534 10,4 26,8 95,5
Construction 10 574 7,1 9 764 6,5 10 442 6,6 11,3 79,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 58 560 39,1 58 836 39,4 65 900 41,5 47,5 87,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 59 733 39,9 60 690 40,6 61 405 38,7 62,7 94,2
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 43,9 18,6
Industry 26,3 37,0
Construction 13,0 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,4 66,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.