Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Lorient (053)

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 138 401 136 469 136 454
Working age adult in % 69,5 71,5 72,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,5 61,4 64,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 10,1 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,5 28,5 27,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,9 9,5
 including retirees in % 11,7 10,0 8,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,5 9,1
  • 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 136 454 99 287 72,8 88 177 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 151 10 145 42,0 7 926 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 80 012 72 372 90,5 65 090 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 32 291 16 771 51,9 15 161 47,0
Male 68 279 50 488 73,9 45 197 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 12 958 5 780 44,6 4 547 35,1
 25 to 54 years old 39 731 36 671 92,3 33 335 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 15 591 8 038 51,6 7 314 46,9
Female 68 175 48 799 71,6 42 980 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 11 193 4 365 39,0 3 379 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 40 281 35 701 88,6 31 754 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 16 701 8 733 52,3 7 847 47,0
  • 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 64,6
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 8,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 9,1
  • 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 96 001 84 979 97 258 83 531 99 719 89 221
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 970 943 810 780 716 694
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 973 5 577 5 998 5 531 6 909 6 605
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 718 10 329 11 833 11 243 14 048 13 540
 Intermediate professions 23 314 21 536 24 920 22 652 26 579 24 575
 Employees 29 168 25 290 28 722 24 172 28 061 24 380
 Workers 25 105 21 306 24 033 19 154 22 495 19 428
  • 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 11 084 13 741 11 111
Unemployment rate in % 11,5 14,1 11,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,2 30,9 21,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,1 12,4 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,3 9,6
  • 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 22,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,6
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 85 216 85 605 89 484
Working age adult living in the area 85 622 84 494 89 160
Occupational concentration by industry 99,5 101,3 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 53,1 52,2
  • 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, 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 85 216 100,0 85 605 100,0 89 484 100,0
Employee 74 730 87,7 74 570 87,1 77 284 86,4
 including women 36 523 42,9 36 729 42,9 38 273 42,8
 including partial time jobs 14 432 16,9 14 263 16,7 13 611 15,2
Non-employee 10 487 12,3 11 035 12,9 12 199 13,6
 including women 3 853 4,5 4 348 5,1 5 203 5,8
 including partial time jobs 1 079 1,3 1 281 1,5 1 690 1,9
  • 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 89 915 100,0
Farmer operators 699 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 873 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 908 14,4
Intermediate professions 24 946 27,7
Employees 24 775 27,6
Workers 19 714 21,9
  • 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 1,2 0,9 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 6,7 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,0 13,1 14,4
Intermediate professions 25,3 27,0 27,7
Employees 29,7 29,0 27,6
Workers 25,2 23,3 21,9
  • 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 85 033 100,0 84 784 100,0 89 915 100,0 48,6 87,2
Agriculture 1 765 2,1 1 597 1,9 1 444 1,6 29,7 51,0
Industry 13 364 15,7 13 128 15,5 13 122 14,6 31,7 93,3
Construction 7 125 8,4 6 060 7,1 7 475 8,3 12,6 78,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 221 40,2 34 025 40,1 36 568 40,7 48,1 83,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 559 33,6 29 974 35,4 31 307 34,8 65,9 92,4
  • 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 34,5 24,8
Industry 31,9 28,9
Construction 14,4 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 45,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,9 65,6
  • 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.