Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Brest (291)

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 239 115 238 680 239 651
Working age adult in % 70,1 71,4 72,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,8 62,3 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 % 12,5 13,1 13,0
 including retirees in % 9,8 8,4 7,1
 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 239 651 174 331 72,7 156 425 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 52 239 19 911 38,1 15 727 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 139 805 128 262 91,7 116 839 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 47 606 26 158 54,9 23 859 50,1
Male 121 368 90 009 74,2 81 199 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 27 145 11 044 40,7 8 831 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 70 872 66 134 93,3 60 646 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 23 351 12 831 54,9 11 723 50,2
Female 118 283 84 322 71,3 75 226 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 25 094 8 867 35,3 6 896 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 68 933 62 128 90,1 56 193 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 24 255 13 327 54,9 12 136 50,0
  • 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 65,3
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 13,0
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 167 709 150 413 170 374 148 557 174 469 157 292
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 299 2 262 2 202 2 138 1 757 1 742
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 678 7 186 8 156 7 596 8 767 8 387
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 109 24 352 26 618 25 514 31 110 30 124
 Intermediate professions 43 024 40 129 45 211 41 567 47 930 44 733
 Employees 51 482 45 142 50 646 43 117 49 187 43 142
 Workers 36 914 31 342 35 685 28 624 33 942 29 164
  • 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 17 490 21 802 17 906
Unemployment rate in % 10,4 12,8 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,4 27,4 21,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 11,1 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,0 10,3 8,8
  • 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 26,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,4
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 150 671 149 980 158 610
Working age adult living in the area 150 944 149 749 157 921
Occupational concentration by industry 99,8 100,2 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,4 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 150 671 100,0 149 980 100,0 158 610 100,0
Employee 134 916 89,5 133 890 89,3 140 887 88,8
 including women 65 418 43,4 65 708 43,8 69 758 44,0
 including partial time jobs 28 193 18,7 27 117 18,1 26 177 16,5
Non-employee 15 755 10,5 16 091 10,7 17 723 11,2
 including women 5 484 3,6 6 100 4,1 7 082 4,5
 including partial time jobs 1 700 1,1 2 086 1,4 2 574 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 159 486 100,0
Farmer operators 1 858 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 749 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 30 123 18,9
Intermediate professions 44 974 28,2
Employees 44 112 27,7
Workers 29 671 18,6
  • 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 1,6 1,5 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,2 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,0 16,8 18,9
Intermediate professions 26,6 27,8 28,2
Employees 30,3 29,4 27,7
Workers 20,7 19,2 18,6
  • 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 150 750 100,0 150 357 100,0 159 486 100,0 48,4 89,8
Agriculture 5 456 3,6 4 997 3,3 4 743 3,0 33,9 61,1
Industry 16 068 10,7 15 695 10,4 16 808 10,5 26,6 95,5
Construction 10 689 7,1 9 915 6,6 10 646 6,7 11,5 79,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 58 784 39,0 59 103 39,3 66 081 41,4 47,5 87,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 59 752 39,6 60 647 40,3 61 208 38,4 63,0 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 43,6 18,5
Industry 26,1 37,0
Construction 13,1 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,8 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.