Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Lorient (561)

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 189 212 187 540 187 476
Working age adult in % 69,7 72,1 73,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,7 61,9 65,2
 including unemployed workers in % 7,9 10,2 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,3 27,9 26,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,2 9,4 9,1
 including retirees in % 12,3 10,3 9,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,8 8,3 8,5
  • 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 187 476 137 537 73,4 122 267 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 31 566 13 215 41,9 10 322 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 109 900 100 310 91,3 90 351 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 46 009 24 012 52,2 21 594 46,9
Male 93 314 69 562 74,5 62 300 66,8
 15 to 24 years old 16 901 7 592 44,9 5 975 35,4
 25 to 54 years old 54 355 50 507 92,9 45 945 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 22 058 11 463 52,0 10 379 47,1
Female 94 163 67 975 72,2 59 967 63,7
 15 to 24 years old 14 665 5 623 38,3 4 347 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 55 546 49 802 89,7 44 405 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 23 952 12 550 52,4 11 215 46,8
  • 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 65,2
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 9,1
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 8,5
  • 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 131 592 116 707 134 713 115 618 137 925 123 200
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 834 1 786 1 630 1 580 1 387 1 360
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 9 737 9 141 9 819 9 051 10 988 10 535
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 151 13 575 16 110 15 280 18 833 17 980
 Intermediate professions 31 546 28 965 33 925 30 642 36 041 33 115
 Employees 39 620 34 411 39 667 33 034 38 799 33 629
 Workers 33 779 28 829 32 357 26 031 30 774 26 580
  • 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 15 016 19 103 15 271
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 14,1 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,5 30,9 21,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 12,5 9,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,7 10,1
  • 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 21,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,9
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,8
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 113 677 113 948 119 269
Working age adult living in the area 117 576 117 206 123 847
Occupational concentration by industry 96,7 97,2 96,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,2 52,7 51,5
  • 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 113 677 100,0 113 948 100,0 119 269 100,0
Employee 97 266 85,6 96 705 84,9 100 177 84,0
 including women 48 352 42,5 48 676 42,7 50 497 42,3
 including partial time jobs 19 096 16,8 19 019 16,7 18 033 15,1
Non-employee 16 411 14,4 17 243 15,1 19 091 16,0
 including women 5 968 5,3 6 710 5,9 8 032 6,7
 including partial time jobs 1 710 1,5 2 033 1,8 2 633 2,2
  • 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 120 069 100,0
Farmer operators 1 347 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 844 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 425 13,7
Intermediate professions 31 897 26,6
Employees 33 410 27,8
Workers 26 146 21,8
  • 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 1,4 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 8,2 9,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,2 12,5 13,7
Intermediate professions 24,4 26,0 26,6
Employees 29,9 29,1 27,8
Workers 24,8 22,8 21,8
  • 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 114 049 100,0 112 806 100,0 120 069 100,0 49,3 85,0
Agriculture 3 216 2,8 2 937 2,6 2 724 2,3 29,1 49,5
Industry 16 623 14,6 16 326 14,5 16 428 13,7 33,0 91,5
Construction 9 852 8,6 8 417 7,5 9 978 8,3 12,5 74,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 47 366 41,5 46 820 41,5 50 763 42,3 48,9 81,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 36 992 32,4 38 306 34,0 40 176 33,5 67,1 91,4
  • 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 31,5 26,8
Industry 33,3 29,6
Construction 14,4 7,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,5 46,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,4 64,2
  • 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.