Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Brest (29019)

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 149 298 148 195 148 089
Working age adult in % 68,5 69,5 70,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,1 59,3 62,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,2 8,4
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 30,5 29,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,4 15,2 15,0
 including retirees in % 8,9 7,5 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,2 7,8 8,1
  • 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 148 089 104 568 70,6 92 174 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 37 005 14 106 38,1 11 022 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 84 041 75 619 90,0 67 681 80,5
 55 to 64 years old 27 043 14 843 54,9 13 472 49,8
Male 75 187 54 366 72,3 48 145 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 18 996 7 647 40,3 6 081 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 43 087 39 481 91,6 35 500 82,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 103 7 238 55,2 6 564 50,1
Female 72 902 50 202 68,9 44 029 60,4
 15 to 24 years old 18 009 6 460 35,9 4 941 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 40 954 36 137 88,2 32 181 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 939 7 605 54,6 6 907 49,6
  • 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 62,2
Unemployed workers 8,4
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 15,0
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 102 299 89 902 103 005 87 740 104 516 92 766
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 555 539 501 478 377 369
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 365 4 018 4 471 4 088 4 617 4 392
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 656 17 083 18 690 17 895 21 991 21 254
 Intermediate professions 25 945 23 968 26 781 24 272 28 363 26 286
 Employees 31 892 27 318 30 864 25 648 29 425 25 304
 Workers 20 904 16 976 20 212 15 358 18 303 15 160
  • 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 12 533 15 174 12 394
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 14,7 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,7 27,7 21,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 13,2 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,7 9,2
  • 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 30,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,6
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
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 109 817 108 975 115 613
Working age adult living in the area 90 208 88 543 93 146
Occupational concentration by industry 121,7 123,1 124,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,7 55,4 54,9
  • 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 109 817 100,0 108 975 100,0 115 613 100,0
Employee 100 727 91,7 99 554 91,4 104 949 90,8
 including women 47 483 43,2 47 600 43,7 50 746 43,9
 including partial time jobs 20 067 18,3 19 317 17,7 18 949 16,4
Non-employee 9 090 8,3 9 421 8,6 10 663 9,2
 including women 3 286 3,0 3 675 3,4 4 317 3,7
 including partial time jobs 1 053 1,0 1 311 1,2 1 729 1,5
  • 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 115 586 100,0
Farmer operators 472 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 218 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 389 22,0
Intermediate professions 34 069 29,5
Employees 32 177 27,8
Workers 18 260 15,8
  • 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 0,6 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,4 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,6 19,5 22,0
Intermediate professions 28,0 29,2 29,5
Employees 30,7 29,6 27,8
Workers 18,1 16,7 15,8
  • 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 109 567 100,0 109 012 100,0 115 586 100,0 47,8 91,7
Agriculture 1 699 1,6 1 589 1,5 1 561 1,4 40,4 70,1
Industry 11 127 10,2 10 802 9,9 10 938 9,5 22,4 96,4
Construction 6 558 6,0 5 803 5,3 6 479 5,6 11,0 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 492 39,7 43 317 39,7 48 969 42,4 47,0 89,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 46 691 42,6 47 500 43,6 47 638 41,2 59,6 95,2
  • 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 48,1 22,5
Industry 21,8 38,5
Construction 12,2 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 37,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 59,5 62,3
  • 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.