Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Lorient (56121)

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 66 226 63 995 62 984
Working age adult in % 67,9 70,0 70,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,9 58,9 61,4
 including unemployed workers in % 9,0 11,1 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,1 30,0 29,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,3 11,2 10,7
 including retirees in % 11,1 9,2 8,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,7 9,7 10,7
  • 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 62 984 44 446 70,6 38 675 61,4
 15 to 24 years old 12 517 5 118 40,9 3 963 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 35 890 31 604 88,1 27 768 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 14 577 7 723 53,0 6 945 47,6
Male 31 559 22 617 71,7 19 856 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 6 738 2 886 42,8 2 241 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 17 929 16 083 89,7 14 326 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 6 891 3 648 52,9 3 290 47,7
Female 31 426 21 829 69,5 18 819 59,9
 15 to 24 years old 5 779 2 232 38,6 1 722 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 17 961 15 521 86,4 13 442 74,8
 55 to 64 years old 7 686 4 076 53,0 3 655 47,6
  • 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 61,4
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 8,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,7
Other economically inactive people 10,7
  • 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 44 840 38 863 44 527 37 561 44 715 39 186
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 200 197 195 183 179 172
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 709 2 495 2 999 2 741 3 270 3 096
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 223 5 953 6 534 6 250 7 526 7 228
 Intermediate professions 11 290 10 281 11 360 10 230 11 557 10 486
 Employees 13 538 11 484 13 004 10 606 12 119 10 211
 Workers 10 429 8 452 9 905 7 551 9 498 7 993
  • 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 5 947 7 077 5 770
Unemployment rate in % 13,2 15,8 13,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,3 29,9 22,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,9 14,3 12,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 12,5 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 24,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 9,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,5
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 49 888 49 041 51 208
Working age adult living in the area 39 295 38 054 39 214
Occupational concentration by industry 127,0 128,9 130,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,8 51,0 49,7
  • 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 49 888 100,0 49 041 100,0 51 208 100,0
Employee 44 344 88,9 42 958 87,6 44 409 86,7
 including women 22 005 44,1 21 596 44,0 22 606 44,1
 including partial time jobs 8 549 17,1 8 221 16,8 7 917 15,5
Non-employee 5 544 11,1 6 083 12,4 6 799 13,3
 including women 2 092 4,2 2 504 5,1 2 967 5,8
 including partial time jobs 615 1,2 801 1,6 985 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 51 355 100,0
Farmer operators 184 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 814 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 021 17,6
Intermediate professions 14 830 28,9
Employees 14 263 27,8
Workers 9 242 18,0
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,5 7,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 15,7 17,6
Intermediate professions 27,1 28,2 28,9
Employees 31,0 30,4 27,8
Workers 21,1 18,8 18,0
  • 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 49 529 100,0 48 476 100,0 51 355 100,0 49,6 87,4
Agriculture 558 1,1 585 1,2 517 1,0 25,8 64,4
Industry 6 448 13,0 5 787 11,9 6 116 11,9 26,6 92,8
Construction 3 184 6,4 2 768 5,7 3 270 6,4 12,1 75,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 20 702 41,8 20 478 42,2 21 445 41,8 48,3 83,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 637 37,6 18 858 38,9 20 007 39,0 64,9 92,8
  • 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 27,7 22,5
Industry 26,1 32,6
Construction 13,9 6,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 43,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,0 63,8
  • 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.