Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 97 084 95 986 95 440
Working age adult in % 67,9 67,9 68,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,8 55,9 58,6
 including unemployed workers in % 10,1 12,0 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 32,1 32,1 31,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 15,7 17,0 17,2
 including retirees in % 7,4 6,1 4,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,0 9,0 9,5
  • 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 95 440 65 234 68,4 55 902 58,6
 15 to 24 years old 27 968 11 038 39,5 8 573 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 52 882 46 254 87,5 40 247 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 590 7 942 54,4 7 082 48,5
Male 48 807 34 497 70,7 29 807 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 14 080 5 869 41,7 4 685 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 27 730 24 702 89,1 21 638 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 6 996 3 926 56,1 3 484 49,8
Female 46 633 30 737 65,9 26 095 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 13 887 5 169 37,2 3 887 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 25 151 21 552 85,7 18 610 74,0
 55 to 64 years old 7 594 4 016 52,9 3 598 47,4
  • 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 58,6
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 4,9
Pupils, students or interns 17,2
Other economically inactive people 9,5
  • 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 65 882 56 128 65 157 53 654 65 368 56 563
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 43 39 82 63 51 46
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 416 2 153 2 423 2 152 2 411 2 259
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 883 10 467 11 135 10 604 13 177 12 678
 Intermediate professions 15 649 14 233 16 167 14 427 16 824 15 365
 Employees 21 709 18 027 20 543 16 598 19 450 16 390
 Workers 14 363 11 208 13 588 9 811 12 252 9 825
  • 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 9 782 11 498 9 332
Unemployment rate in % 14,8 17,6 14,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,8 27,6 22,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,6 16,4 13,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 11,6 10,8
  • 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 33,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,8
2 years at university 10,3
3 to 4 years at university 9,9
5 years or more at university 7,5
  • 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 82 332 80 139 83 116
Working age adult living in the area 56 427 54 093 56 442
Occupational concentration by industry 145,9 148,2 147,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 55,3 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 82 332 100,0 80 139 100,0 83 116 100,0
Employee 76 312 92,7 73 899 92,2 76 202 91,7
 including women 35 825 43,5 35 124 43,8 36 755 44,2
 including partial time jobs 15 023 18,2 14 236 17,8 13 781 16,6
Non-employee 6 021 7,3 6 240 7,8 6 913 8,3
 including women 2 232 2,7 2 485 3,1 2 765 3,3
 including partial time jobs 707 0,9 886 1,1 1 183 1,4
  • 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 82 412 100,0
Farmer operators 54 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 394 4,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 535 21,3
Intermediate professions 25 270 30,7
Employees 24 210 29,4
Workers 11 948 14,5
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,6 4,0 4,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,5 19,3 21,3
Intermediate professions 28,7 30,6 30,7
Employees 31,9 30,7 29,4
Workers 17,1 15,3 14,5
  • 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 82 295 100,0 80 041 100,0 82 412 100,0 47,9 92,6
Agriculture 278 0,3 279 0,3 229 0,3 45,6 80,8
Industry 8 712 10,6 8 283 10,3 8 011 9,7 20,7 96,8
Construction 3 933 4,8 3 503 4,4 3 881 4,7 9,1 80,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 31 077 37,8 29 139 36,4 32 053 38,9 47,9 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 38 296 46,5 38 837 48,5 38 238 46,4 57,6 96,1
  • 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 51,9 19,1
Industry 20,3 33,5
Construction 10,2 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 57,6 56,9
  • 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.