Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Rennes (35238)

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 150 995 153 980 160 090
Working age adult in % 65,0 64,9 67,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,1 53,9 57,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,9 11,0 9,7
Economically inactive people in % 35,0 35,1 32,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 23,3 23,9 22,2
 including retirees in % 5,4 4,4 3,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,3 6,7 7,4
  • 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 160 090 107 670 67,3 92 211 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 53 835 18 815 34,9 14 640 27,2
 25 to 54 years old 86 549 76 456 88,3 66 387 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 19 706 12 399 62,9 11 184 56,8
Male 78 346 55 547 70,9 47 850 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 24 986 9 344 37,4 7 249 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 44 144 40 071 90,8 35 083 79,5
 55 to 64 years old 9 216 6 131 66,5 5 518 59,9
Female 81 744 52 123 63,8 44 361 54,3
 15 to 24 years old 28 849 9 470 32,8 7 390 25,6
 25 to 54 years old 42 405 36 385 85,8 31 305 73,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 490 6 268 59,8 5 666 54,0
  • 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 57,6
Unemployed workers 9,7
Retirees 3,2
Pupils, students or interns 22,2
Other economically inactive people 7,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 98 237 84 792 99 962 82 984 108 782 93 913
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 32 28 87 72 53 44
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 415 3 031 3 663 3 335 4 426 4 062
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 23 390 22 377 26 155 24 689 32 130 30 755
 Intermediate professions 25 102 22 391 26 367 22 743 28 501 25 334
 Employees 27 397 23 118 25 938 20 760 25 768 21 179
 Workers 17 645 13 846 15 798 11 385 15 884 12 539
  • 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 13 478 16 958 15 459
Unemployment rate in % 13,7 17,0 14,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,4 27,6 22,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 15,7 13,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 9,4 9,8
  • 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 29,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,5
2 years at university 11,9
3 to 4 years at university 10,6
5 years or more at university 7,6
  • 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 132 132 135 544 152 481
Working age adult living in the area 85 325 83 859 93 235
Occupational concentration by industry 154,9 161,6 163,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,1 54,7 56,3
  • 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 132 132 100,0 135 544 100,0 152 481 100,0
Employee 122 145 92,4 124 164 91,6 137 858 90,4
 including women 66 531 50,4 67 970 50,1 73 318 48,1
 including partial time jobs 26 510 20,1 26 142 19,3 26 868 17,6
Non-employee 9 987 7,6 11 380 8,4 14 623 9,6
 including women 3 609 2,7 4 367 3,2 5 837 3,8
 including partial time jobs 1 376 1,0 1 866 1,4 2 621 1,7
  • 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 153 411 100,0
Farmer operators 134 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 639 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 43 229 28,2
Intermediate professions 46 672 30,4
Employees 38 821 25,3
Workers 17 916 11,7
  • 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 3,5 3,8 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24,4 25,8 28,2
Intermediate professions 28,9 30,0 30,4
Employees 30,0 28,4 25,3
Workers 13,1 12,0 11,7
  • 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 131 010 100,0 135 358 100,0 153 411 100,0 52,0 91,5
Agriculture 434 0,3 338 0,2 280 0,2 38,4 68,1
Industry 7 009 5,4 6 377 4,7 6 383 4,2 32,5 92,8
Construction 4 784 3,7 5 522 4,1 7 687 5,0 14,0 83,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 66 494 50,8 68 348 50,5 80 431 52,4 46,8 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 52 289 39,9 54 772 40,5 58 630 38,2 66,3 95,3
  • 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 35,6 44,4
Industry 31,9 41,2
Construction 15,5 6,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,0 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,6 60,1
  • 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.