Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality 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 37 896 36 943 36 739
Working age adult in % 68,9 70,1 69,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,1 56,9 58,5
 including unemployed workers in % 10,9 13,2 11,2
Economically inactive people in % 31,1 29,9 30,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,7 12,7 12,1
 including retirees in % 8,5 6,8 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 10,4 12,1
  • 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 36 739 25 607 69,7 21 482 58,5
 15 to 24 years old 8 432 3 601 42,7 2 759 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 21 300 18 281 85,8 15 458 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 006 3 724 53,2 3 265 46,6
Male 18 379 13 199 71,8 11 199 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 4 426 1 972 44,6 1 494 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 10 769 9 525 88,5 8 220 76,3
 55 to 64 years old 3 184 1 702 53,5 1 485 46,6
Female 18 360 12 408 67,6 10 284 56,0
 15 to 24 years old 4 006 1 629 40,7 1 265 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 10 532 8 756 83,1 7 239 68,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 823 2 023 52,9 1 780 46,6
  • 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 58,5
Unemployed workers 11,2
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 12,1
  • 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 26 111 21 989 25 918 21 033 25 737 21 801
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 36 36 28 16 17 14
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 377 1 237 1 476 1 342 1 619 1 528
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 312 3 124 3 547 3 354 4 098 3 896
 Intermediate professions 6 317 5 747 6 272 5 570 6 533 5 776
 Employees 8 149 6 705 7 782 6 090 7 022 5 757
 Workers 6 578 5 138 6 419 4 660 5 999 4 831
  • 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 4 122 4 890 4 125
Unemployment rate in % 15,8 18,9 16,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,0 30,5 23,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,5 17,6 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,5 13,9 12,3
  • 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 29,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,9
2 years at university 12,6
3 to 4 years at university 10,0
5 years or more at university 8,0
  • 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 35 992 34 279 36 270
Working age adult living in the area 22 151 21 173 21 735
Occupational concentration by industry 162,5 161,9 166,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,0 53,5 52,2
  • 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 35 992 100,0 34 279 100,0 36 270 100,0
Employee 32 429 90,1 30 472 88,9 31 837 87,8
 including women 16 163 44,9 15 565 45,4 16 537 45,6
 including partial time jobs 6 279 17,4 6 003 17,5 5 789 16,0
Non-employee 3 564 9,9 3 807 11,1 4 433 12,2
 including women 1 305 3,6 1 552 4,5 1 838 5,1
 including partial time jobs 382 1,1 502 1,5 627 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 36 280 100,0
Farmer operators 35 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 535 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 833 18,8
Intermediate professions 10 501 28,9
Employees 9 910 27,3
Workers 6 466 17,8
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 6,0 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,4 16,8 18,8
Intermediate professions 27,4 28,3 28,9
Employees 31,0 29,7 27,3
Workers 20,4 19,0 17,8
  • 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 35 657 100,0 33 798 100,0 36 280 100,0 50,8 88,4
Agriculture 307 0,9 305 0,9 258 0,7 22,7 86,5
Industry 4 936 13,8 4 343 12,9 4 497 12,4 27,0 93,6
Construction 1 907 5,3 1 730 5,1 2 278 6,3 11,0 74,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 15 466 43,4 14 793 43,8 15 363 42,3 49,8 84,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 13 041 36,6 12 627 37,4 13 884 38,3 66,6 93,8
  • 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 24,7 9,4
Industry 26,8 30,0
Construction 12,7 6,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,1 43,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,9 61,4
  • 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.