Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 inter-communality metropolis of 7344 Brest Métropole (242900314)

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 139 601 138 677 138 522
Working age adult in % 68,2 69,2 70,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,6 58,7 61,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,5 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 31,8 30,8 29,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,8 15,6 15,4
 including retirees in % 8,7 7,2 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,3 8,0 8,3
  • 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 138 522 97 318 70,3 85 436 61,7
 15 to 24 years old 35 773 13 755 38,5 10 727 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 78 219 70 085 89,6 62 477 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 24 531 13 478 54,9 12 232 49,9
Male 70 420 50 720 72,0 44 732 63,5
 15 to 24 years old 18 369 7 448 40,5 5 910 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 40 239 36 720 91,3 32 892 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 11 812 6 552 55,5 5 930 50,2
Female 68 102 46 598 68,4 40 704 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 17 403 6 307 36,2 4 817 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 37 980 33 365 87,9 29 585 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 12 719 6 925 54,5 6 302 49,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,7
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 15,4
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 94 965 82 974 95 951 81 481 97 334 86 196
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 267 255 314 292 237 229
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 801 3 479 3 848 3 504 3 974 3 759
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 367 15 826 17 215 16 503 20 395 19 738
 Intermediate professions 23 998 22 132 25 000 22 658 26 445 24 520
 Employees 30 071 25 574 29 158 24 174 27 683 23 808
 Workers 19 513 15 709 18 966 14 350 17 157 14 141
  • 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 12 015 14 533 11 883
Unemployment rate in % 12,6 15,1 12,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,9 27,6 22,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,1 13,6 10,9
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 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,0
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 106 637 105 773 112 546
Working age adult living in the area 83 620 82 069 86 297
Occupational concentration by industry 127,5 128,9 130,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,5 55,2 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 106 637 100,0 105 773 100,0 112 546 100,0
Employee 98 347 92,2 97 161 91,9 102 653 91,2
 including women 46 391 43,5 46 467 43,9 49 654 44,1
 including partial time jobs 19 450 18,2 18 760 17,7 18 412 16,4
Non-employee 8 291 7,8 8 612 8,1 9 893 8,8
 including women 3 033 2,8 3 401 3,2 4 043 3,6
 including partial time jobs 963 0,9 1 216 1,1 1 631 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 112 411 100,0
Farmer operators 321 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 795 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 803 22,1
Intermediate professions 33 513 29,8
Employees 31 416 27,9
Workers 17 563 15,6
  • 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 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 4,1 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,7 19,6 22,1
Intermediate professions 28,3 29,5 29,8
Employees 30,8 29,8 27,9
Workers 18,1 16,7 15,6
  • 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 106 285 100,0 105 683 100,0 112 411 100,0 47,9 92,1
Agriculture 1 163 1,1 1 176 1,1 1 164 1,0 42,9 74,5
Industry 10 919 10,3 10 679 10,1 10 848 9,6 22,3 96,6
Construction 6 268 5,9 5 636 5,3 6 103 5,4 11,6 82,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 42 297 39,8 42 070 39,8 47 980 42,7 47,2 89,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 45 637 42,9 46 124 43,6 46 316 41,2 59,5 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 49,8 22,6
Industry 21,7 36,4
Construction 12,8 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 37,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 59,4 61,5
  • 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.