Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Region of Bretagne (53)

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 2 018 230 2 023 391 2 046 637
Working age adult in % 71,6 73,1 74,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,7 64,3 67,0
 including unemployed workers in % 6,9 8,8 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,4 26,9 25,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,4 10,8 10,6
 including retirees in % 10,8 9,2 7,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,2 6,9 6,9
  • 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 2 046 637 1 525 744 74,5 1 371 722 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 388 770 161 223 41,5 128 637 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 1 207 435 1 117 378 92,5 1 017 786 84,3
 55 to 64 years old 450 432 247 143 54,9 225 300 50,0
Male 1 025 823 781 819 76,2 707 457 69,0
 15 to 24 years old 202 374 91 604 45,3 73 978 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 603 639 568 164 94,1 521 497 86,4
 55 to 64 years old 219 809 122 050 55,5 111 982 50,9
Female 1 020 815 743 926 72,9 664 265 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 186 396 69 619 37,4 54 658 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 603 795 549 214 91,0 496 288 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 230 623 125 093 54,2 113 318 49,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 67,0
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 7,9
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 6,9
  • 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 1 443 569 1 303 823 1 479 986 1 301 784 1 530 760 1 379 614
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 41 824 41 268 36 431 35 872 31 433 30 990
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 88 841 83 910 92 504 86 458 100 095 95 777
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 179 469 172 941 193 452 184 425 227 207 218 195
 Intermediate professions 342 341 317 519 364 596 332 544 393 673 364 174
 Employees 410 411 363 238 416 585 358 174 409 556 359 856
 Workers 372 787 324 948 364 356 304 311 357 080 310 623
  • 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 139 717 178 004 154 022
Unemployment rate in % 9,7 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,3 26,2 20,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,3 10,5 8,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,5 9,8 8,8
  • 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 20,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
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 1 301 501 1 300 447 1 374 289
Working age adult living in the area 1 313 676 1 314 429 1 388 410
Occupational concentration by industry 99,1 98,9 99,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 55,2 54,6
  • 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 1 301 501 100,0 1 300 447 100,0 1 374 289 100,0
Employee 1 120 545 86,1 1 116 237 85,8 1 179 291 85,8
 including women 555 103 42,7 561 191 43,2 591 246 43,0
 including partial time jobs 219 603 16,9 218 491 16,8 210 248 15,3
Non-employee 180 956 13,9 184 210 14,2 194 999 14,2
 including women 63 899 4,9 67 490 5,2 76 228 5,5
 including partial time jobs 17 338 1,3 21 074 1,6 24 950 1,8
  • 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 1 382 638 100,0
Farmer operators 31 994 2,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 98 695 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 215 283 15,6
Intermediate professions 361 637 26,2
Employees 361 660 26,2
Workers 313 369 22,7
  • 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 3,2 2,8 2,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 6,8 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,9 15,6
Intermediate professions 24,2 25,4 26,2
Employees 27,9 27,6 26,2
Workers 25,1 23,5 22,7
  • 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 1 299 855 100,0 1 299 320 100,0 1 382 638 100,0 48,5 86,7
Agriculture 66 008 5,1 61 395 4,7 56 738 4,1 29,4 43,9
Industry 189 775 14,6 178 533 13,7 184 834 13,4 33,7 93,5
Construction 98 249 7,6 90 175 6,9 95 610 6,9 11,6 77,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 528 585 40,7 538 511 41,4 600 557 43,4 46,3 85,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 417 238 32,1 430 706 33,1 444 899 32,2 68,2 93,3
  • 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 32,7 26,8
Industry 33,7 33,9
Construction 13,5 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 40,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 64,3
  • 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.