Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Brest (29701)

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 135 024 133 916 133 640
Working age adult in % 68,1 69,1 70,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,4 58,5 61,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,8 10,6 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,9 30,9 29,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,9 15,7 15,6
 including retirees in % 8,6 7,1 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,4 8,1 8,4
  • 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 133 640 93 625 70,1 81 997 61,4
 15 to 24 years old 34 841 13 372 38,4 10 425 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 75 379 67 432 89,5 59 970 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 23 420 12 820 54,7 11 603 49,5
Male 67 973 48 833 71,8 42 975 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 17 880 7 212 40,3 5 729 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 38 830 35 386 91,1 31 615 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 11 263 6 235 55,4 5 631 50,0
Female 65 666 44 792 68,2 39 022 59,4
 15 to 24 years old 16 961 6 161 36,3 4 696 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 36 549 32 046 87,7 28 355 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 12 157 6 585 54,2 5 972 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 61,4
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 15,6
Other economically inactive people 8,4
  • 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 91 858 80 069 92 435 78 260 93 639 82 726
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 263 251 269 247 237 229
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 672 3 354 3 763 3 424 3 831 3 626
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 870 15 353 16 725 16 033 19 819 19 167
 Intermediate professions 23 141 21 303 24 016 21 714 25 351 23 455
 Employees 29 018 24 617 27 968 23 098 26 591 22 787
 Workers 18 951 15 191 18 285 13 744 16 409 13 462
  • 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 11 827 14 224 11 627
Unemployment rate in % 12,9 15,4 12,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,9 27,6 22,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,4 13,9 11,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,8 9,5
  • 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 31,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 104 926 103 957 110 683
Working age adult living in the area 80 643 78 911 82 836
Occupational concentration by industry 130,1 131,7 133,6
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 104 926 100,0 103 957 100,0 110 683 100,0
Employee 96 842 92,3 95 566 91,9 101 055 91,3
 including women 45 584 43,4 45 617 43,9 48 785 44,1
 including partial time jobs 19 101 18,2 18 431 17,7 18 088 16,3
Non-employee 8 084 7,7 8 391 8,1 9 628 8,7
 including women 2 949 2,8 3 302 3,2 3 920 3,5
 including partial time jobs 937 0,9 1 187 1,1 1 590 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 110 416 100,0
Farmer operators 310 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 659 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24 621 22,3
Intermediate professions 32 933 29,8
Employees 30 801 27,9
Workers 17 092 15,5
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 4,1 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,9 19,8 22,3
Intermediate professions 28,3 29,6 29,8
Employees 30,8 29,7 27,9
Workers 17,9 16,5 15,5
  • 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 104 675 100,0 103 876 100,0 110 416 100,0 47,8 92,2
Agriculture 1 113 1,1 1 068 1,0 1 111 1,0 41,4 73,4
Industry 10 789 10,3 10 551 10,2 10 716 9,7 22,1 96,6
Construction 5 987 5,7 5 334 5,1 5 764 5,2 11,2 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 41 774 39,9 41 504 40,0 47 363 42,9 47,2 89,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 45 013 43,0 45 418 43,7 45 462 41,2 59,3 95,5
  • 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 48,3 22,3
Industry 21,6 36,2
Construction 12,4 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 37,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 59,2 61,1
  • 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.