Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Rennes (35701)

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 233 720 244 276 254 853
Working age adult in % 67,9 68,3 70,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,2 58,7 61,7
 including unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,7 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 32,1 31,7 29,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 19,7 20,0 18,5
 including retirees in % 6,6 5,4 4,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,9 6,3 7,0
  • 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 254 853 179 298 70,4 157 208 61,7
 15 to 24 years old 73 727 26 614 36,1 21 010 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 143 595 129 184 90,0 114 520 79,8
 55 to 64 years old 37 531 23 500 62,6 21 678 57,8
Male 125 496 91 484 72,9 80 729 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 35 414 13 512 38,2 10 704 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 72 324 66 343 91,7 59 267 81,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 758 11 629 65,5 10 759 60,6
Female 129 357 87 813 67,9 76 479 59,1
 15 to 24 years old 38 313 13 102 34,2 10 307 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 71 271 62 840 88,2 55 253 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 19 773 11 871 60,0 10 919 55,2
  • 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 8,7
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 18,5
Other economically inactive people 7,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 158 758 140 820 166 826 143 112 182 849 161 310
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 385 381 462 446 328 320
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 175 5 707 6 666 6 152 8 027 7 495
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 38 059 36 646 42 053 40 052 52 116 50 075
 Intermediate professions 42 867 38 885 46 514 41 153 49 395 44 616
 Employees 43 193 37 515 43 390 36 146 43 930 37 231
 Workers 26 558 21 686 25 244 19 163 26 430 21 574
  • 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 17 900 23 630 22 090
Unemployment rate in % 11,3 14,2 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,8 25,9 21,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,9 12,9 11,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 5,9 8,0 7,8
  • 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 27,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,4
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 9,2
5 years or more at university 7,1
  • 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 212 283 216 698 242 731
Working age adult living in the area 141 574 144 537 158 796
Occupational concentration by industry 149,9 149,9 152,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,3 56,9 57,8
  • 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 212 283 100,0 216 698 100,0 242 731 100,0
Employee 196 337 92,5 198 685 91,7 220 672 90,9
 including women 97 359 45,9 99 941 46,1 109 382 45,1
 including partial time jobs 38 424 18,1 38 292 17,7 39 132 16,1
Non-employee 15 946 7,5 18 013 8,3 22 059 9,1
 including women 5 548 2,6 6 632 3,1 8 705 3,6
 including partial time jobs 2 007 0,9 2 685 1,2 3 567 1,5
  • 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 245 476 100,0
Farmer operators 496 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 403 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 67 717 27,6
Intermediate professions 72 237 29,4
Employees 60 076 24,5
Workers 34 548 14,1
  • 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 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,5 3,9 4,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23,0 24,8 27,6
Intermediate professions 28,2 29,4 29,4
Employees 27,7 26,7 24,5
Workers 17,3 15,1 14,1
  • 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 210 321 100,0 216 487 100,0 245 476 100,0 48,7 91,8
Agriculture 1 265 0,6 1 165 0,5 1 006 0,4 33,9 57,7
Industry 19 664 9,3 15 965 7,4 15 282 6,2 30,3 95,0
Construction 10 481 5,0 10 966 5,1 12 459 5,1 15,3 85,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 107 786 51,2 113 749 52,5 135 438 55,2 44,1 90,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 71 125 33,8 74 641 34,5 81 292 33,1 64,9 94,6
  • 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 36,3 30,6
Industry 29,8 40,4
Construction 17,0 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,0 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,2 59,9
  • 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.