Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Lorient (56601)

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 77 586 74 318 73 901
Working age adult in % 68,0 69,8 70,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,2 58,5 61,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,9 11,4 9,3
Economically inactive people in % 32,0 30,2 29,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 10,9 10,4
 including retirees in % 10,9 9,3 8,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,0 10,0 10,9
  • 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 73 901 52 127 70,5 45 227 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 14 670 6 209 42,3 4 837 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 42 122 36 967 87,8 32 372 76,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 110 8 951 52,3 8 018 46,9
Male 37 051 26 680 72,0 23 304 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 7 904 3 561 45,0 2 781 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 21 088 18 945 89,8 16 785 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 8 059 4 175 51,8 3 739 46,4
Female 36 850 25 446 69,1 21 922 59,5
 15 to 24 years old 6 766 2 648 39,1 2 056 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 21 033 18 022 85,7 15 587 74,1
 55 to 64 years old 9 051 4 776 52,8 4 279 47,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,2
Unemployed workers 9,3
Retirees 8,1
Pupils, students or interns 10,4
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • 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 52 750 45 826 51 782 43 360 52 263 45 729
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 162 155 130 116 169 158
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 124 2 891 3 180 2 924 3 577 3 394
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 704 6 435 7 127 6 790 8 265 7 921
 Intermediate professions 13 012 11 944 13 204 11 877 13 530 12 320
 Employees 16 365 13 893 15 434 12 566 14 826 12 589
 Workers 12 859 10 506 12 056 9 087 11 268 9 345
  • 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 6 900 8 442 6 900
Unemployment rate in % 13,1 16,3 13,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,1 31,1 22,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,8 14,8 12,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,3 12,1 10,4
  • 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 25,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,8
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
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 62 107 61 225 64 512
Working age adult living in the area 46 192 43 851 45 823
Occupational concentration by industry 134,5 139,6 140,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,0 51,1 50,1
  • 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 62 107 100,0 61 225 100,0 64 512 100,0
Employee 55 737 89,7 54 539 89,1 56 941 88,3
 including women 26 692 43,0 26 355 43,0 27 874 43,2
 including partial time jobs 10 450 16,8 10 001 16,3 9 703 15,0
Non-employee 6 369 10,3 6 686 10,9 7 571 11,7
 including women 2 295 3,7 2 665 4,4 3 232 5,0
 including partial time jobs 688 1,1 812 1,3 1 078 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 64 455 100,0
Farmer operators 164 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 322 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 558 16,4
Intermediate professions 19 008 29,5
Employees 18 146 28,2
Workers 12 256 19,0
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 5,8 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,3 14,6 16,4
Intermediate professions 27,2 28,9 29,5
Employees 30,5 29,6 28,2
Workers 22,9 20,8 19,0
  • 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 61 606 100,0 60 391 100,0 64 455 100,0 48,4 89,0
Agriculture 608 1,0 581 1,0 546 0,8 28,9 70,8
Industry 8 503 13,8 7 835 13,0 8 117 12,6 27,6 93,7
Construction 4 368 7,1 3 683 6,1 4 493 7,0 13,5 78,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 350 42,8 26 104 43,2 27 449 42,6 47,7 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 21 778 35,3 22 189 36,7 23 851 37,0 63,2 93,5
  • 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 29,0 28,8
Industry 27,7 27,3
Construction 15,2 7,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 44,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,2 62,7
  • 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.