Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Brest (5302)

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 256 078 255 111 255 269
Working age adult in % 70,2 71,5 72,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,9 62,4 65,4
 including unemployed workers in % 7,3 9,1 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 29,8 28,5 27,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 12,7 12,7
 including retirees in % 10,0 8,6 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 7,2 7,1
  • 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 255 269 186 086 72,9 166 863 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 54 660 21 168 38,7 16 754 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 149 131 136 887 91,8 124 626 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 51 478 28 031 54,5 25 483 49,5
Male 129 537 96 337 74,4 86 924 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 28 587 11 903 41,6 9 568 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 75 686 70 676 93,4 64 811 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 25 264 13 757 54,5 12 545 49,7
Female 125 733 89 749 71,4 79 938 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 26 073 9 264 35,5 7 186 27,6
 25 to 54 years old 73 446 66 211 90,1 59 815 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 26 214 14 274 54,5 12 938 49,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,4
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 12,7
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 179 846 161 295 182 476 159 249 186 128 167 674
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 674 2 629 2 606 2 541 2 004 1 985
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 458 7 918 8 968 8 362 9 682 9 243
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 26 341 25 532 27 841 26 720 32 378 31 323
 Intermediate professions 45 632 42 550 48 070 44 160 50 748 47 358
 Employees 55 554 48 713 54 472 46 379 53 028 46 429
 Workers 39 947 33 954 38 605 31 088 36 474 31 337
  • 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 18 646 23 256 19 223
Unemployment rate in % 10,4 12,8 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,1 27,0 20,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,9 11,1 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 10,5 9,1
  • 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 25,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 161 705 160 495 168 525
Working age adult living in the area 162 025 160 399 168 483
Occupational concentration by industry 99,8 100,1 100,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,2 55,8 55,3
  • 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 161 705 100,0 160 495 100,0 168 525 100,0
Employee 144 455 89,3 142 821 89,0 149 225 88,5
 including women 68 923 42,6 69 059 43,0 72 833 43,2
 including partial time jobs 29 641 18,3 28 505 17,8 27 370 16,2
Non-employee 17 250 10,7 17 674 11,0 19 300 11,5
 including women 6 033 3,7 6 722 4,2 7 764 4,6
 including partial time jobs 1 853 1,1 2 314 1,4 2 833 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 169 347 100,0
Farmer operators 2 101 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 582 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 31 381 18,5
Intermediate professions 47 510 28,1
Employees 47 217 27,9
Workers 31 557 18,6
  • 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 1,7 1,6 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,4 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,7 16,6 18,5
Intermediate professions 26,4 27,6 28,1
Employees 30,3 29,4 27,9
Workers 20,9 19,5 18,6
  • 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 161 669 100,0 161 111 100,0 169 347 100,0 47,8 89,5
Agriculture 5 997 3,7 5 558 3,4 5 114 3,0 33,4 59,5
Industry 17 960 11,1 17 405 10,8 18 396 10,9 25,8 95,4
Construction 11 383 7,0 10 531 6,5 11 124 6,6 11,5 79,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 61 703 38,2 62 083 38,5 69 174 40,8 47,6 87,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 64 626 40,0 65 534 40,7 65 540 38,7 61,4 94,2
  • 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 43,5 18,6
Industry 25,2 38,5
Construction 13,4 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 61,0 67,1
  • 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.