Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Lorient (5309)

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 139 026 136 825 136 385
Working age adult in % 69,3 71,3 72,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,2 61,1 64,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 10,2 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,7 28,7 27,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,9 9,4
 including retirees in % 11,9 10,1 8,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,1 8,7 9,2
  • 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 136 385 99 035 72,6 87 764 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 24 091 10 180 42,3 7 934 32,9
 25 to 54 years old 79 539 71 840 90,3 64 467 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 32 755 17 015 51,9 15 363 46,9
Male 68 282 50 419 73,8 45 032 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 12 923 5 810 45,0 4 567 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 39 528 36 454 92,2 33 058 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 15 831 8 156 51,5 7 408 46,8
Female 68 103 48 616 71,4 42 732 62,7
 15 to 24 years old 11 169 4 371 39,1 3 367 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 40 010 35 386 88,4 31 410 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 16 924 8 859 52,3 7 955 47,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 64,4
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 8,8
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 9,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 96 136 84 857 97 438 83 481 99 212 88 554
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 160 1 132 989 959 853 826
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 987 5 608 6 104 5 620 6 956 6 637
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 668 10 259 11 739 11 177 13 948 13 420
 Intermediate professions 23 193 21 343 24 756 22 461 26 274 24 212
 Employees 29 139 25 229 28 718 24 069 27 765 24 077
 Workers 25 216 21 286 24 185 19 195 22 494 19 381
  • 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 11 257 13 955 11 271
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 14,3 11,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,4 31,0 22,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,7 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,4 9,7
  • 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 23,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
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 85 257 85 594 89 288
Working age adult living in the area 85 623 84 341 88 787
Occupational concentration by industry 99,6 101,5 100,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,4 52,7 51,7
  • 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 85 257 100,0 85 594 100,0 89 288 100,0
Employee 74 402 87,3 74 148 86,6 76 750 86,0
 including women 36 514 42,8 36 699 42,9 38 202 42,8
 including partial time jobs 14 509 17,0 14 311 16,7 13 608 15,2
Non-employee 10 855 12,7 11 446 13,4 12 538 14,0
 including women 3 995 4,7 4 488 5,2 5 338 6,0
 including partial time jobs 1 129 1,3 1 343 1,6 1 737 1,9
  • 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 89 665 100,0
Farmer operators 834 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 967 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 884 14,4
Intermediate professions 24 720 27,6
Employees 24 810 27,7
Workers 19 450 21,7
  • 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 1,4 1,2 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 6,9 7,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,0 13,1 14,4
Intermediate professions 25,3 26,9 27,6
Employees 29,8 29,1 27,7
Workers 24,8 22,9 21,7
  • 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 84 844 100,0 84 750 100,0 89 665 100,0 48,9 86,9
Agriculture 1 999 2,4 1 796 2,1 1 624 1,8 30,6 48,1
Industry 12 800 15,1 12 589 14,9 12 638 14,1 32,1 93,2
Construction 7 086 8,4 6 128 7,2 7 482 8,3 12,3 78,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 244 40,4 34 122 40,3 36 452 40,7 48,2 83,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 715 33,8 30 116 35,5 31 469 35,1 65,9 92,3
  • 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 35,6 26,0
Industry 32,3 30,0
Construction 14,2 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 45,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,9 65,8
  • 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.