Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Brest (032)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 235 236 235 369 238 070
Working age adult in % 70,6 71,4 73,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,8 62,2 66,2
 Unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,2 7,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,4 28,6 26,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,5 13,4 12,7
 Retirees in % 9,6 8,0 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,2 7,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2022
Sex and age Population Active people Activity rate in % Working people Employment rate in %
Altogether 238 070 174 723 73,4 157 682 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 52 364 20 863 39,8 16 744 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 139 029 127 617 91,8 116 805 84,0
 55 to 64 years old 46 677 26 244 56,2 24 133 51,7
Male 120 701 90 154 74,7 81 691 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 27 195 11 457 42,1 9 290 34,2
 25 to 54 years old 70 665 65 902 93,3 60 632 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 22 840 12 795 56,0 11 769 51,5
Female 117 370 84 569 72,1 75 991 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 25 169 9 406 37,4 7 455 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 68 364 61 715 90,3 56 173 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 23 837 13 449 56,4 12 364 51,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,2
Unemployed workers 7,2
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 12,7
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
Socioprofessional group 2011 including working people 2016 including working people 2022 including working people
Altogether 166 372 147 989 168 345 146 533 174 503 158 300
including farmer operators 1 965 1 929 2 097 2 030 1 367 1 359
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 738 7 194 7 962 7 424 8 402 8 094
including managers and higher intellectual professions 25 262 24 452 26 842 25 694 33 442 32 441
including intermediate professions 43 333 40 236 45 036 41 307 48 618 45 695
including employees 50 805 44 152 49 938 42 498 47 935 42 234
including workers 35 977 30 026 34 409 27 580 33 017 28 477
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 18 349 21 640 17 041
Unemployment rate in % 11,1 12,9 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,1 27,4 19,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,2 8,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,6 10,3 8,0
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 18,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,1
2 years at university 6,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 149 373 149 244 161 464
Working age adult living in the area 148 534 147 614 159 315
Occupational concentration by industry 100,6 101,1 101,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 55,9 56,0
  • 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 149 373 100,0 149 244 100,0 161 464 100,0
Employee 133 875 89,6 133 466 89,4 143 524 88,9
 including women 65 111 43,6 65 866 44,1 70 935 43,9
 including part time jobs 27 661 18,5 26 722 17,9 25 538 15,8
Non-employee 15 498 10,4 15 778 10,6 17 939 11,1
 including women 5 483 3,7 6 077 4,1 7 338 4,5
 including part time jobs 1 753 1,2 2 097 1,4 2 600 1,6
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 162 012 100,0
Farmer operators 1 485 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 565 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 32 648 20,2
Intermediate professions 46 400 28,6
Employees 43 730 27,0
Workers 29 184 18,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 1,4 1,4 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,1 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,2 17,1 20,2
Intermediate professions 27,1 28,0 28,6
Employees 30,3 29,3 27,0
Workers 19,9 19,0 18,0
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 149 381 100,0 149 467 100,0 162 012 100,0 48,3 89,9
Agriculture 4 980 3,3 4 598 3,1 4 376 2,7 33,1 63,7
Industry 15 523 10,4 15 432 10,3 17 175 10,6 26,4 95,2
Construction 10 432 7,0 9 824 6,6 10 597 6,5 12,3 79,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 58 849 39,4 59 135 39,6 68 165 42,1 47,1 88,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 59 597 39,9 60 478 40,5 61 698 38,1 62,9 94,1
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 41,0 19,1
Industry 25,9 37,1
Construction 14,1 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,8 65,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.