Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Lorient (053)

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 138 367 136 349 136 810
Working age adult in % 69,8 71,6 73,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,4 61,5 65,8
 Unemployed workers in % 8,4 10,0 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 28,4 26,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,9 9,2
 Retirees in % 11,6 9,8 8,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,8 8,8 8,9
  • 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 136 810 100 673 73,6 90 029 65,8
 15 to 24 years old 24 357 10 691 43,9 8 494 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 80 229 72 765 90,7 65 912 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 32 224 17 217 53,4 15 623 48,5
Male 68 493 51 227 74,8 46 098 67,3
 15 to 24 years old 13 102 6 063 46,3 4 851 37,0
 25 to 54 years old 39 888 36 943 92,6 33 746 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 15 503 8 221 53,0 7 502 48,4
Female 68 317 49 445 72,4 43 931 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 11 255 4 628 41,1 3 644 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 40 341 35 822 88,8 32 166 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 16 721 8 996 53,8 8 121 48,6
  • 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 65,8
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 8,4
Pupils, students or interns 9,2
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 96 479 84 946 97 331 83 695 100 628 90 690
including farmer operators 981 954 794 763 692 678
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 027 5 596 6 058 5 635 6 757 6 454
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 952 10 527 11 817 11 250 14 747 14 258
including intermediate professions 23 701 21 869 25 017 22 727 26 891 25 114
including employees 29 119 25 139 28 914 24 319 27 896 24 360
including workers 24 899 20 862 23 780 19 002 22 750 19 825
  • 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 11 556 13 672 10 644
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 14,0 10,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,0 29,5 20,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 12,5 9,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,5 11,6 9,3
  • 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 21,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 85 410 85 425 91 500
Working age adult living in the area 85 538 84 566 91 119
Occupational concentration by industry 99,9 101,0 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,9 52,8 52,3
  • 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, 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 85 410 100,0 85 425 100,0 91 500 100,0
Employee 74 659 87,4 74 375 87,1 78 890 86,2
 including women 36 489 42,7 36 691 43,0 39 110 42,7
 including part time jobs 14 528 17,0 14 081 16,5 13 625 14,9
Non-employee 10 751 12,6 11 050 12,9 12 610 13,8
 including women 4 085 4,8 4 311 5,0 5 380 5,9
 including part time jobs 1 138 1,3 1 350 1,6 1 791 2,0
  • 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 91 526 100,0
Farmer operators 672 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 640 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 714 15,0
Intermediate professions 25 503 27,9
Employees 24 890 27,2
Workers 20 107 22,0
  • 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 1,1 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 6,9 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 13,2 15,0
Intermediate professions 25,6 27,0 27,9
Employees 29,4 29,0 27,2
Workers 24,8 23,0 22,0
  • 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 85 212 100,0 84 906 100,0 91 526 100,0 48,7 87,3
Agriculture 1 735 2,0 1 611 1,9 1 475 1,6 28,5 53,1
Industry 13 326 15,6 13 089 15,4 13 194 14,4 32,0 94,2
Construction 7 010 8,2 6 196 7,3 7 737 8,5 11,9 79,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 195 40,1 34 044 40,1 37 767 41,3 48,0 83,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 28 946 34,0 29 966 35,3 31 352 34,3 66,4 92,2
  • 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 31,8 24,7
Industry 32,4 25,8
Construction 13,6 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 44,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,4 66,4
  • 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.