Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Brest (291)

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 238 810 238 706 241 185
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 % 12,4 13,3 12,6
 Retirees in % 9,7 8,0 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 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 241 185 177 050 73,4 159 779 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 52 746 20 984 39,8 16 828 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 140 743 129 251 91,8 118 301 84,1
 55 to 64 years old 47 696 26 816 56,2 24 650 51,7
Male 122 330 91 388 74,7 82 802 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 27 426 11 559 42,1 9 366 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 71 509 66 722 93,3 61 379 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 23 394 13 107 56,0 12 057 51,5
Female 118 855 85 662 72,1 76 978 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 25 320 9 425 37,2 7 462 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 69 234 62 528 90,3 56 922 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 24 301 13 708 56,4 12 593 51,8
  • 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 12,6
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 168 830 150 278 170 710 148 628 176 686 160 284
including farmer operators 2 137 2 097 2 268 2 196 1 478 1 470
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 961 7 409 8 162 7 614 8 525 8 202
including managers and higher intellectual professions 25 388 24 574 27 052 25 884 33 670 32 654
including intermediate professions 43 781 40 643 45 463 41 689 49 038 46 105
including employees 51 474 44 781 50 550 43 015 48 503 42 742
including workers 36 777 30 773 35 150 28 230 33 740 29 111
  • 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 18 586 21 958 17 271
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 12,9 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,1 27,4 19,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,2 8,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 10,3 8,1
  • 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 18,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,9
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 150 409 150 063 162 148
Working age adult living in the area 150 837 149 777 161 459
Occupational concentration by industry 99,7 100,2 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 55,8 55,9
  • 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 150 409 100,0 150 063 100,0 162 148 100,0
Employee 134 501 89,4 133 914 89,2 143 862 88,7
 including women 65 366 43,5 66 086 44,0 71 125 43,9
 including part time jobs 27 879 18,5 26 882 17,9 25 649 15,8
Non-employee 15 908 10,6 16 149 10,8 18 286 11,3
 including women 5 602 3,7 6 190 4,1 7 428 4,6
 including part time jobs 1 787 1,2 2 125 1,4 2 648 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 162 749 100,0
Farmer operators 1 596 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 661 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 32 624 20,0
Intermediate professions 46 445 28,5
Employees 43 775 26,9
Workers 29 648 18,2
  • 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 1,5 1,5 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,1 5,2 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,1 17,1 20,0
Intermediate professions 27,0 27,9 28,5
Employees 30,1 29,3 26,9
Workers 20,2 19,1 18,2
  • 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 150 471 100,0 150 368 100,0 162 749 100,0 48,3 89,8
Agriculture 5 367 3,6 4 904 3,3 4 651 2,9 32,9 63,3
Industry 15 775 10,5 15 742 10,5 17 462 10,7 26,2 95,3
Construction 10 575 7,0 9 952 6,6 10 794 6,6 12,4 79,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 142 39,3 59 338 39,5 68 387 42,0 47,1 88,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 59 612 39,6 60 433 40,2 61 455 37,8 63,3 94,0
  • 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 19,0
Industry 25,7 37,8
Construction 14,2 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,2 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,1 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.