Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Lorient (561)

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 189 497 187 250 188 253
Working age adult in % 70,0 72,2 74,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,6 62,1 66,2
 Unemployed workers in % 8,3 10,1 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 27,8 26,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,3 9,4 8,8
 Retirees in % 12,1 10,0 8,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,6 8,4 8,3
  • 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 188 253 139 394 74,0 124 686 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 31 779 13 856 43,6 11 011 34,6
 25 to 54 years old 110 350 100 886 91,4 91 429 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 46 125 24 652 53,4 22 247 48,2
Male 93 737 70 574 75,3 63 514 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 17 072 7 930 46,5 6 348 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 54 659 50 932 93,2 46 542 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 22 005 11 712 53,2 10 623 48,3
Female 94 517 68 819 72,8 61 172 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 14 707 5 925 40,3 4 662 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 55 691 49 954 89,7 44 887 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 24 120 12 940 53,7 11 624 48,2
  • 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 7,8
Retirees 8,8
Pupils, students or interns 8,8
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 132 363 116 675 134 925 115 925 139 179 125 215
including farmer operators 1 812 1 768 1 616 1 565 1 359 1 340
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 9 814 9 203 9 787 9 068 10 833 10 411
including managers and higher intellectual professions 14 423 13 797 16 173 15 359 19 911 19 061
including intermediate professions 32 071 29 400 34 037 30 713 36 563 33 914
including employees 39 635 34 138 40 014 33 364 38 536 33 580
including workers 33 615 28 369 32 117 25 857 30 906 26 909
  • 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 15 812 18 941 14 707
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 14,0 10,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,2 29,8 20,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 12,4 9,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 12,1 9,8
  • 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 20,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,4
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 113 889 113 868 121 875
Working age adult living in the area 117 654 117 303 126 383
Occupational concentration by industry 96,8 97,1 96,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,2 52,4 51,6
  • 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 113 889 100,0 113 868 100,0 121 875 100,0
Employee 97 162 85,3 96 613 84,8 102 344 84,0
 including women 48 360 42,5 48 762 42,8 51 612 42,3
 including part time jobs 19 203 16,9 18 882 16,6 18 048 14,8
Non-employee 16 727 14,7 17 255 15,2 19 531 16,0
 including women 6 206 5,4 6 726 5,9 8 254 6,8
 including part time jobs 1 795 1,6 2 135 1,9 2 725 2,2
  • 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 122 190 100,0
Farmer operators 1 328 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 635 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 423 14,3
Intermediate professions 32 785 26,8
Employees 33 450 27,4
Workers 26 567 21,7
  • 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 1,6 1,4 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,1 8,2 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 12,5 14,3
Intermediate professions 24,7 26,0 26,8
Employees 29,7 29,3 27,4
Workers 24,5 22,7 21,7
  • 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 114 111 100,0 113 135 100,0 122 190 100,0 49,3 85,1
Agriculture 3 180 2,8 2 957 2,6 2 755 2,3 28,4 50,3
Industry 16 660 14,6 16 244 14,4 16 590 13,6 32,9 92,1
Construction 9 650 8,5 8 529 7,5 10 315 8,4 12,2 74,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 47 266 41,4 46 858 41,4 52 293 42,8 48,7 81,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 37 356 32,7 38 547 34,1 40 238 32,9 67,7 91,3
  • 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 29,7 27,0
Industry 33,3 27,9
Construction 13,9 7,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,4 45,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,8 65,8
  • 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.