Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Brest (29019)

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 148 962 148 237 149 267
Working age adult in % 68,8 69,4 71,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,0 59,1 63,0
 Unemployed workers in % 8,8 10,4 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 31,2 30,6 28,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,3 15,4 14,7
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,3 6,1
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,0 7,9 8,0
  • 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 149 267 106 276 71,2 94 103 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 37 432 14 755 39,4 11 709 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 84 965 76 534 90,1 68 712 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 26 870 14 987 55,8 13 681 50,9
Male 75 923 55 200 72,7 49 112 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 19 160 7 907 41,3 6 369 33,2
 25 to 54 years old 43 722 40 061 91,6 36 152 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 13 041 7 231 55,4 6 592 50,5
Female 73 344 51 076 69,6 44 991 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 18 272 6 848 37,5 5 340 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 41 243 36 473 88,4 32 561 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 13 829 7 756 56,1 7 089 51,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 63,0
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 6,1
Pupils, students or interns 14,7
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 102 613 89 591 102 890 87 420 106 119 94 623
including farmer operators 480 459 517 492 335 327
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 409 4 040 4 389 4 013 4 502 4 311
including managers and higher intellectual professions 17 843 17 228 18 855 18 019 23 425 22 666
including intermediate professions 26 127 24 008 26 984 24 388 28 762 26 804
including employees 31 811 27 116 30 640 25 446 29 136 25 143
including workers 20 872 16 740 19 862 15 062 18 499 15 372
  • 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 13 172 15 360 12 173
Unemployment rate in % 12,8 14,9 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,1 28,0 20,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,2 13,4 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 10,7 8,7
  • 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 29,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,4
2 years at university 7,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
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 109 566 109 209 118 083
Working age adult living in the area 89 943 88 297 95 182
Occupational concentration by industry 121,8 123,7 124,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 55,2 55,4
  • 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 109 566 100,0 109 209 100,0 118 083 100,0
Employee 100 415 91,6 99 701 91,3 107 088 90,7
 including women 47 416 43,3 47 997 43,9 51 758 43,8
 including part time jobs 19 917 18,2 19 222 17,6 18 583 15,7
Non-employee 9 151 8,4 9 508 8,7 10 995 9,3
 including women 3 336 3,0 3 742 3,4 4 562 3,9
 including part time jobs 1 109 1,0 1 345 1,2 1 739 1,5
  • 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 118 027 100,0
Farmer operators 428 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 094 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27 294 23,1
Intermediate professions 35 189 29,8
Employees 31 834 27,0
Workers 18 188 15,4
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,4 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,8 19,8 23,1
Intermediate professions 28,3 29,3 29,8
Employees 30,6 29,3 27,0
Workers 17,6 16,6 15,4
  • 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 109 223 100,0 109 005 100,0 118 027 100,0 47,7 91,7
Agriculture 1 686 1,5 1 556 1,4 1 597 1,4 41,3 69,4
Industry 10 812 9,9 10 607 9,7 11 627 9,9 22,9 96,1
Construction 6 342 5,8 5 942 5,5 6 536 5,5 12,7 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 738 40,0 43 730 40,1 50 552 42,8 46,7 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 46 645 42,7 47 169 43,3 47 715 40,4 59,8 95,0
  • 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 48,3 25,3
Industry 22,2 39,0
Construction 14,0 6,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 59,7 62,4
  • 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.