Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Lorient (56121)

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 66 042 63 664 63 300
Working age adult in % 68,3 69,5 71,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,0 58,5 62,6
 Unemployed workers in % 9,3 11,0 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 31,7 30,5 28,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,3 11,2 10,4
 Retirees in % 10,9 9,2 7,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,6 10,1 10,5
  • 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 63 300 45 152 71,3 39 658 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 12 604 5 369 42,6 4 233 33,6
 25 to 54 years old 36 079 31 871 88,3 28 277 78,4
 55 to 64 years old 14 618 7 912 54,1 7 147 48,9
Male 31 862 23 094 72,5 20 402 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 6 838 3 040 44,5 2 395 35,0
 25 to 54 years old 18 095 16 299 90,1 14 612 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 6 929 3 755 54,2 3 395 49,0
Female 31 438 22 058 70,2 19 256 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 5 766 2 329 40,4 1 839 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 17 983 15 573 86,6 13 665 76,0
 55 to 64 years old 7 689 4 157 54,1 3 752 48,8
  • 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 62,6
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 7,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,4
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • 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 44 945 38 797 44 002 37 107 45 124 39 944
including farmer operators 202 199 187 174 166 166
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 748 2 525 2 973 2 721 3 190 3 027
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 294 6 053 6 395 6 103 7 994 7 696
including intermediate professions 11 336 10 325 11 228 10 098 11 727 10 782
including employees 13 503 11 389 12 923 10 535 12 008 10 197
including workers 10 386 8 305 9 763 7 476 9 461 8 075
  • 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 6 120 7 007 5 495
Unemployment rate in % 13,6 15,8 12,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,4 29,0 21,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,1 14,4 11,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 12,9 9,7
  • 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 23,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,4
2 years at university 9,3
3 to 4 years at university 7,8
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 49 781 48 724 52 099
Working age adult living in the area 39 258 37 604 40 234
Occupational concentration by industry 126,8 129,6 129,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,9 50,4 49,9
  • 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 49 781 100,0 48 724 100,0 52 099 100,0
Employee 44 062 88,5 42 677 87,6 45 164 86,7
 including women 21 907 44,0 21 556 44,2 23 014 44,2
 including part time jobs 8 626 17,3 8 065 16,6 7 944 15,2
Non-employee 5 719 11,5 6 047 12,4 6 935 13,3
 including women 2 243 4,5 2 406 4,9 3 060 5,9
 including part time jobs 670 1,3 819 1,7 1 032 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 51 757 100,0
Farmer operators 185 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 685 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 336 18,0
Intermediate professions 15 124 29,2
Employees 14 252 27,5
Workers 9 175 17,7
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,6 7,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,8 15,9 18,0
Intermediate professions 27,2 28,1 29,2
Employees 30,9 30,1 27,5
Workers 20,6 18,8 17,7
  • 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 49 379 100,0 48 367 100,0 51 757 100,0 50,0 87,6
Agriculture 527 1,1 601 1,2 533 1,0 23,8 66,5
Industry 6 399 13,0 5 755 11,9 6 203 12,0 26,7 93,4
Construction 3 110 6,3 2 867 5,9 3 243 6,3 12,5 76,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 20 744 42,0 20 311 42,0 21 790 42,1 48,4 83,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 598 37,7 18 833 38,9 19 989 38,6 65,7 92,6
  • 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 24,5 22,6
Industry 26,7 27,0
Construction 14,1 7,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 43,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,7 64,8
  • 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.