Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Rennes (35238)

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 151 504 153 792 162 407
Working age adult in % 65,2 65,5 68,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 55,6 54,4 58,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,6 11,1 9,5
Economically inactive people in % 34,8 34,5 32,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 23,2 23,5 21,4
 Retirees in % 5,4 4,1 3,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,3 6,9 7,6
  • 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 162 407 110 454 68,0 94 952 58,5
 15 to 24 years old 54 832 20 056 36,6 15 599 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 88 087 78 106 88,7 68 214 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 19 488 12 292 63,1 11 139 57,2
Male 79 394 57 033 71,8 49 257 62,0
 15 to 24 years old 25 354 10 068 39,7 7 783 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 44 912 40 883 91,0 35 976 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 9 128 6 082 66,6 5 498 60,2
Female 83 013 53 421 64,4 45 695 55,0
 15 to 24 years old 29 478 9 988 33,9 7 815 26,5
 25 to 54 years old 43 175 37 223 86,2 32 238 74,7
 55 to 64 years old 10 360 6 210 59,9 5 641 54,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 58,5
Unemployed workers 9,5
Retirees 3,0
Pupils, students or interns 21,4
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 98 743 84 165 100 666 83 591 110 737 95 979
including farmer operators 63 60 68 52 92 83
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 547 3 144 3 656 3 352 4 025 3 711
including managers and higher intellectual professions 24 104 22 982 26 942 25 459 34 630 33 051
including intermediate professions 25 519 22 581 26 077 22 455 28 691 25 812
including employees 26 707 22 168 26 348 21 001 25 093 20 590
including workers 17 360 13 231 15 486 11 273 16 086 12 732
  • 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 14 575 17 073 15 502
Unemployment rate in % 14,8 17,0 14,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,8 26,9 22,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,0 15,9 12,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,7 9,4
  • 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 30,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 21,4
2 years at university 11,1
3 to 4 years at university 10,5
5 years or more at university 7,4
  • 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 131 887 137 794 154 948
Working age adult living in the area 84 779 84 488 96 036
Occupational concentration by industry 155,6 163,1 161,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,2 55,0 57,1
  • 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 131 887 100,0 137 794 100,0 154 948 100,0
Employee 121 565 92,2 126 016 91,5 139 839 90,2
 including women 66 734 50,6 68 609 49,8 74 640 48,2
 including part time jobs 26 303 19,9 26 350 19,1 26 662 17,2
Non-employee 10 321 7,8 11 778 8,5 15 110 9,8
 including women 3 809 2,9 4 531 3,3 6 209 4,0
 including part time jobs 1 477 1,1 1 962 1,4 2 902 1,9
  • 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 154 444 100,0
Farmer operators 132 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 023 3,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 45 651 29,6
Intermediate professions 46 977 30,4
Employees 37 917 24,6
Workers 17 744 11,5
  • 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 0,2 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,5 3,9 3,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24,9 25,9 29,6
Intermediate professions 29,2 29,8 30,4
Employees 29,4 28,4 24,6
Workers 12,8 11,9 11,5
  • 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 130 822 100,0 137 233 100,0 154 444 100,0 52,3 91,4
Agriculture 437 0,3 311 0,2 279 0,2 34,3 62,3
Industry 6 739 5,2 6 225 4,5 6 509 4,2 33,0 92,9
Construction 4 727 3,6 5 881 4,3 7 398 4,8 15,5 83,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 66 851 51,1 69 491 50,6 81 510 52,8 47,2 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 52 068 39,8 55 325 40,3 58 748 38,0 66,2 95,1
  • 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 32,7 36,9
Industry 32,3 42,1
Construction 17,2 6,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 37,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,5 59,7
  • 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.