Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Department of Finistère (29)

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 564 933 556 283 556 817
Working age adult in % 71,4 72,5 74,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,5 63,3 66,8
 Unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,3 7,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,6 27,5 25,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 10,6 10,1
 Retirees in % 11,1 9,4 8,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,4 7,4
  • 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 556 817 413 806 74,3 371 694 66,8
 15 to 24 years old 103 197 43 715 42,4 34 888 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 325 354 299 635 92,1 272 770 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 128 267 70 456 54,9 64 036 49,9
Male 281 411 213 268 75,8 192 414 68,4
 15 to 24 years old 54 341 24 895 45,8 20 085 37,0
 25 to 54 years old 164 274 153 765 93,6 140 697 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 62 796 34 608 55,1 31 632 50,4
Female 275 406 200 538 72,8 179 280 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 48 856 18 820 38,5 14 802 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 161 080 145 870 90,6 132 073 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 65 471 35 848 54,8 32 405 49,5
  • 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 66,8
Unemployed workers 7,6
Retirees 8,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 7,4
  • 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 403 079 358 500 402 912 351 448 412 530 371 633
including farmer operators 9 479 9 353 8 607 8 434 6 674 6 572
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 24 527 22 936 24 448 22 837 26 038 24 988
including managers and higher intellectual professions 48 562 46 533 50 857 48 473 61 176 58 804
including intermediate professions 98 287 90 810 101 673 93 034 109 588 102 443
including employees 119 053 103 693 116 910 99 658 112 524 98 355
including workers 100 748 85 176 96 790 79 013 93 420 80 470
  • 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 44 301 51 495 42 112
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 12,8 10,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,7 27,4 20,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,2 9,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 10,8 9,1
  • 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 22,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 7,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
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 357 282 351 436 371 557
Working age adult living in the area 361 486 355 694 376 651
Occupational concentration by industry 98,8 98,8 98,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,0 53,5
  • 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 357 282 100,0 351 436 100,0 371 557 100,0
Employee 308 874 86,5 303 251 86,3 319 238 85,9
 including women 152 109 42,6 151 000 43,0 158 704 42,7
 including part time jobs 62 264 17,4 59 342 16,9 56 085 15,1
Non-employee 48 408 13,5 48 185 13,7 52 320 14,1
 including women 17 071 4,8 18 026 5,1 20 725 5,6
 including part time jobs 5 089 1,4 5 945 1,7 7 148 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 372 213 100,0
Farmer operators 6 946 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 25 945 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 58 288 15,7
Intermediate professions 101 169 27,2
Employees 98 705 26,5
Workers 81 161 21,8
  • 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 2,7 2,5 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 6,7 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,7 13,5 15,7
Intermediate professions 25,1 26,2 27,2
Employees 29,0 28,5 26,5
Workers 24,0 22,6 21,8
  • 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 357 301 100,0 351 120 100,0 372 213 100,0 48,2 86,9
Agriculture 18 687 5,2 17 113 4,9 15 832 4,3 29,2 55,4
Industry 47 806 13,4 45 013 12,8 48 202 13,0 30,1 93,9
Construction 24 525 6,9 22 423 6,4 24 334 6,5 11,3 74,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 139 046 38,9 138 265 39,4 153 755 41,3 47,2 84,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 127 238 35,6 128 306 36,5 130 089 35,0 65,3 93,1
  • 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 33,9 23,4
Industry 29,7 35,9
Construction 13,0 6,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 40,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,4 65,2
  • 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.