Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Brest (29701)

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 134 598 133 823 134 716
Working age adult in % 68,5 68,9 70,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,3 58,2 62,2
 Unemployed workers in % 9,2 10,8 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 31,5 31,1 29,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,8 16,0 15,2
 Retirees in % 8,6 6,9 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,1 8,2 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 134 716 95 216 70,7 83 817 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 35 254 14 005 39,7 11 095 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 76 264 68 316 89,6 60 974 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 23 198 12 895 55,6 11 747 50,6
Male 68 655 49 601 72,2 43 877 63,9
 15 to 24 years old 18 038 7 463 41,4 6 006 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 39 444 35 949 91,1 32 252 81,8
 55 to 64 years old 11 173 6 189 55,4 5 620 50,3
Female 66 061 45 615 69,1 39 939 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 17 216 6 542 38,0 5 089 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 36 819 32 367 87,9 28 722 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 12 025 6 706 55,8 6 128 51,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 62,2
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 15,2
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 92 114 79 705 92 222 77 855 95 086 84 393
including farmer operators 223 207 295 271 189 181
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 703 3 361 3 712 3 376 3 703 3 533
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 987 15 429 16 872 16 136 21 111 20 437
including intermediate professions 23 364 21 381 24 172 21 783 25 626 23 843
including employees 28 948 24 406 27 641 22 821 26 364 22 664
including workers 18 858 14 922 17 966 13 469 16 676 13 735
  • 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 12 448 14 419 11 399
Unemployment rate in % 13,5 15,6 12,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,4 28,1 20,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,9 14,1 10,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 10,8 8,9
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 104 711 104 226 113 085
Working age adult living in the area 80 320 78 511 84 766
Occupational concentration by industry 130,4 132,8 133,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,7 55,1 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 104 711 100,0 104 226 100,0 113 085 100,0
Employee 96 554 92,2 95 767 91,9 103 164 91,2
 including women 45 467 43,4 46 037 44,2 49 790 44,0
 including part time jobs 18 954 18,1 18 337 17,6 17 757 15,7
Non-employee 8 157 7,8 8 459 8,1 9 921 8,8
 including women 3 004 2,9 3 357 3,2 4 137 3,7
 including part time jobs 1 002 1,0 1 219 1,2 1 599 1,4
  • 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 112 947 100,0
Farmer operators 267 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 535 4,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 26 473 23,4
Intermediate professions 34 083 30,2
Employees 30 527 27,0
Workers 17 062 15,1
  • 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 0,3 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,8 4,1 4,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,2 20,1 23,4
Intermediate professions 28,7 29,7 30,2
Employees 30,7 29,3 27,0
Workers 17,4 16,4 15,1
  • 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 104 268 100,0 103 970 100,0 112 947 100,0 47,7 92,2
Agriculture 1 116 1,1 1 071 1,0 1 123 1,0 42,9 72,0
Industry 10 493 10,1 10 385 10,0 11 383 10,1 22,6 96,3
Construction 5 794 5,6 5 410 5,2 5 870 5,2 12,8 83,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 41 937 40,2 42 021 40,4 48 973 43,4 46,9 90,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 44 928 43,1 45 083 43,4 45 598 40,4 59,5 95,3
  • 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 49,9 25,0
Industry 22,1 35,8
Construction 14,2 5,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,8 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 59,4 61,1
  • 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.