Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Urban unit 2020 of Lorient (56601)

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 76 977 74 014 73 879
Working age adult in % 68,4 69,7 71,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,0 58,4 62,9
 Unemployed workers in % 9,4 11,3 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,6 30,3 28,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 10,9 10,0
 Retirees in % 10,7 9,0 7,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,8 10,4 10,6
  • 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 73 879 52 961 71,7 46 437 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 14 755 6 608 44,8 5 262 35,7
 25 to 54 years old 42 213 37 218 88,2 32 957 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 16 911 9 134 54,0 8 219 48,6
Male 37 121 27 123 73,1 23 889 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 988 3 740 46,8 2 979 37,3
 25 to 54 years old 21 161 19 113 90,3 17 072 80,7
 55 to 64 years old 7 972 4 270 53,6 3 838 48,1
Female 36 758 25 838 70,3 22 548 61,3
 15 to 24 years old 6 767 2 868 42,4 2 283 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 21 053 18 105 86,0 15 884 75,5
 55 to 64 years old 8 939 4 864 54,4 4 381 49,0
  • 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 62,9
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 7,7
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 10,6
  • 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 52 556 45 356 51 486 43 124 52 895 46 808
including farmer operators 168 161 148 133 153 150
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 167 2 924 3 194 2 948 3 526 3 355
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 817 6 546 7 004 6 679 8 908 8 558
including intermediate professions 13 149 12 050 13 047 11 708 13 631 12 615
including employees 16 114 13 580 15 542 12 688 14 741 12 585
including workers 12 592 10 096 11 872 8 967 11 307 9 545
  • 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 7 205 8 391 6 523
Unemployment rate in % 13,7 16,3 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,8 29,5 20,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 15,0 11,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 12,5 10,0
  • 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 24,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,0
2 years at university 8,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,5
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 62 030 60 970 65 883
Working age adult living in the area 45 762 43 622 47 114
Occupational concentration by industry 135,6 139,8 139,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,9 50,6 50,4
  • 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 62 030 100,0 60 970 100,0 65 883 100,0
Employee 55 531 89,5 54 269 89,0 58 054 88,1
 including women 26 576 42,8 26 363 43,2 28 464 43,2
 including part time jobs 10 482 16,9 9 818 16,1 9 766 14,8
Non-employee 6 499 10,5 6 701 11,0 7 829 11,9
 including women 2 475 4,0 2 604 4,3 3 338 5,1
 including part time jobs 740 1,2 842 1,4 1 158 1,8
  • 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 65 472 100,0
Farmer operators 155 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 200 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 110 17,0
Intermediate professions 19 337 29,5
Employees 18 218 27,8
Workers 12 452 19,0
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,0 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 14,8 17,0
Intermediate professions 27,7 28,7 29,5
Employees 30,2 29,7 27,8
Workers 22,4 20,5 19,0
  • 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 61 505 100,0 60 346 100,0 65 472 100,0 48,4 89,1
Agriculture 576 0,9 609 1,0 566 0,9 25,3 74,9
Industry 8 486 13,8 7 681 12,7 8 262 12,6 27,6 94,6
Construction 4 181 6,8 3 843 6,4 4 644 7,1 12,6 79,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 354 42,8 26 036 43,1 28 146 43,0 47,7 85,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 21 907 35,6 22 175 36,7 23 853 36,4 64,1 93,3
  • 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 24,5 27,6
Industry 27,9 23,1
Construction 14,0 7,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 42,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,1 63,6
  • 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.