Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Employment area 2020 of Brest (5302)

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 255 690 254 833 256 846
Working age adult in % 70,7 71,6 73,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,9 62,4 66,4
 Unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,2 7,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 28,4 26,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,0 12,9 12,3
 Retirees in % 9,9 8,3 7,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,2 7,1
  • 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 256 846 188 974 73,6 170 490 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 55 111 22 245 40,4 17 872 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 150 016 137 850 91,9 126 140 84,1
 55 to 64 years old 51 720 28 880 55,8 26 478 51,2
Male 130 539 97 777 74,9 88 622 67,9
 15 to 24 years old 28 832 12 408 43,0 10 097 35,0
 25 to 54 years old 76 333 71 266 93,4 65 564 85,9
 55 to 64 years old 25 374 14 103 55,6 12 960 51,1
Female 126 307 91 197 72,2 81 868 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 26 279 9 837 37,4 7 775 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 73 683 66 584 90,4 60 576 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 26 345 14 776 56,1 13 518 51,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,4
Unemployed workers 7,2
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,3
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 181 136 161 196 182 596 159 132 188 488 170 898
including farmer operators 2 526 2 482 2 621 2 549 1 717 1 699
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 718 8 134 9 041 8 423 9 424 9 076
including managers and higher intellectual professions 26 615 25 753 28 316 27 107 35 071 33 986
including intermediate professions 46 587 43 232 48 188 44 178 51 985 48 863
including employees 55 521 48 251 54 374 46 278 52 196 45 925
including workers 39 812 33 344 37 919 30 597 36 338 31 349
  • 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 19 841 23 439 18 485
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 12,8 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,9 27,0 19,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,2 8,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 10,5 8,3
  • 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 24,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 6,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,9
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 161 262 160 371 172 281
Working age adult living in the area 161 833 160 337 172 316
Occupational concentration by industry 99,6 100,0 100,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 55,6 55,6
  • 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 161 262 100,0 160 371 100,0 172 281 100,0
Employee 143 803 89,2 142 623 88,9 152 307 88,4
 including women 68 834 42,7 69 351 43,2 74 320 43,1
 including part time jobs 29 262 18,1 28 230 17,6 26 826 15,6
Non-employee 17 459 10,8 17 748 11,1 19 974 11,6
 including women 6 193 3,8 6 834 4,3 8 165 4,7
 including part time jobs 1 958 1,2 2 379 1,5 2 924 1,7
  • 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 172 712 100,0
Farmer operators 1 825 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 482 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 34 012 19,7
Intermediate professions 48 965 28,4
Employees 46 786 27,1
Workers 31 641 18,3
  • 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 1,6 1,6 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,4 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,8 16,8 19,7
Intermediate professions 26,9 27,7 28,4
Employees 30,1 29,3 27,1
Workers 20,4 19,2 18,3
  • 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 161 393 100,0 160 874 100,0 172 712 100,0 47,7 89,5
Agriculture 5 916 3,7 5 390 3,4 5 044 2,9 33,0 61,7
Industry 17 669 10,9 17 359 10,8 19 083 11,0 25,5 95,2
Construction 11 249 7,0 10 512 6,5 11 294 6,5 12,5 79,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 62 075 38,5 62 427 38,8 71 494 41,4 47,3 87,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 64 484 40,0 65 186 40,5 65 797 38,1 61,8 94,0
  • 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 41,0 20,1
Industry 24,8 40,2
Construction 14,4 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 40,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 61,5 66,0
  • 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.