▁offices ▁still ▁stand ▁on ▁the ▁village ▁square , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁mer ch ants ’ ▁dwell ings ". ▁▁ ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁in ▁Brit t any ▁is ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁other ▁French ▁regions ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁usually ▁around ▁ 6 ▁or ▁ 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁active ▁population . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁financial ▁crisis ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁un emp loyment ▁rose ▁to ▁ 8 . 7 % ▁in ▁the ▁Region ▁Brit t any ▁and ▁ 8 . 4 % ▁in ▁Lo ire - At lant ique ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁However , ▁these ▁figures ▁remain ▁under ▁the ▁French ▁national ▁rate ▁( 9 . 9 % ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁period ). ▁Some ▁indust ries , ▁such ▁as ▁construction , ▁industry , ▁c ater ing ▁or ▁transport , ▁usually ▁have ▁difficulties ▁finding ▁employees . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Region ▁Brit t any ' s ▁gross ▁domestic ▁product ▁reached ▁ 8 2   b ill ion ▁eu ros . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁sevent h ▁rich est ▁region ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁it ▁produced ▁ 4 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁G DP . ▁The ▁Bre ton ▁G DP ▁per ▁cap ita ▁was ▁around ▁ 2 5 , 7 3 9 ▁eu ros ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁It ▁was ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁French ▁result , ▁ 2 9 , 8 9 7 ▁eu ros , ▁but ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁European ▁one ,