Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons between 16 and 74 years of age born abroad, who have encountered obstacles in Spain that have prevented them from having a job appropriate to their professional training (1), according to the main obstacle encountered, by sex and age group.
Units: Thousands Persons, %

	Absolute values								Percentage								
	Total	Lack of language skills in host country language(s)	Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad	Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit	Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin	No suitable job available	Other obstacle	No answer/Don't know	Total	Lack of language skills in host country language(s)	Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad	Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit	Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin	No suitable job available	Other obstacle	No answer/Don't know	
Both sexes	
    Total	1,330.6	161.0	287.8	153.2	64.1	223.8	407.9	32.6	100.00	12.10	21.63	11.52	4.82	16.82	30.66	2.45	
    16-34	446.1	39.1	71.1	58.7	12.3	91.9	159.9	13.2	100.00	8.77	15.93	13.15	2.75	20.60	35.84	2.95	
    35-54	687.4	88.7	176.8	75.0	43.0	107.7	177.7	18.5	100.00	12.91	25.72	10.91	6.26	15.66	25.85	2.70	
    55-74	197.0	33.2	40.0	19.5	8.8	24.3	70.4	0.9	100.00	16.83	20.30	9.91	4.47	12.31	35.71	0.47	
Males	
    Total	563.2	75.7	95.2	81.8	19.4	99.6	180.5	11.0	100.00	13.44	16.90	14.53	3.44	17.68	32.05	1.96	
    16-34	193.6	27.0	17.6	25.2	2.2	36.0	80.6	5.1	100.00	13.93	9.08	13.03	1.12	18.58	41.64	2.62	
    35-54	279.3	35.5	60.1	44.8	15.9	48.5	69.2	5.3	100.00	12.72	21.50	16.04	5.70	17.35	24.79	1.90	
    55-74	90.3	13.2	17.6	11.8	1.3	15.1	30.6	0.6	100.00	14.59	19.45	13.08	1.44	16.77	33.96	0.71	
Females	
    Total	767.4	85.3	192.7	71.4	44.8	124.2	227.4	21.6	100.00	11.12	25.10	9.30	5.83	16.19	29.64	2.81	
    16-34	252.5	12.2	53.5	33.5	10.1	55.9	79.3	8.1	100.00	4.82	21.18	13.25	4.01	22.14	31.39	3.21	
    35-54	408.1	53.2	116.7	30.2	27.1	59.2	108.5	13.2	100.00	13.03	28.60	7.40	6.64	14.51	26.58	3.24	
    55-74	106.8	20.0	22.4	7.7	7.5	9.1	39.7	0.3	100.00	18.73	21.01	7.23	7.04	8.54	37.19	0.26	
Notes:
1) These are people who have sometime worked in Spain or have searched for a job within the national territory
Source: National Statistics Institute