Economically Active Population Survey Chapter I. National results. Active population Active population by occupation, sex and measurement unit. Units: thousands of persons both sexes males females absolute value % absolute value % absolute value % t o t a l 18,340.4 100.0 11,034.5 100.0 7,305.9 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,253.7 6.8 860.0 7.8 393.6 5.4 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 362.6 2.0 296.5 2.7 66.0 0.9 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 15.1 0.1 10.4 0.1 4.7 0.1 11 company management 347.5 1.9 286.1 2.6 61.3 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 421.8 2.3 309.8 2.8 112.0 1.5 12 trade 138.0 0.8 93.1 0.8 44.9 0.6 13 catering 84.5 0.5 61.1 0.6 23.4 0.3 14 other companies 199.2 1.1 155.6 1.4 43.7 0.6 C- Management of companies without employees 469.3 2.6 253.7 2.3 215.6 3.0 15 trade 290.9 1.6 132.7 1.2 158.2 2.2 16 catering 113.3 0.6 72.9 0.7 40.4 0.6 17 other companies 65.1 0.4 48.1 0.4 17.1 0.2 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,068.1 11.3 1,028.6 9.3 1,039.4 14.2 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,204.4 6.6 668.0 6.1 536.4 7.3 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 191.9 1.0 144.1 1.3 47.8 0.7 21 natural and health sciences 214.0 1.2 113.2 1.0 100.8 1.4 22 teaching 408.0 2.2 188.0 1.7 219.9 3.0 23 law professionals 119.2 0.7 77.6 0.7 41.6 0.6 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 175.5 1.0 90.6 0.8 84.8 1.2 25 Writers, artists and others 95.9 0.5 54.4 0.5 41.5 0.6 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 863.6 4.7 360.6 3.3 503.0 6.9 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 182.6 1.0 153.7 1.4 28.9 0.4 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 205.4 1.1 44.5 0.4 160.9 2.2 28 teaching 351.6 1.9 101.5 0.9 250.1 3.4 29 other 124.1 0.7 61.0 0.6 63.1 0.9 3 -Support technicians and professionals 1,784.9 9.7 1,015.5 9.2 769.4 10.5 F -Support technicians and professionals 1,784.9 9.7 1,015.5 9.2 769.4 10.5 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 348.9 1.9 278.4 2.5 70.5 1.0 31 natural and health sciences 104.9 0.6 39.2 0.4 65.7 0.9 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 28.5 0.2 14.8 0.1 13.7 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 496.1 2.7 367.9 3.3 128.2 1.8 34 administrative management 655.6 3.6 231.9 2.1 423.7 5.8 35 others 150.9 0.8 83.3 0.8 67.5 0.9 4 -Administrative employees 1,671.2 9.1 634.5 5.8 1,036.6 14.2 G -Administrative type employees 1,671.2 9.1 634.5 5.8 1,036.6 14.2 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 290.2 1.6 195.5 1.8 94.7 1.3 41 libraries, post office and the like 97.2 0.5 51.6 0.5 45.5 0.6 42 office machine operators 22.9 0.1 13.6 0.1 9.4 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 468.5 2.6 152.5 1.4 316.0 4.3 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 447.6 2.4 121.2 1.1 326.4 4.5 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 148.1 0.8 42.6 0.4 105.5 1.4 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 196.7 1.1 57.6 0.5 139.2 1.9 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,627.0 14.3 1,023.7 9.3 1,603.3 21.9 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,405.9 7.7 455.1 4.1 950.8 13.0 50 catering services 744.1 4.1 353.7 3.2 390.4 5.3 51 personal services 661.8 3.6 101.4 0.9 560.4 7.7 J - Protection and security workers 297.6 1.6 275.8 2.5 21.9 0.3 52 protection and security services 297.6 1.6 275.8 2.5 21.9 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 923.5 5.0 292.9 2.7 630.6 8.6 53 retail workers and the like 923.5 5.0 292.9 2.7 630.6 8.6 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 645.0 3.5 489.8 4.4 155.2 2.1 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 645.0 3.5 489.8 4.4 155.2 2.1 60 agricultural activities 362.4 2.0 294.9 2.7 67.4 0.9 61 livestock activities 139.8 0.8 95.3 0.9 44.5 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 101.8 0.6 64.4 0.6 37.4 0.5 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 41.1 0.2 35.2 0.3 5.9 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,058.6 16.7 2,834.1 25.7 224.5 3.1 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,560.6 8.5 1,535.5 13.9 25.1 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 65.5 0.4 65.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 836.6 4.6 826.9 7.5 9.7 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 658.6 3.6 643.5 5.8 15.1 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 922.5 5.0 905.3 8.2 17.2 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 39.6 0.2 38.8 0.4 0.8 0.0 74 extractive industries 36.5 0.2 35.9 0.3 0.6 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 315.9 1.7 308.5 2.8 7.3 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 530.5 2.9 522.1 4.7 8.5 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 575.4 3.1 393.2 3.6 182.2 2.5 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 121.9 0.7 95.8 0.9 26.1 0.4 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 227.1 1.2 150.5 1.4 76.6 1.0 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 226.4 1.2 146.9 1.3 79.5 1.1 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,749.9 9.5 1,476.1 13.4 273.8 3.7 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 888.4 4.8 635.6 5.8 252.8 3.5 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 27.5 0.2 26.3 0.2 1.2 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 119.8 0.7 108.3 1.0 11.5 0.2 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 49.7 0.3 43.3 0.4 6.4 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 539.4 2.9 350.3 3.2 189.1 2.6 84 fitters and assemblers 151.9 0.8 107.3 1.0 44.6 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 861.5 4.7 840.5 7.6 21.0 0.3 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 177.8 1.0 175.4 1.6 2.4 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 683.7 3.7 665.1 6.0 18.6 0.3 9- Unskilled workers 2,771.2 15.1 1,390.4 12.6 1,380.7 18.9 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,332.0 7.3 343.6 3.1 988.4 13.5 90 trade 87.4 0.5 51.5 0.5 35.9 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 966.0 5.3 71.6 0.6 894.4 12.2 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 158.8 0.9 128.1 1.2 30.7 0.4 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 119.8 0.7 92.4 0.8 27.4 0.4 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,439.1 7.8 1,046.8 9.5 392.3 5.4 94 fishing and farming 427.0 2.3 256.8 2.3 170.1 2.3 95 mining 3.5 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 96 construction 408.8 2.2 392.8 3.6 16.0 0.2 97 manufacturing industries 385.0 2.1 209.0 1.9 175.9 2.4 98 transport and unloaders 214.9 1.2 184.7 1.7 30.2 0.4 0- Armed forces 93.7 0.5 85.6 0.8 8.0 0.1 U- Armed Forces 93.7 0.5 85.6 0.8 8.0 0.1 00 armed forces 93.7 0.5 85.6 0.8 8.0 0.1 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 272.4 1.5 74.6 0.7 197.8 2.7 unemployed seeking first job 345.0 1.9 121.5 1.1 223.5 3.1 Notes: 1) Unemployed who have left their last job less than 3 years ago will be classified by the branch of activity corresponding to said job. Source: National Statistics Institute