Economically Active Population Survey 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 19,190.3 100.0 11,300.6 100.0 7,889.8 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,318.3 6.9 892.1 7.9 426.3 5.4 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 380.9 2.0 308.7 2.7 72.3 0.9 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 18.6 0.1 12.4 0.1 6.2 0.1 11 company management 362.3 1.9 296.2 2.6 66.1 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 476.4 2.5 342.4 3.0 134.0 1.7 12 trade 148.8 0.8 94.0 0.8 54.8 0.7 13 catering 97.7 0.5 70.8 0.6 27.0 0.3 14 other companies 229.9 1.2 177.7 1.6 52.2 0.7 C- Management of companies without employees 460.9 2.4 240.9 2.1 220.0 2.8 15 trade 277.9 1.4 124.8 1.1 153.1 1.9 16 catering 109.9 0.6 65.0 0.6 44.9 0.6 17 other companies 73.1 0.4 51.1 0.5 22.0 0.3 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,314.0 12.1 1,135.0 10.0 1,179.0 14.9 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,390.8 7.2 758.2 6.7 632.6 8.0 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 234.0 1.2 184.7 1.6 49.3 0.6 21 natural and health sciences 246.7 1.3 130.6 1.2 116.2 1.5 22 teaching 419.6 2.2 183.7 1.6 235.9 3.0 23 law professionals 144.3 0.8 83.9 0.7 60.4 0.8 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 214.7 1.1 104.6 0.9 110.1 1.4 25 Writers, artists and others 131.5 0.7 70.7 0.6 60.8 0.8 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 923.1 4.8 376.7 3.3 546.4 6.9 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 207.6 1.1 170.9 1.5 36.6 0.5 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 210.8 1.1 42.1 0.4 168.7 2.1 28 teaching 385.9 2.0 105.3 0.9 280.6 3.6 29 other 118.8 0.6 58.4 0.5 60.4 0.8 3 -Support technicians and professionals 1,977.6 10.3 1,097.6 9.7 880.1 11.2 F -Support technicians and professionals 1,977.6 10.3 1,097.6 9.7 880.1 11.2 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 374.0 1.9 300.0 2.7 74.0 0.9 31 natural and health sciences 130.8 0.7 43.7 0.4 87.1 1.1 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 31.0 0.2 11.5 0.1 19.5 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 544.4 2.8 401.6 3.6 142.8 1.8 34 administrative management 724.2 3.8 254.0 2.2 470.2 6.0 35 others 173.2 0.9 86.8 0.8 86.5 1.1 4 -Administrative employees 1,718.4 9.0 588.5 5.2 1,129.9 14.3 G -Administrative type employees 1,718.4 9.0 588.5 5.2 1,129.9 14.3 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 266.4 1.4 177.6 1.6 88.8 1.1 41 libraries, post office and the like 83.5 0.4 44.6 0.4 38.9 0.5 42 office machine operators 22.6 0.1 13.2 0.1 9.4 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 487.3 2.5 134.2 1.2 353.1 4.5 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 486.1 2.5 124.4 1.1 361.7 4.6 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 175.1 0.9 44.4 0.4 130.7 1.7 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 197.4 1.0 50.1 0.4 147.3 1.9 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,787.1 14.5 1,023.1 9.1 1,764.1 22.4 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,505.7 7.8 472.8 4.2 1,032.9 13.1 50 catering services 804.0 4.2 371.5 3.3 432.6 5.5 51 personal services 701.6 3.7 101.3 0.9 600.3 7.6 J - Protection and security workers 290.5 1.5 264.9 2.3 25.6 0.3 52 protection and security services 290.5 1.5 264.9 2.3 25.6 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 990.9 5.2 285.4 2.5 705.5 8.9 53 retail workers and the like 990.9 5.2 285.4 2.5 705.5 8.9 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 624.3 3.3 477.6 4.2 146.7 1.9 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 624.3 3.3 477.6 4.2 146.7 1.9 60 agricultural activities 358.2 1.9 289.8 2.6 68.4 0.9 61 livestock activities 146.9 0.8 99.1 0.9 47.8 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 81.8 0.4 57.4 0.5 24.4 0.3 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 37.4 0.2 31.4 0.3 6.0 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,098.3 16.1 2,860.1 25.3 238.2 3.0 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,589.7 8.3 1,564.9 13.8 24.8 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 78.3 0.4 77.3 0.7 1.0 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 861.8 4.5 853.8 7.6 8.0 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 649.6 3.4 633.8 5.6 15.8 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 937.1 4.9 919.3 8.1 17.8 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 38.1 0.2 37.3 0.3 0.7 0.0 74 extractive industries 33.1 0.2 32.2 0.3 0.9 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 311.4 1.6 304.4 2.7 6.9 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 554.5 2.9 545.4 4.8 9.2 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 571.5 3.0 375.9 3.3 195.6 2.5 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 124.7 0.6 94.4 0.8 30.2 0.4 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 226.0 1.2 141.1 1.2 84.9 1.1 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 220.8 1.2 140.4 1.2 80.5 1.0 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,792.8 9.3 1,535.4 13.6 257.4 3.3 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 868.3 4.5 628.9 5.6 239.3 3.0 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 24.5 0.1 23.9 0.2 0.6 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 132.8 0.7 117.1 1.0 15.7 0.2 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 44.6 0.2 39.6 0.4 4.9 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 511.1 2.7 338.7 3.0 172.4 2.2 84 fitters and assemblers 155.4 0.8 109.7 1.0 45.7 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 924.5 4.8 906.5 8.0 18.0 0.2 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 198.6 1.0 196.5 1.7 2.1 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 725.9 3.8 710.0 6.3 15.9 0.2 9- Unskilled workers 2,900.3 15.1 1,428.7 12.6 1,471.6 18.7 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,431.5 7.5 357.0 3.2 1,074.5 13.6 90 trade 87.5 0.5 47.4 0.4 40.1 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 1,037.6 5.4 78.4 0.7 959.2 12.2 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 168.5 0.9 130.5 1.2 38.0 0.5 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 137.9 0.7 100.7 0.9 37.2 0.5 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,468.8 7.7 1,071.7 9.5 397.1 5.0 94 fishing and farming 422.1 2.2 249.5 2.2 172.6 2.2 95 mining 4.9 0.0 4.8 0.0 0.1 0.0 96 construction 423.3 2.2 404.9 3.6 18.4 0.2 97 manufacturing industries 363.4 1.9 200.6 1.8 162.8 2.1 98 transport and unloaders 255.0 1.3 211.9 1.9 43.1 0.5 0- Armed forces 89.9 0.5 77.2 0.7 12.7 0.2 U- Armed Forces 89.9 0.5 77.2 0.7 12.7 0.2 00 armed forces 89.9 0.5 77.2 0.7 12.7 0.2 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 265.3 1.4 73.9 0.7 191.5 2.4 unemployed seeking first job 303.9 1.6 111.6 1.0 192.4 2.4 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