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 19,538.1 100.0 11,629.2 100.0 7,908.9 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,306.2 6.7 910.8 7.8 395.4 5.0 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 378.8 1.9 312.0 2.7 66.8 0.8 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 15.8 0.1 11.1 0.1 4.7 0.1 11 company management 363.0 1.9 300.9 2.6 62.1 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 468.8 2.4 346.5 3.0 122.2 1.5 12 trade 151.6 0.8 101.6 0.9 50.1 0.6 13 catering 92.4 0.5 66.2 0.6 26.1 0.3 14 other companies 224.8 1.2 178.8 1.5 46.0 0.6 C- Management of companies without employees 458.7 2.3 252.3 2.2 206.3 2.6 15 trade 271.8 1.4 126.2 1.1 145.5 1.8 16 catering 118.8 0.6 77.6 0.7 41.2 0.5 17 other companies 68.1 0.3 48.5 0.4 19.6 0.2 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,209.9 11.3 1,089.7 9.4 1,120.1 14.2 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,314.3 6.7 716.5 6.2 597.8 7.6 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 225.9 1.2 173.1 1.5 52.7 0.7 21 natural and health sciences 231.3 1.2 122.3 1.1 109.0 1.4 22 teaching 415.1 2.1 188.5 1.6 226.6 2.9 23 law professionals 123.6 0.6 71.7 0.6 51.9 0.7 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 205.1 1.0 103.9 0.9 101.2 1.3 25 Writers, artists and others 113.2 0.6 56.9 0.5 56.3 0.7 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 895.6 4.6 373.3 3.2 522.3 6.6 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 202.9 1.0 169.5 1.5 33.4 0.4 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 200.8 1.0 37.8 0.3 163.0 2.1 28 teaching 364.9 1.9 104.5 0.9 260.4 3.3 29 other 126.9 0.6 61.4 0.5 65.5 0.8 3 -Support technicians and professionals 1,889.6 9.7 1,070.8 9.2 818.8 10.4 F -Support technicians and professionals 1,889.6 9.7 1,070.8 9.2 818.8 10.4 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 353.3 1.8 281.1 2.4 72.3 0.9 31 natural and health sciences 123.1 0.6 45.3 0.4 77.8 1.0 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 29.2 0.1 11.5 0.1 17.8 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 519.2 2.7 391.7 3.4 127.5 1.6 34 administrative management 695.6 3.6 250.5 2.2 445.1 5.6 35 others 169.2 0.9 90.8 0.8 78.4 1.0 4 -Administrative employees 1,755.9 9.0 635.3 5.5 1,120.6 14.2 G -Administrative type employees 1,755.9 9.0 635.3 5.5 1,120.6 14.2 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 287.0 1.5 196.3 1.7 90.7 1.1 41 libraries, post office and the like 95.4 0.5 51.3 0.4 44.1 0.6 42 office machine operators 29.6 0.2 19.9 0.2 9.7 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 493.6 2.5 146.1 1.3 347.5 4.4 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 477.6 2.4 123.2 1.1 354.4 4.5 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 168.0 0.9 46.4 0.4 121.6 1.5 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 204.7 1.0 52.2 0.4 152.5 1.9 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,831.6 14.5 1,057.2 9.1 1,774.4 22.4 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,571.7 8.0 492.7 4.2 1,078.9 13.6 50 catering services 861.6 4.4 387.2 3.3 474.4 6.0 51 personal services 710.1 3.6 105.5 0.9 604.6 7.6 J - Protection and security workers 297.7 1.5 274.2 2.4 23.5 0.3 52 protection and security services 297.7 1.5 274.2 2.4 23.5 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 962.2 4.9 290.3 2.5 672.0 8.5 53 retail workers and the like 962.2 4.9 290.3 2.5 672.0 8.5 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 652.9 3.3 491.1 4.2 161.8 2.0 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 652.9 3.3 491.1 4.2 161.8 2.0 60 agricultural activities 367.8 1.9 295.7 2.5 72.1 0.9 61 livestock activities 156.0 0.8 105.7 0.9 50.4 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 94.8 0.5 61.4 0.5 33.3 0.4 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 34.3 0.2 28.3 0.2 6.0 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,203.3 16.4 2,977.0 25.6 226.2 2.9 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,642.8 8.4 1,619.7 13.9 23.1 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 74.6 0.4 74.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 880.6 4.5 871.3 7.5 9.3 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 687.5 3.5 674.3 5.8 13.2 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 963.3 4.9 944.7 8.1 18.6 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 42.9 0.2 41.7 0.4 1.2 0.0 74 extractive industries 37.5 0.2 36.6 0.3 0.8 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 337.6 1.7 331.1 2.8 6.6 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 545.3 2.8 535.3 4.6 10.0 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 597.2 3.1 412.7 3.5 184.5 2.3 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 120.7 0.6 94.9 0.8 25.8 0.3 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 234.0 1.2 156.8 1.3 77.1 1.0 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 242.6 1.2 161.0 1.4 81.6 1.0 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,787.4 9.1 1,528.5 13.1 258.9 3.3 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 871.6 4.5 632.8 5.4 238.8 3.0 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 27.4 0.1 26.4 0.2 1.0 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 125.2 0.6 113.6 1.0 11.6 0.1 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 43.9 0.2 39.2 0.3 4.7 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 515.7 2.6 339.6 2.9 176.1 2.2 84 fitters and assemblers 159.4 0.8 114.0 1.0 45.4 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 915.8 4.7 895.7 7.7 20.1 0.3 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 184.7 0.9 182.1 1.6 2.6 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 731.0 3.7 713.6 6.1 17.4 0.2 9- Unskilled workers 3,166.9 16.2 1,571.8 13.5 1,595.2 20.2 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,549.9 7.9 382.4 3.3 1,167.5 14.8 90 trade 87.0 0.4 50.6 0.4 36.4 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 1,149.2 5.9 87.3 0.8 1,061.9 13.4 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 176.5 0.9 143.9 1.2 32.6 0.4 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 137.2 0.7 100.5 0.9 36.7 0.5 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,617.1 8.3 1,189.4 10.2 427.7 5.4 94 fishing and farming 478.0 2.4 291.9 2.5 186.1 2.4 95 mining 4.6 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 96 construction 488.0 2.5 468.4 4.0 19.6 0.2 97 manufacturing industries 387.8 2.0 210.0 1.8 177.8 2.2 98 transport and unloaders 258.6 1.3 214.6 1.8 44.0 0.6 0- Armed forces 90.9 0.5 82.7 0.7 8.2 0.1 U- Armed Forces 90.9 0.5 82.7 0.7 8.2 0.1 00 armed forces 90.9 0.5 82.7 0.7 8.2 0.1 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 269.3 1.4 73.7 0.6 195.6 2.5 unemployed seeking first job 374.2 1.9 140.5 1.2 233.7 3.0 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