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