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