Economically Active Population Survey National results Unemployment rates by sector of the level of education attained, sex and age group Units: Rates Total From 16 to 24 years From 25 to 34 years (current quarter) From 35 to 44 years From 45 to 54 years 55 and more years 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 Both sexes Total 22.06 24.44 26.09 24.79 21.39 19.86 17.86 11.25 8.23 8.45 48.33 53.20 55.48 52.86 46.19 41.48 37.73 24.45 18.09 17.89 24.63 26.76 29.07 27.61 23.47 21.64 19.18 11.69 8.13 8.91 18.51 21.10 22.63 21.75 18.87 17.64 15.74 9.64 6.85 7.00 19.48 21.21 22.19 20.54 17.08 15.32 13.39 8.39 6.33 5.96 17.92 19.31 19.36 17.25 14.39 13.54 11.53 7.06 5.70 5.50 0 Basic training and personal development programmes 28.18 30.89 32.48 30.82 26.55 24.46 22.64 13.99 9.91 9.79 52.81 59.44 59.60 56.91 50.22 46.04 42.08 27.29 20.03 19.64 31.10 34.14 36.51 34.62 29.50 27.50 25.93 15.37 9.56 10.38 25.25 28.61 30.73 28.86 25.40 22.83 21.23 12.45 8.57 8.31 25.30 26.65 27.27 26.53 21.47 18.87 16.78 10.11 7.89 6.94 22.63 23.70 23.71 20.51 17.38 16.17 13.64 8.75 6.52 6.32 1 EDUCATION 14.30 13.94 14.88 14.18 9.30 7.92 8.27 6.02 4.80 5.65 37.64 35.14 53.18 40.46 37.53 28.29 23.56 10.17 15.35 19.66 17.96 17.92 22.16 18.04 10.89 10.61 10.83 8.28 6.29 7.76 14.03 11.66 11.50 12.07 8.49 5.95 8.70 6.46 4.41 4.79 7.98 10.40 8.19 9.16 5.35 5.57 2.98 3.67 2.02 2.43 8.19 7.34 3.97 4.20 1.62 0.67 3.09 2.07 0.73 1.44 2 Arts and Humanities 17.13 19.74 17.22 17.41 13.63 15.11 12.67 8.66 7.29 8.26 52.18 42.31 39.84 56.23 42.09 41.98 32.74 9.64 20.98 18.74 24.12 30.10 26.92 24.79 18.30 20.94 17.16 14.80 10.40 11.21 16.84 17.59 14.71 18.82 12.47 15.18 12.71 6.26 5.68 6.51 9.56 12.26 11.45 8.12 8.35 7.56 4.99 4.78 3.65 4.98 9.43 10.94 7.65 6.48 5.18 0.39 4.28 0.96 3.10 3.44 3 Social sciences, business training and law 15.48 17.63 18.73 17.52 15.26 14.54 11.85 8.12 6.67 7.03 44.10 43.16 46.43 48.10 40.06 30.04 26.77 21.75 15.57 14.95 19.45 21.46 23.44 22.36 19.50 17.43 14.65 8.81 7.59 7.38 13.70 15.96 15.51 13.56 11.38 12.60 9.49 6.46 5.25 6.04 11.91 14.28 14.81 13.12 11.48 10.34 7.42 6.48 3.95 5.35 9.79 10.79 12.77 10.46 8.50 8.76 7.29 2.94 4.83 4.16 4 Sciences 13.41 14.19 14.70 15.57 13.95 11.06 9.00 5.93 6.49 7.85 35.39 32.13 48.16 37.97 36.06 23.97 21.91 15.13 13.03 16.93 15.27 18.40 15.40 19.65 16.26 13.85 11.47 6.38 7.08 10.21 12.12 11.55 11.12 15.30 11.93 8.42 5.25 4.71 4.92 5.28 10.15 9.49 13.86 4.05 8.14 6.28 7.21 4.54 4.09 1.36 7.87 5.45 5.85 8.30 7.42 3.14 2.26 1.91 7.81 1.46 5 Mechanics, electronics and other technical training; Manufacturing industry and construction 15.61 18.88 19.82 18.25 17.45 14.15 12.38 6.43 4.18 4.60 39.43 45.19 47.67 45.00 40.10 33.87 32.51 16.31 9.89 7.35 21.02 21.17 23.59 21.66 21.93 15.54 13.23 7.17 4.57 4.99 11.12 15.14 16.13 15.51 13.51 11.24 9.75 4.91 2.99 3.44 13.12 16.26 16.77 13.44 12.68 10.99 8.51 5.01 2.92 3.70 12.30 17.81 13.14 13.00 11.91 11.05 7.07 1.87 2.94 5.80 6 Agriculture 19.29 14.23 21.88 18.81 16.51 12.14 10.74 8.60 8.34 4.90 48.02 35.65 44.12 66.31 44.22 34.68 28.94 20.05 23.00 29.40 19.59 16.02 21.99 35.71 17.44 13.57 14.77 10.61 15.36 6.31 20.77 12.00 23.12 12.85 18.41 14.04 8.75 8.88 0.63 3.13 14.64 12.87 13.94 11.74 8.10 6.00 2.22 2.83 4.68 0.91 11.37 10.47 28.86 1.37 6.43 8.52 6.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Health and social services 11.90 13.18 16.25 14.06 11.50 9.98 8.28 6.24 4.28 6.27 40.31 43.48 51.59 43.85 35.27 26.01 19.42 17.55 12.93 15.21 15.53 15.19 18.92 14.05 13.00 13.08 8.90 6.97 4.40 7.02 9.28 12.02 15.06 13.35 10.54 8.12 8.08 5.84 3.80 6.53 8.25 9.74 11.97 8.68 6.16 5.63 6.12 3.22 2.49 3.53 3.66 4.21 5.73 6.75 4.25 3.19 3.57 3.28 2.72 0.70 8 Services 22.59 24.53 26.20 23.45 19.22 19.57 14.76 10.63 10.27 10.00 41.27 52.52 50.32 46.37 35.35 39.25 32.75 22.47 16.49 16.60 23.18 24.06 26.12 25.75 20.02 20.36 11.88 6.27 10.95 10.36 18.24 20.88 19.48 17.44 16.10 15.26 14.05 12.51 7.87 6.15 21.87 17.97 24.38 14.62 12.51 14.36 9.05 8.37 6.32 7.45 18.45 13.70 17.39 21.77 11.97 11.31 11.98 5.57 6.74 0.00 9 Unknown sectors, unspecified sectors, or sectors that are not applicable 36.11 39.25 45.59 44.06 27.55 31.62 22.46 17.25 8.37 9.86 54.14 60.34 47.67 39.41 39.32 44.71 45.61 23.76 7.89 16.77 24.90 48.04 41.48 41.94 29.05 32.54 17.08 18.04 5.01 10.59 27.91 22.58 38.21 44.35 24.92 24.01 13.57 15.21 14.53 9.75 44.76 56.33 57.47 44.03 26.04 29.41 30.74 13.37 6.43 8.21 44.37 28.70 49.98 46.95 25.96 42.84 26.97 22.00 9.16 5.72 Males Total 20.77 23.60 25.60 24.58 21.04 19.57 17.64 10.05 6.41 6.35 48.65 53.43 56.22 54.12 48.15 43.08 39.06 23.59 15.22 14.99 23.97 26.38 29.39 28.75 23.77 22.14 19.85 10.95 6.50 6.81 16.39 19.48 21.36 20.70 17.91 16.70 15.35 8.01 4.95 4.89 17.78 20.24 21.55 20.03 16.39 14.57 12.57 7.34 4.70 4.03 17.83 19.67 19.59 17.34 14.67 13.82 10.87 6.15 4.76 4.72 0 Basic training and personal development programmes 26.22 29.50 31.68 30.34 25.88 23.85 22.19 12.32 7.46 7.19 51.67 58.90 58.58 57.43 51.97 46.15 42.28 25.30 16.51 16.32 28.77 31.88 36.43 35.02 28.72 27.74 26.38 13.78 7.32 7.38 22.91 26.56 28.81 26.91 23.60 21.69 20.61 10.64 5.99 5.78 22.78 25.47 26.36 25.70 20.84 17.46 15.76 8.67 5.50 4.63 22.26 23.63 23.95 21.07 17.40 16.25 12.86 7.65 5.23 5.02 1 EDUCATION 14.57 12.25 13.95 13.55 6.92 7.87 7.63 5.77 4.82 3.10 38.02 45.34 67.99 37.10 24.39 38.44 50.46 2.16 31.98 6.97 23.52 23.63 21.75 19.68 11.69 9.41 11.25 18.29 6.51 6.99 7.35 9.44 12.01 13.65 9.17 4.57 9.36 1.96 5.65 1.30 6.95 2.32 8.80 9.72 1.56 6.60 0.56 2.73 1.40 0.94 15.16 10.88 6.86 2.64 0.00 2.12 1.10 0.89 1.46 0.81 2 Arts and Humanities 16.00 18.57 18.16 18.39 13.44 12.35 11.52 8.36 7.22 5.73 51.03 47.40 47.44 69.32 54.52 42.85 37.30 10.13 17.61 7.59 21.31 27.32 31.35 28.35 17.25 17.96 18.61 15.62 9.91 10.77 16.51 17.58 14.21 18.48 14.45 12.71 10.40 6.27 4.68 3.41 9.47 12.07 12.49 8.13 5.12 4.56 1.15 2.58 7.49 1.59 9.22 8.03 9.60 6.29 6.36 0.00 5.24 0.29 2.68 1.81 3 Social sciences, business training and law 11.95 14.11 13.90 14.01 11.65 11.01 9.14 6.43 4.90 4.61 54.43 38.68 56.76 54.18 30.54 31.16 28.77 28.90 16.88 16.02 17.45 20.94 19.43 21.67 18.63 15.23 13.56 8.11 5.77 4.66 9.00 12.84 9.83 10.02 7.84 8.89 6.60 3.43 3.50 3.82 7.75 10.33 11.50 9.57 8.41 7.25 3.94 5.64 3.16 3.21 8.08 8.50 8.45 7.11 7.31 5.31 6.00 1.63 3.68 4.51 4 Sciences 11.93 14.84 14.72 15.24 13.25 11.15 8.20 5.41 5.38 7.37 36.00 31.92 52.17 39.46 35.59 28.06 16.48 13.08 8.37 19.33 15.52 18.77 14.99 17.19 14.90 13.71 10.83 5.60 6.22 8.60 9.62 11.41 9.45 15.98 13.05 8.23 6.24 4.36 2.67 6.07 6.26 10.40 15.26 3.60 3.59 7.69 4.94 5.20 4.90 0.88 7.34 5.92 3.22 8.09 9.53 0.99 0.87 2.10 9.80 0.81 5 Mechanics, electronics and other technical training; Manufacturing industry and construction 15.07 18.17 19.14 17.61 16.61 14.12 11.98 6.17 4.07 4.42 38.39 45.90 47.16 44.05 39.55 34.33 33.03 16.35 9.41 6.94 20.05 20.74 22.74 21.12 21.01 15.82 12.31 7.08 4.51 5.15 10.52 13.80 15.70 14.84 12.89 11.12 9.64 4.31 2.95 2.87 12.76 15.78 16.07 12.74 11.86 11.00 8.16 5.00 2.93 3.58 12.72 17.32 12.89 13.12 10.59 11.00 7.11 1.91 2.83 5.93 6 Agriculture 17.07 11.59 22.31 17.40 15.38 9.88 11.65 6.77 6.93 3.26 51.43 32.25 48.40 55.67 38.46 31.90 36.54 20.94 16.40 7.87 20.30 8.10 21.12 42.11 17.75 13.68 16.81 7.23 13.69 5.03 17.61 8.82 23.77 9.88 19.38 7.29 10.93 9.45 0.73 2.74 10.78 15.64 14.37 10.57 5.07 6.20 1.66 0.00 5.43 1.03 12.01 2.03 29.67 1.54 6.79 10.67 8.14 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Health and social services 9.56 9.65 11.52 9.46 8.99 8.81 6.39 3.77 2.52 3.07 54.05 52.26 58.72 33.72 47.10 28.72 6.78 8.84 10.91 14.87 13.96 16.84 17.11 14.95 14.72 14.89 8.84 6.29 4.59 4.36 5.91 5.02 11.25 7.60 4.97 9.76 6.58 0.69 1.73 3.00 3.67 3.20 3.82 5.12 3.40 3.20 7.04 1.20 0.00 1.02 2.48 3.14 1.86 1.84 1.60 1.90 0.00 7.04 1.68 0.91 8 Services 18.85 18.47 27.68 20.74 15.33 18.12 10.55 8.25 4.68 6.01 39.23 47.98 51.80 60.42 40.84 45.17 36.21 36.90 12.12 13.53 22.91 20.80 35.28 26.34 18.74 17.82 6.61 3.37 3.10 7.52 12.31 11.22 14.81 13.62 11.24 12.75 11.78 9.26 5.02 0.60 12.95 9.22 22.14 6.21 2.76 17.27 6.06 0.00 1.35 4.37 14.42 9.50 6.97 21.91 14.73 6.94 3.37 0.00 6.97 0.00 9 Unknown sectors, unspecified sectors, or sectors that are not applicable 32.33 38.95 41.74 41.12 23.28 26.26 20.43 14.81 6.38 8.91 67.03 50.28 50.74 38.60 41.15 42.83 45.43 25.21 5.30 17.12 16.50 50.98 32.59 25.27 18.72 22.84 13.59 13.37 3.70 10.37 17.34 17.76 37.32 45.22 18.11 11.95 12.46 14.45 12.63 9.24 41.48 55.75 49.18 46.85 31.14 30.23 26.94 15.36 2.33 4.96 38.42 33.85 52.17 38.13 24.23 48.69 28.31 13.46 8.38 5.47 Females Total 23.55 25.43 26.67 25.03 21.81 20.22 18.13 12.84 10.70 11.34 47.97 52.93 54.62 51.44 43.99 39.61 36.12 25.52 21.71 21.50 25.34 27.18 28.72 26.35 23.13 21.08 18.39 12.57 10.12 11.50 20.96 22.98 24.11 23.00 20.04 18.80 16.24 11.76 9.38 9.85 21.49 22.37 22.95 21.16 17.94 16.28 14.47 9.84 8.65 8.81 18.04 18.83 19.05 17.13 13.99 13.11 12.60 8.69 7.43 7.01 0 Basic training and personal development programmes 30.88 32.79 33.58 31.50 27.50 25.36 23.32 16.56 13.81 14.15 54.29 60.15 61.00 56.19 47.82 45.89 41.79 30.15 25.22 24.61 34.57 37.37 36.63 34.03 30.67 27.15 25.24 17.81 13.25 15.49 28.66 31.59 33.47 31.63 27.96 24.53 22.12 15.13 12.63 12.43 28.67 28.14 28.43 27.64 22.33 20.77 18.24 12.25 11.47 10.75 23.11 23.81 23.38 19.71 17.34 16.05 14.93 10.83 8.89 8.90 1 EDUCATION 14.23 14.43 15.14 14.35 10.10 7.94 8.47 6.10 4.79 6.43 37.55 33.87 51.33 41.36 40.76 25.06 19.38 12.10 13.24 21.12 16.46 16.49 22.25 17.71 10.68 10.93 10.71 5.93 6.23 8.00 15.78 12.18 11.35 11.66 8.27 6.40 8.53 7.75 4.12 5.48 8.28 13.49 8.01 9.00 6.88 5.17 3.89 4.12 2.28 3.06 5.59 5.91 2.62 4.98 2.31 0.00 4.05 2.60 0.37 1.76 2 Arts and Humanities 17.91 20.60 16.64 16.77 13.76 17.05 13.50 8.89 7.33 10.19 52.81 39.25 34.18 47.87 34.51 41.36 30.04 9.29 23.66 28.50 26.06 32.08 24.95 22.58 19.07 22.73 16.26 14.18 10.71 11.53 17.05 17.60 15.06 19.04 11.25 17.02 14.69 6.25 6.31 8.70 9.61 12.42 10.75 8.11 10.63 9.69 7.79 6.61 0.58 7.78 9.65 13.35 6.11 6.61 3.97 0.78 3.59 1.72 3.64 5.25 3 Social sciences, business training and law 17.83 19.80 21.75 19.62 17.44 16.71 13.68 9.24 7.86 8.62 38.80 45.01 42.63 45.99 43.21 29.69 26.11 19.07 15.04 14.61 20.62 21.69 25.47 22.68 19.93 18.64 15.32 9.22 8.58 8.90 16.51 17.89 19.06 15.76 13.53 14.84 11.44 8.53 6.44 7.57 14.98 17.15 17.18 15.74 13.89 12.69 10.19 7.19 4.71 7.28 11.86 13.46 17.44 13.78 9.71 12.27 9.39 4.66 6.51 3.56 4 Sciences 15.63 13.09 14.67 16.11 15.09 10.92 10.33 6.76 8.36 8.62 33.76 32.84 36.65 34.33 36.97 14.52 37.79 18.60 19.40 13.29 14.94 17.68 16.16 23.84 18.26 14.08 12.34 7.59 8.51 12.78 16.01 11.75 13.52 14.22 10.13 8.72 3.42 5.26 8.29 4.04 15.05 7.88 11.89 4.69 15.59 4.16 10.76 3.38 2.42 2.08 8.91 4.77 10.40 8.81 0.89 10.20 6.40 1.50 1.94 2.93 5 Mechanics, electronics and other technical training; Manufacturing industry and construction 19.91 25.20 25.53 24.29 25.55 14.48 16.39 9.28 5.39 6.49 51.57 37.59 51.17 57.70 48.93 30.82 26.91 15.83 15.85 12.42 26.36 23.88 29.55 25.32 28.44 13.72 19.93 7.80 5.06 3.82 15.22 24.90 18.96 21.09 19.40 12.30 10.81 12.59 3.50 9.86 17.23 24.80 27.88 24.88 22.70 10.87 15.09 5.10 2.57 6.82 7.13 26.49 17.27 10.47 35.98 12.21 5.92 0.00 6.35 0.00 6 Agriculture 24.54 19.82 20.49 21.64 19.09 17.91 8.60 12.36 13.56 9.90 38.75 47.97 22.74 77.95 53.12 55.64 20.44 16.19 47.38 64.30 18.66 27.79 23.26 24.99 16.95 13.45 11.99 15.07 19.00 8.57 26.55 17.34 20.69 16.98 15.97 34.49 0.67 7.89 0.00 5.11 26.23 4.89 11.47 15.33 19.36 4.81 4.95 12.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 43.87 23.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 .. 0.00 0.00 7 Health and social services 12.59 14.24 17.77 15.51 12.20 10.30 8.78 6.95 4.84 7.27 36.50 40.90 49.84 46.52 33.03 25.51 21.69 18.75 13.24 15.25 15.89 14.82 19.45 13.82 12.60 12.70 8.91 7.15 4.35 7.79 10.35 14.48 16.16 15.18 12.24 7.71 8.38 7.14 4.36 7.51 9.32 11.53 14.67 9.64 6.90 6.45 5.76 3.93 3.44 4.58 4.26 4.64 7.60 9.66 5.43 3.88 5.12 1.35 3.61 0.58 8 Services 24.94 28.03 25.36 24.96 21.65 20.29 16.85 11.83 13.30 12.18 42.91 55.39 49.29 41.99 33.61 36.86 31.55 17.42 18.02 17.79 23.35 26.06 20.97 25.42 20.83 21.53 14.26 7.64 14.24 11.77 22.04 25.80 21.41 19.69 19.09 16.43 15.08 14.08 9.56 9.11 26.39 23.07 26.12 20.72 20.93 11.97 11.75 17.08 10.88 10.98 21.55 16.51 26.50 21.69 9.51 13.75 18.37 11.22 6.27 0.00 9 Unknown sectors, unspecified sectors, or sectors that are not applicable 40.47 39.68 51.26 47.15 33.43 39.99 24.84 20.65 11.18 11.35 43.46 74.56 46.97 40.67 37.48 48.67 45.71 21.85 11.09 16.31 30.72 44.57 54.74 51.97 39.01 41.31 19.41 22.57 6.77 10.90 36.54 29.51 39.58 43.33 36.05 46.09 15.57 16.51 17.25 10.60 52.84 57.43 70.00 40.01 16.90 27.70 37.09 8.75 12.82 13.68 51.60 23.73 45.59 55.39 29.31 35.23 25.07 33.79 10.31 6.31 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute