High Technology Indicators 
Tables according to approach by sectors
Employed persons in high tech sectors by branches of activity and  sex.
Units: thousands of persons

	Total	Females	% of females	
High tech and medium-high tech manufacturing sectors	775.3	204.8	26.4	
High tech manufacturing sectors	146.6	57.8	39.4	
21 Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products	72.3	39.9	55.2	
26 Manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products	41.0	11.1	27.1	
303 Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft	33.3	6.8	20.4	
Intermediate-high tech manufacturing sectors	628.7	147.0	23.4	
20 Chemical industry	123.7	40.1	32.4	
254,27-29 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition, Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	466.4	94.9	20.3	
30-301-303 Manufacture of other transport equipment, except: naval construction aircraft and spacecraft construction and machinery thereof	12.7	2.3	18.1	
325 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies	25.8	9.7	37.6	
High tech or state-of-the-art services	592.9	190.3	32.1	
59-63 Motion picture, video and tv programme activities, sound recording and music edition Radio and tv programming and broadcasting activities Telecommunications Programming, consultancy and other activities related to IT Information services	532.3	157.6	29.6	
72 Research and development	60.6	32.7	54.0	
Total high and medium-high technology sectors	1,368.2	395.1	28.9	
Total employed	18,824.8	8,558.5	45.5	
Notes:
1) Source:    Economically Active Population Survey (Annual Averages)
Source: National Statistics Institute