Economically Active Population Survey 4.- Unemployed Unemployed persons by ways of seeking employment, answer and sex Units: thousands of persons Both Genders men women PREVIOUS was registered in an administration employment office total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 2,011.3 848.4 1,162.9 2001 3rd quarter 1,950.8 823.6 1,127.1 2001 2nd quarter 1,979.6 837.1 1,142.5 2001 1st quarter 2,049.6 883.4 1,166.2 no 2001 4th quarter 343.5 137.3 206.2 2001 3rd quarter 356.5 137.3 219.2 2001 2nd quarter 358.3 133.6 224.7 2001 1st quarter 360.5 144.9 215.6 have been in touch or registered in a private employment office total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 219.5 93.8 125.7 2001 3rd quarter 207.6 97.2 110.4 2001 2nd quarter 189.9 86.4 103.5 2001 1st quarter 219.3 88.2 131.1 no 2001 4th quarter 2,135.3 891.9 1,243.4 2001 3rd quarter 2,099.7 863.7 1,236.0 2001 2nd quarter 2,148.0 884.3 1,263.7 2001 1st quarter 2,190.8 940.1 1,250.7 has been in touch with businesspersons total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 948.2 451.4 496.8 2001 3rd quarter 900.6 433.1 467.6 2001 2nd quarter 948.8 453.5 495.3 2001 1st quarter 958.5 460.7 497.8 no 2001 4th quarter 1,406.5 534.2 872.3 2001 3rd quarter 1,406.7 527.9 878.8 2001 2nd quarter 1,389.1 517.2 871.9 2001 1st quarter 1,451.6 567.6 884.0 has consulted family, friends, a union,... total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 1,211.9 515.3 696.5 2001 3rd quarter 1,202.1 507.8 694.2 2001 2nd quarter 1,253.6 528.1 725.4 2001 1st quarter 1,299.5 569.5 730.0 no 2001 4th quarter 1,142.9 470.3 672.6 2001 3rd quarter 1,105.2 453.1 652.1 2001 2nd quarter 1,084.3 442.5 641.8 2001 1st quarter 1,110.6 458.8 651.8 has placed or answered an advert in the press, radio or TV or Internet total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 232.0 97.5 134.5 2001 3rd quarter 215.9 92.2 123.7 2001 2nd quarter 207.8 87.9 119.9 2001 1st quarter 227.1 93.0 134.0 no 2001 4th quarter 2,122.8 888.2 1,234.6 2001 3rd quarter 2,091.4 868.7 1,222.7 2001 2nd quarter 2,130.1 882.8 1,247.3 2001 1st quarter 2,183.0 935.2 1,247.8 has placed an advert in notice boards, shopping centres, lamp posts, bus stops,... total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 16.2 6.8 9.4 2001 3rd quarter 8.8 3.3 5.5 2001 2nd quarter 12.9 4.4 8.5 2001 1st quarter 19.1 9.7 9.4 no 2001 4th quarter 2,338.6 978.9 1,359.8 2001 3rd quarter 2,298.5 957.7 1,340.8 2001 2nd quarter 2,325.0 966.3 1,358.7 2001 1st quarter 2,391.0 1,018.5 1,372.4 has done an exam or interview to be contracted total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 50.5 19.9 30.6 2001 3rd quarter 39.0 16.6 22.4 2001 2nd quarter 48.4 20.1 28.3 2001 1st quarter 56.7 23.5 33.2 no 2001 4th quarter 2,304.3 965.7 1,338.6 2001 3rd quarter 2,268.3 944.4 1,323.9 2001 2nd quarter 2,289.5 950.6 1,338.9 2001 1st quarter 2,353.3 1,004.7 1,348.6 has sought land, premises or machinery to start-up freelance total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 10.8 5.3 5.5 2001 3rd quarter 6.8 4.2 2.6 2001 2nd quarter 6.2 3.9 2.2 2001 1st quarter 10.3 4.1 6.2 no 2001 4th quarter 2,344.0 980.3 1,363.7 2001 3rd quarter 2,300.5 956.8 1,343.8 2001 2nd quarter 2,331.7 966.8 1,365.0 2001 1st quarter 2,399.8 1,024.1 1,375.6 has sought financing or has applied for licenses or permits to start-up freelance total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 13.1 6.1 7.1 2001 3rd quarter 9.1 5.3 3.8 2001 2nd quarter 8.2 4.4 3.8 2001 1st quarter 13.4 7.8 5.5 no 2001 4th quarter 2,341.7 979.6 1,362.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,298.2 955.6 1,342.6 2001 2nd quarter 2,329.7 966.2 1,363.4 2001 1st quarter 2,396.7 1,020.4 1,376.2 has consulted or listened to employment offers in the press, radio or TV or Internet total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 382.5 145.7 236.8 2001 3rd quarter 331.7 124.8 206.9 2001 2nd quarter 370.4 134.0 236.4 2001 1st quarter 416.6 167.3 249.3 no 2001 4th quarter 1,972.3 840.0 1,132.3 2001 3rd quarter 1,975.6 836.2 1,139.4 2001 2nd quarter 1,967.5 836.7 1,130.8 2001 1st quarter 1,993.5 860.9 1,132.5 preparing competitive exams total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 63.5 19.7 43.8 2001 3rd quarter 55.5 15.9 39.6 2001 2nd quarter 68.1 20.3 47.9 2001 1st quarter 70.5 22.4 48.1 no 2001 4th quarter 2,291.3 965.9 1,325.3 2001 3rd quarter 2,251.8 945.0 1,306.8 2001 2nd quarter 2,269.8 950.4 1,319.4 2001 1st quarter 2,339.5 1,005.8 1,333.7 waiting for a call from an administration employment office total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 108.1 47.6 60.5 2001 3rd quarter 105.0 43.8 61.1 2001 2nd quarter 112.7 47.7 65.0 2001 1st quarter 147.4 61.1 86.4 no 2001 4th quarter 2,246.6 938.0 1,308.6 2001 3rd quarter 2,202.3 917.1 1,285.2 2001 2nd quarter 2,225.2 923.0 1,302.2 2001 1st quarter 2,262.6 967.2 1,295.4 Waiting for a call from a private employment office total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 13.6 6.0 7.6 2001 3rd quarter 11.1 4.4 6.7 2001 2nd quarter 13.3 6.1 7.1 2001 1st quarter 19.9 9.1 10.8 no 2001 4th quarter 2,341.2 979.6 1,361.6 2001 3rd quarter 2,296.2 956.6 1,339.6 2001 2nd quarter 2,324.6 964.5 1,360.1 2001 1st quarter 2,390.2 1,019.2 1,371.0 Waiting for results from previous requests total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 162.4 67.6 94.8 2001 3rd quarter 148.4 57.1 91.3 2001 2nd quarter 176.3 73.5 102.7 2001 1st quarter 183.1 72.1 111.0 no 2001 4th quarter 2,192.4 918.1 1,274.3 2001 3rd quarter 2,158.9 903.8 1,255.1 2001 2nd quarter 2,161.6 897.1 1,264.5 2001 1st quarter 2,226.9 956.1 1,270.8 waiting for the results of a competitive exam total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 5.8 2.3 3.4 2001 3rd quarter 6.4 1.5 4.9 2001 2nd quarter 8.2 2.9 5.2 2001 1st quarter 4.7 2.0 2.7 no 2001 4th quarter 2,349.0 983.3 1,365.7 2001 3rd quarter 2,300.9 959.4 1,341.5 2001 2nd quarter 2,329.7 967.7 1,362.0 2001 1st quarter 2,405.4 1,026.3 1,379.1 other methods total 2001 4th quarter 2,354.8 985.6 1,369.1 2001 3rd quarter 2,307.3 961.0 1,346.3 2001 2nd quarter 2,337.9 970.7 1,367.2 2001 1st quarter 2,410.1 1,028.3 1,381.8 yes 2001 4th quarter 45.3 12.9 32.5 2001 3rd quarter 39.1 12.4 26.6 2001 2nd quarter 39.2 12.9 26.3 2001 1st quarter 34.0 10.6 23.3 no 2001 4th quarter 2,309.5 972.8 1,336.7 2001 3rd quarter 2,268.2 948.5 1,319.7 2001 2nd quarter 2,298.7 957.8 1,340.9 2001 1st quarter 2,376.1 1,017.6 1,358.5 NEW was registered in an administration employment office total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 1,567.9 686.5 881.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,494.7 657.0 837.8 2001 2nd quarter 1,495.2 660.4 834.8 2001 1st quarter 1,575.9 700.1 875.8 no 2001 4th quarter 323.9 130.9 193.0 2001 3rd quarter 340.2 131.7 208.5 2001 2nd quarter 338.1 127.8 210.3 2001 1st quarter 340.3 137.5 202.8 have been in touch or registered in a private employment office total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 219.5 93.8 125.7 2001 3rd quarter 207.6 97.2 110.4 2001 2nd quarter 189.9 86.4 103.5 2001 1st quarter 219.3 88.2 131.1 no 2001 4th quarter 1,672.3 723.6 948.6 2001 3rd quarter 1,627.3 691.4 935.9 2001 2nd quarter 1,643.4 701.8 941.6 2001 1st quarter 1,696.9 749.4 947.5 has been in touch with businesspersons total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 948.2 451.4 496.8 2001 3rd quarter 900.6 433.1 467.6 2001 2nd quarter 948.8 453.5 495.3 2001 1st quarter 958.5 460.7 497.8 no 2001 4th quarter 943.5 366.0 577.6 2001 3rd quarter 934.3 355.6 578.7 2001 2nd quarter 884.4 334.7 549.8 2001 1st quarter 957.8 376.9 580.9 has consulted family, friends, a union,... total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 1,211.9 515.3 696.5 2001 3rd quarter 1,202.1 507.8 694.2 2001 2nd quarter 1,253.6 528.1 725.4 2001 1st quarter 1,299.5 569.5 730.0 no 2001 4th quarter 679.9 302.1 377.9 2001 3rd quarter 632.9 280.8 352.0 2001 2nd quarter 579.7 260.0 319.7 2001 1st quarter 616.7 268.1 348.6 has placed or answered an advert in the press, radio or TV or Internet total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 232.0 97.5 134.5 2001 3rd quarter 215.9 92.2 123.7 2001 2nd quarter 207.8 87.9 119.9 2001 1st quarter 227.1 93.0 134.0 no 2001 4th quarter 1,659.8 719.9 939.9 2001 3rd quarter 1,619.0 696.4 922.6 2001 2nd quarter 1,625.5 700.3 925.2 2001 1st quarter 1,689.2 744.6 944.6 has placed an advert in notice boards, shopping centres, lamp posts, bus stops,... total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 16.2 6.8 9.4 2001 3rd quarter 8.8 3.3 5.5 2001 2nd quarter 12.9 4.4 8.5 2001 1st quarter 19.1 9.7 9.4 no 2001 4th quarter 1,875.6 810.6 1,065.0 2001 3rd quarter 1,826.2 785.4 1,040.8 2001 2nd quarter 1,820.4 783.8 1,036.6 2001 1st quarter 1,897.2 827.9 1,069.3 has done an exam or interview to be contracted total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 50.5 19.9 30.6 2001 3rd quarter 39.0 16.6 22.4 2001 2nd quarter 48.4 20.1 28.3 2001 1st quarter 56.7 23.5 33.2 no 2001 4th quarter 1,841.3 797.5 1,043.8 2001 3rd quarter 1,795.9 772.1 1,023.8 2001 2nd quarter 1,784.8 768.1 1,016.8 2001 1st quarter 1,859.5 814.1 1,045.5 has sought land, premises or machinery to start-up freelance total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 10.8 5.3 5.5 2001 3rd quarter 6.8 4.2 2.6 2001 2nd quarter 6.2 3.9 2.2 2001 1st quarter 10.3 4.1 6.2 no 2001 4th quarter 1,881.0 812.1 1,068.9 2001 3rd quarter 1,828.2 784.5 1,043.7 2001 2nd quarter 1,827.1 784.3 1,042.9 2001 1st quarter 1,906.0 833.4 1,072.5 has sought financing or has applied for licenses or permits to start-up freelance total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 13.1 6.1 7.1 2001 3rd quarter 9.1 5.3 3.8 2001 2nd quarter 8.2 4.4 3.8 2001 1st quarter 13.4 7.8 5.5 no 2001 4th quarter 1,878.7 811.3 1,067.3 2001 3rd quarter 1,825.8 783.3 1,042.5 2001 2nd quarter 1,825.1 783.7 1,041.3 2001 1st quarter 1,902.9 829.7 1,073.1 has consulted or listened to employment offers in the press, radio or TV or Internet total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 382.5 145.7 236.8 2001 3rd quarter 331.7 124.8 206.9 2001 2nd quarter 370.4 134.0 236.4 2001 1st quarter 416.6 167.3 249.3 no 2001 4th quarter 1,509.3 671.7 837.6 2001 3rd quarter 1,503.2 663.9 839.4 2001 2nd quarter 1,462.9 654.2 808.7 2001 1st quarter 1,499.7 670.2 829.4 preparing competitive exams total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 34.9 11.3 23.6 2001 3rd quarter 37.6 10.4 27.2 2001 2nd quarter 36.0 10.8 25.2 2001 1st quarter 41.4 12.2 29.2 no 2001 4th quarter 1,856.9 806.1 1,050.8 2001 3rd quarter 1,797.4 778.3 1,019.1 2001 2nd quarter 1,797.3 777.3 1,019.9 2001 1st quarter 1,874.9 825.3 1,049.5 waiting for a call from an administration employment office total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 98.2 44.4 53.8 2001 3rd quarter 94.5 40.8 53.7 2001 2nd quarter 103.2 44.2 58.9 2001 1st quarter 130.9 55.4 75.6 no 2001 4th quarter 1,793.6 773.0 1,020.5 2001 3rd quarter 1,740.5 747.9 992.6 2001 2nd quarter 1,730.1 743.9 986.2 2001 1st quarter 1,785.3 782.2 1,003.1 Waiting for a call from a private employment office total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 13.5 6.0 7.4 2001 3rd quarter 10.3 4.4 6.0 2001 2nd quarter 13.0 5.9 7.0 2001 1st quarter 19.4 9.0 10.4 no 2001 4th quarter 1,878.3 811.4 1,067.0 2001 3rd quarter 1,824.6 784.3 1,040.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,820.3 782.2 1,038.1 2001 1st quarter 1,896.9 828.6 1,068.3 Waiting for results from previous requests total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 147.2 62.5 84.7 2001 3rd quarter 135.2 54.2 81.1 2001 2nd quarter 157.9 68.4 89.5 2001 1st quarter 166.1 66.3 99.8 no 2001 4th quarter 1,744.6 754.9 989.7 2001 3rd quarter 1,699.7 734.5 965.2 2001 2nd quarter 1,675.3 719.7 955.6 2001 1st quarter 1,750.2 771.3 978.9 waiting for the results of a competitive exam total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 4.2 1.7 2.5 2001 3rd quarter 4.3 1.1 3.3 2001 2nd quarter 5.4 1.3 4.1 2001 1st quarter 2.4 0.6 1.8 no 2001 4th quarter 1,887.6 815.7 1,071.9 2001 3rd quarter 1,830.6 787.6 1,043.0 2001 2nd quarter 1,827.9 786.8 1,041.0 2001 1st quarter 1,913.8 836.9 1,076.9 other methods total 2001 4th quarter 1,891.8 817.4 1,074.4 2001 3rd quarter 1,834.9 788.7 1,046.3 2001 2nd quarter 1,833.3 788.2 1,045.1 2001 1st quarter 1,916.2 837.6 1,078.7 yes 2001 4th quarter 28.4 8.5 19.8 2001 3rd quarter 31.7 9.9 21.8 2001 2nd quarter 28.1 10.7 17.4 2001 1st quarter 23.2 7.8 15.5 no 2001 4th quarter 1,863.4 808.9 1,054.6 2001 3rd quarter 1,803.2 778.8 1,024.5 2001 2nd quarter 1,805.2 777.5 1,027.7 2001 1st quarter 1,893.0 829.8 1,063.2 Notes: Source: National Institute of Statistics