Economically Active Population Survey 4.- Unemployed Unemployed persons that use only one way of seeking active empl. by active job search time,sex and unit. Units: thousands of persons Both Genders men women absolute value % absolute value % absolute value % PREVIOUS total 2001 4th quarter 766.8 100.0 300.0 39.1 466.7 60.9 2001 3rd quarter 775.3 100.0 298.4 38.5 476.9 61.5 2001 2nd quarter 750.4 100.0 288.6 38.5 461.7 61.5 2001 1st quarter 745.1 100.0 298.3 40.0 446.8 60.0 was registered in an administration employment office 2001 4th quarter 641.7 100.0 250.9 39.1 390.8 60.9 2001 3rd quarter 649.3 100.0 251.5 38.7 397.8 61.3 2001 2nd quarter 635.5 100.0 248.8 39.1 386.7 60.9 2001 1st quarter 618.5 100.0 254.1 41.1 364.5 58.9 have been in touch or registered in a private employment office 2001 4th quarter 5.0 100.0 2.0 39.7 3.0 60.3 2001 3rd quarter 9.4 100.0 6.4 68.2 3.0 31.8 2001 2nd quarter 3.6 100.0 1.8 50.0 1.8 50.0 2001 1st quarter 3.7 100.0 1.2 33.4 2.5 66.6 has been in touch with businesspersons 2001 4th quarter 22.8 100.0 12.5 55.0 10.3 45.0 2001 3rd quarter 29.9 100.0 13.7 45.8 16.2 54.2 2001 2nd quarter 19.9 100.0 8.6 43.3 11.3 56.7 2001 1st quarter 18.3 100.0 8.4 45.8 9.9 54.2 has consulted family, friends, a union,... 2001 4th quarter 69.9 100.0 24.8 35.5 45.1 64.5 2001 3rd quarter 64.0 100.0 19.1 29.8 44.9 70.2 2001 2nd quarter 61.3 100.0 20.6 33.5 40.7 66.5 2001 1st quarter 74.5 100.0 23.2 31.1 51.3 68.9 has placed or answered an advert in the press, radio or TV or Internet 2001 4th quarter 1.4 100.0 0.3 22.6 1.1 77.4 2001 3rd quarter 2.6 100.0 0.7 27.7 1.9 72.3 2001 2nd quarter 2.8 100.0 0.8 28.2 2.0 71.8 2001 1st quarter 3.7 100.0 1.7 46.9 2.0 53.1 has placed an advert in notice boards, shopping centres, lamp posts, bus stops,... 2001 4th quarter 0.2 100.0 .. .. 0.2 100.0 2001 3rd quarter 0.1 100.0 .. .. 0.1 100.0 2001 2nd quarter 0.4 100.0 .. .. 0.4 100.0 2001 1st quarter 0.4 100.0 0.3 65.4 0.1 34.6 has done an exam or interview to be contracted 2001 4th quarter 1.0 100.0 0.8 82.9 0.2 17.1 2001 3rd quarter 0.3 100.0 0.1 46.0 0.2 54.0 2001 2nd quarter 2.1 100.0 1.0 45.4 1.2 54.6 2001 1st quarter 1.5 100.0 0.4 26.3 1.1 73.7 has sought land, premises or machinery to start-up freelance 2001 4th quarter 2.4 100.0 1.6 67.4 0.8 32.6 2001 3rd quarter 0.5 100.0 .. .. 0.5 100.0 2001 2nd quarter 0.1 100.0 0.1 100.0 .. .. 2001 1st quarter 1.4 100.0 0.4 27.3 1.0 72.7 has sought financing or has applied for licenses or permits to start-up freelance 2001 4th quarter 0.8 100.0 0.1 16.3 0.7 83.7 2001 3rd quarter 2.8 100.0 1.8 63.2 1.0 36.8 2001 2nd quarter 0.3 100.0 0.2 54.0 0.1 46.0 2001 1st quarter 1.6 100.0 0.6 36.6 1.0 63.4 has consulted or listened to employment offers in the press, radio or TV or Internet 2001 4th quarter 4.3 100.0 1.4 32.4 2.9 67.6 2001 3rd quarter 3.2 100.0 0.5 14.9 2.7 85.1 2001 2nd quarter 5.1 100.0 1.1 20.7 4.1 79.3 2001 1st quarter 3.8 100.0 1.2 30.4 2.7 69.6 preparing competitive exams 2001 4th quarter 11.1 100.0 3.6 32.8 7.5 67.2 2001 3rd quarter 9.9 100.0 3.3 32.9 6.6 67.1 2001 2nd quarter 12.0 100.0 4.1 34.3 7.9 65.7 2001 1st quarter 11.9 100.0 5.8 49.1 6.1 50.9 waiting for a call from an administration employment office 2001 4th quarter 0.3 100.0 .. .. 0.3 100.0 2001 3rd quarter 0.1 100.0 0.1 100.0 .. .. 2001 2nd quarter 0.8 100.0 0.2 26.0 0.6 74.0 2001 1st quarter 0.5 100.0 .. .. 0.5 100.0 Waiting for a call from a private employment office 2001 4th quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 3rd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 2nd quarter 0.4 100.0 .. .. 0.4 100.0 2001 1st quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. waiting for the results from a competitive exam 2001 4th quarter 0.3 100.0 0.3 100.0 .. .. 2001 3rd quarter 0.6 100.0 0.3 58.4 0.2 41.6 2001 2nd quarter 0.9 100.0 0.5 56.5 0.4 43.5 2001 1st quarter 0.8 100.0 0.5 58.8 0.3 41.2 other methods 2001 4th quarter 5.6 100.0 1.5 26.6 4.1 73.4 2001 3rd quarter 2.5 100.0 0.9 33.9 1.7 66.1 2001 2nd quarter 4.9 100.0 0.9 18.6 4.0 81.4 2001 1st quarter 4.5 100.0 0.6 13.1 3.9 86.9 NEW total 2001 4th quarter 340.4 100.0 142.9 42.0 197.4 58.0 2001 3rd quarter 323.7 100.0 131.9 40.7 191.8 59.3 2001 2nd quarter 281.8 100.0 113.6 40.3 168.3 59.7 2001 1st quarter 285.2 100.0 117.5 41.2 167.6 58.8 was registered in an administration employment office 2001 4th quarter 232.3 100.0 99.3 42.7 133.0 57.3 2001 3rd quarter 210.7 100.0 89.5 42.5 121.2 57.5 2001 2nd quarter 184.8 100.0 79.2 42.9 105.5 57.1 2001 1st quarter 175.7 100.0 80.2 45.6 95.6 54.4 have been in touch or registered in a private employment office 2001 4th quarter 5.0 100.0 2.0 39.7 3.0 60.3 2001 3rd quarter 9.4 100.0 6.4 68.2 3.0 31.8 2001 2nd quarter 3.6 100.0 1.8 50.0 1.8 50.0 2001 1st quarter 3.7 100.0 1.2 33.4 2.5 66.6 has been in touch with businesspersons 2001 4th quarter 22.8 100.0 12.5 55.0 10.3 45.0 2001 3rd quarter 29.9 100.0 13.7 45.8 16.2 54.2 2001 2nd quarter 19.9 100.0 8.6 43.3 11.3 56.7 2001 1st quarter 18.3 100.0 8.4 45.8 9.9 54.2 has consulted family, friends, a union,... 2001 4th quarter 69.9 100.0 24.8 35.5 45.1 64.5 2001 3rd quarter 64.0 100.0 19.1 29.8 44.9 70.2 2001 2nd quarter 61.3 100.0 20.6 33.5 40.7 66.5 2001 1st quarter 74.5 100.0 23.2 31.1 51.3 68.9 has placed or answered an advert in the press, radio or TV or Internet 2001 4th quarter 1.4 100.0 0.3 22.6 1.1 77.4 2001 3rd quarter 2.6 100.0 0.7 27.7 1.9 72.3 2001 2nd quarter 2.8 100.0 0.8 28.2 2.0 71.8 2001 1st quarter 3.7 100.0 1.7 46.9 2.0 53.1 has placed an advert in notice boards, shopping centres, lamp posts, bus stops,... 2001 4th quarter 0.2 100.0 .. .. 0.2 100.0 2001 3rd quarter 0.1 100.0 .. .. 0.1 100.0 2001 2nd quarter 0.4 100.0 .. .. 0.4 100.0 2001 1st quarter 0.4 100.0 0.3 65.4 0.1 34.6 has done an exam or interview to be contracted 2001 4th quarter 1.0 100.0 0.8 82.9 0.2 17.1 2001 3rd quarter 0.3 100.0 0.1 46.0 0.2 54.0 2001 2nd quarter 2.1 100.0 1.0 45.4 1.2 54.6 2001 1st quarter 1.5 100.0 0.4 26.3 1.1 73.7 has sought land, premises or machinery to start-up freelance 2001 4th quarter 2.4 100.0 1.6 67.4 0.8 32.6 2001 3rd quarter 0.5 100.0 .. .. 0.5 100.0 2001 2nd quarter 0.1 100.0 0.1 100.0 .. .. 2001 1st quarter 1.4 100.0 0.4 27.3 1.0 72.7 has sought financing or has applied for licenses or permits to start-up freelance 2001 4th quarter 0.8 100.0 0.1 16.3 0.7 83.7 2001 3rd quarter 2.8 100.0 1.8 63.2 1.0 36.8 2001 2nd quarter 0.3 100.0 0.2 54.0 0.1 46.0 2001 1st quarter 1.6 100.0 0.6 36.6 1.0 63.4 has consulted or listened to employment offers in the press, radio or TV or Internet 2001 4th quarter 4.3 100.0 1.4 32.4 2.9 67.6 2001 3rd quarter 3.2 100.0 0.5 14.9 2.7 85.1 2001 2nd quarter 5.1 100.0 1.1 20.7 4.1 79.3 2001 1st quarter 3.8 100.0 1.2 30.4 2.7 69.6 preparing competitive exams 2001 4th quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 3rd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 2nd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 1st quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. waiting for a call from an administration employment office 2001 4th quarter 0.3 100.0 .. .. 0.3 100.0 2001 3rd quarter 0.1 100.0 0.1 100.0 .. .. 2001 2nd quarter 0.8 100.0 0.2 26.0 0.6 74.0 2001 1st quarter 0.5 100.0 .. .. 0.5 100.0 Waiting for a call from a private employment office 2001 4th quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 3rd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 2nd quarter 0.4 100.0 .. .. 0.4 100.0 2001 1st quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. waiting for the results from a competitive exam 2001 4th quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 3rd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 2nd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 1st quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. other methods 2001 4th quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 3rd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 2nd quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. 2001 1st quarter .. .. .. .. .. .. Notes: Source: National Institute of Statistics