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 18,821.9 100.0 11,199.1 100.0 7,622.8 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,281.5 6.8 891.8 8.0 389.7 5.1 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 373.8 2.0 307.8 2.7 66.0 0.9 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 16.0 0.1 11.2 0.1 4.8 0.1 11 company management 357.8 1.9 296.6 2.6 61.2 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 459.0 2.4 339.7 3.0 119.4 1.6 12 trade 149.3 0.8 99.8 0.9 49.4 0.6 13 catering 87.0 0.5 62.8 0.6 24.2 0.3 14 other companies 222.8 1.2 177.0 1.6 45.8 0.6 C- Management of companies without employees 448.6 2.4 244.3 2.2 204.3 2.7 15 trade 265.9 1.4 122.4 1.1 143.5 1.9 16 catering 117.1 0.6 75.7 0.7 41.4 0.5 17 other companies 65.7 0.3 46.2 0.4 19.4 0.3 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,173.8 11.5 1,067.7 9.5 1,106.1 14.5 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,280.3 6.8 697.6 6.2 582.8 7.6 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 213.5 1.1 163.5 1.5 49.9 0.7 21 natural and health sciences 228.8 1.2 120.9 1.1 107.9 1.4 22 teaching 408.1 2.2 185.6 1.7 222.5 2.9 23 law professionals 125.7 0.7 72.5 0.6 53.2 0.7 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 197.0 1.0 100.5 0.9 96.5 1.3 25 Writers, artists and others 107.2 0.6 54.5 0.5 52.8 0.7 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 893.5 4.7 370.1 3.3 523.4 6.9 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 199.3 1.1 166.3 1.5 33.0 0.4 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 201.0 1.1 38.3 0.3 162.7 2.1 28 teaching 366.5 1.9 104.9 0.9 261.6 3.4 29 other 126.7 0.7 60.7 0.5 66.0 0.9 3 -Support technicians and professionals 1,867.0 9.9 1,056.3 9.4 810.7 10.6 F -Support technicians and professionals 1,867.0 9.9 1,056.3 9.4 810.7 10.6 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 349.5 1.9 277.8 2.5 71.7 0.9 31 natural and health sciences 120.4 0.6 44.2 0.4 76.2 1.0 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 29.2 0.2 11.5 0.1 17.6 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 506.3 2.7 384.6 3.4 121.7 1.6 34 administrative management 697.2 3.7 251.0 2.2 446.3 5.9 35 others 164.3 0.9 87.2 0.8 77.1 1.0 4 -Administrative employees 1,739.8 9.2 626.5 5.6 1,113.4 14.6 G -Administrative type employees 1,739.8 9.2 626.5 5.6 1,113.4 14.6 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 286.0 1.5 194.2 1.7 91.8 1.2 41 libraries, post office and the like 94.3 0.5 50.2 0.4 44.1 0.6 42 office machine operators 28.9 0.2 19.2 0.2 9.7 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 492.7 2.6 145.5 1.3 347.2 4.6 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 475.2 2.5 121.2 1.1 353.9 4.6 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 162.3 0.9 45.3 0.4 117.0 1.5 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 200.4 1.1 51.0 0.5 149.4 2.0 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,713.7 14.4 1,014.0 9.1 1,699.7 22.3 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,471.6 7.8 460.1 4.1 1,011.6 13.3 50 catering services 784.6 4.2 356.7 3.2 427.9 5.6 51 personal services 687.0 3.7 103.3 0.9 583.7 7.7 J - Protection and security workers 297.2 1.6 273.7 2.4 23.4 0.3 52 protection and security services 297.2 1.6 273.7 2.4 23.4 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 944.9 5.0 280.2 2.5 664.6 8.7 53 retail workers and the like 944.9 5.0 280.2 2.5 664.6 8.7 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 640.1 3.4 479.9 4.3 160.2 2.1 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 640.1 3.4 479.9 4.3 160.2 2.1 60 agricultural activities 359.5 1.9 288.6 2.6 70.9 0.9 61 livestock activities 151.8 0.8 102.4 0.9 49.4 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 93.7 0.5 60.0 0.5 33.7 0.4 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 35.1 0.2 28.9 0.3 6.2 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,076.2 16.3 2,855.7 25.5 220.5 2.9 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,563.5 8.3 1,541.2 13.8 22.3 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 73.1 0.4 72.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 830.6 4.4 821.6 7.3 8.9 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 659.8 3.5 647.0 5.8 12.8 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 935.2 5.0 917.2 8.2 18.0 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 41.7 0.2 40.9 0.4 0.8 0.0 74 extractive industries 37.6 0.2 36.7 0.3 0.9 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 322.4 1.7 315.9 2.8 6.5 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 533.5 2.8 523.6 4.7 9.8 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 577.5 3.1 397.3 3.5 180.2 2.4 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 117.7 0.6 92.6 0.8 25.1 0.3 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 225.7 1.2 151.1 1.3 74.6 1.0 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 234.2 1.2 153.6 1.4 80.5 1.1 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,759.0 9.3 1,502.9 13.4 256.1 3.4 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 853.5 4.5 617.3 5.5 236.1 3.1 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 27.5 0.1 26.4 0.2 1.0 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 122.8 0.7 111.3 1.0 11.5 0.2 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 44.4 0.2 39.8 0.4 4.7 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 503.7 2.7 329.8 2.9 173.9 2.3 84 fitters and assemblers 155.1 0.8 110.1 1.0 45.0 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 905.5 4.8 885.5 7.9 20.0 0.3 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 182.0 1.0 179.4 1.6 2.6 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 723.5 3.8 706.1 6.3 17.4 0.2 9- Unskilled workers 2,868.6 15.2 1,422.0 12.7 1,446.6 19.0 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,391.3 7.4 352.8 3.1 1,038.5 13.6 90 trade 80.2 0.4 44.5 0.4 35.7 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 1,011.4 5.4 76.1 0.7 935.3 12.3 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 167.1 0.9 135.4 1.2 31.6 0.4 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 132.6 0.7 96.7 0.9 36.0 0.5 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,477.3 7.8 1,069.3 9.5 408.1 5.4 94 fishing and farming 428.7 2.3 253.6 2.3 175.1 2.3 95 mining 4.5 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.1 0.0 96 construction 435.1 2.3 415.2 3.7 19.9 0.3 97 manufacturing industries 363.4 1.9 192.9 1.7 170.5 2.2 98 transport and unloaders 245.6 1.3 203.2 1.8 42.4 0.6 0- Armed forces 90.7 0.5 82.5 0.7 8.1 0.1 U- Armed Forces 90.7 0.5 82.5 0.7 8.1 0.1 00 armed forces 90.7 0.5 82.5 0.7 8.1 0.1 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 265.3 1.4 72.8 0.6 192.5 2.5 unemployed seeking first job 346.4 1.8 127.1 1.1 219.2 2.9 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