Economically Active Population Survey Chapter I. 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 18,785.6 100.0 11,294.3 100.0 7,491.3 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,276.9 6.8 877.9 7.8 399.0 5.3 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 373.8 2.0 306.2 2.7 67.6 0.9 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 15.1 0.1 10.5 0.1 4.6 0.1 11 company management 358.7 1.9 295.7 2.6 63.0 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 429.9 2.3 314.6 2.8 115.3 1.5 12 trade 139.3 0.7 94.7 0.8 44.6 0.6 13 catering 88.9 0.5 62.9 0.6 26.0 0.3 14 other companies 201.7 1.1 157.0 1.4 44.7 0.6 C- Management of companies without employees 473.2 2.5 257.1 2.3 216.1 2.9 15 trade 291.5 1.6 133.5 1.2 158.0 2.1 16 catering 115.9 0.6 74.8 0.7 41.1 0.5 17 other companies 65.8 0.4 48.8 0.4 17.0 0.2 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,094.5 11.1 1,045.5 9.3 1,049.1 14.0 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,228.3 6.5 683.1 6.0 545.3 7.3 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 201.7 1.1 152.2 1.3 49.6 0.7 21 natural and health sciences 215.3 1.1 113.7 1.0 101.6 1.4 22 teaching 413.6 2.2 191.0 1.7 222.7 3.0 23 law professionals 117.9 0.6 76.8 0.7 41.1 0.5 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 180.4 1.0 92.7 0.8 87.7 1.2 25 Writers, artists and others 99.4 0.5 56.7 0.5 42.7 0.6 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 866.2 4.6 362.4 3.2 503.8 6.7 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 183.0 1.0 153.7 1.4 29.4 0.4 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 207.6 1.1 44.6 0.4 163.1 2.2 28 teaching 350.9 1.9 101.7 0.9 249.2 3.3 29 other 124.6 0.7 62.5 0.6 62.1 0.8 3 -Support technicians and professionals 1,801.9 9.6 1,025.2 9.1 776.7 10.4 F -Support technicians and professionals 1,801.9 9.6 1,025.2 9.1 776.7 10.4 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 352.5 1.9 281.8 2.5 70.6 0.9 31 natural and health sciences 106.6 0.6 39.6 0.4 67.0 0.9 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 28.7 0.2 14.8 0.1 13.8 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 504.9 2.7 371.0 3.3 133.9 1.8 34 administrative management 653.9 3.5 231.8 2.1 422.1 5.6 35 others 155.3 0.8 86.1 0.8 69.2 0.9 4 -Administrative employees 1,679.3 8.9 638.9 5.7 1,040.4 13.9 G -Administrative type employees 1,679.3 8.9 638.9 5.7 1,040.4 13.9 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 291.0 1.5 196.7 1.7 94.4 1.3 41 libraries, post office and the like 98.3 0.5 52.8 0.5 45.5 0.6 42 office machine operators 22.5 0.1 13.4 0.1 9.2 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 470.3 2.5 153.0 1.4 317.3 4.2 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 447.0 2.4 121.4 1.1 325.6 4.3 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 153.2 0.8 43.7 0.4 109.5 1.5 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 196.9 1.0 58.0 0.5 138.9 1.9 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,714.6 14.5 1,056.3 9.4 1,658.3 22.1 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,488.2 7.9 483.3 4.3 1,004.9 13.4 50 catering services 809.6 4.3 380.0 3.4 429.6 5.7 51 personal services 678.6 3.6 103.3 0.9 575.3 7.7 J - Protection and security workers 296.6 1.6 274.5 2.4 22.0 0.3 52 protection and security services 296.6 1.6 274.5 2.4 22.0 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 929.8 4.9 298.5 2.6 631.4 8.4 53 retail workers and the like 929.8 4.9 298.5 2.6 631.4 8.4 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 655.8 3.5 498.4 4.4 157.4 2.1 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 655.8 3.5 498.4 4.4 157.4 2.1 60 agricultural activities 370.8 2.0 300.8 2.7 70.0 0.9 61 livestock activities 142.0 0.8 97.5 0.9 44.5 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 102.5 0.5 65.2 0.6 37.2 0.5 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 40.5 0.2 34.9 0.3 5.6 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,123.1 16.6 2,896.3 25.6 226.9 3.0 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,603.9 8.5 1,577.9 14.0 26.0 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 65.8 0.4 65.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 863.7 4.6 853.6 7.6 10.1 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 674.4 3.6 658.9 5.8 15.5 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 938.2 5.0 920.6 8.2 17.7 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 40.3 0.2 39.2 0.3 1.1 0.0 74 extractive industries 36.9 0.2 36.4 0.3 0.6 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 323.8 1.7 316.6 2.8 7.2 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 537.2 2.9 528.5 4.7 8.7 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 581.0 3.1 397.8 3.5 183.2 2.4 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 124.0 0.7 97.5 0.9 26.5 0.4 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 226.8 1.2 150.0 1.3 76.9 1.0 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 230.1 1.2 150.3 1.3 79.9 1.1 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,760.9 9.4 1,487.1 13.2 273.7 3.7 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 894.5 4.8 641.8 5.7 252.7 3.4 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 27.6 0.1 26.4 0.2 1.2 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 120.2 0.6 108.9 1.0 11.4 0.2 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 49.1 0.3 42.9 0.4 6.2 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 543.0 2.9 354.3 3.1 188.7 2.5 84 fitters and assemblers 154.5 0.8 109.4 1.0 45.2 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 866.4 4.6 845.3 7.5 21.1 0.3 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 182.3 1.0 179.9 1.6 2.3 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 684.1 3.6 665.4 5.9 18.7 0.3 9- Unskilled workers 2,951.7 15.7 1,479.0 13.1 1,472.7 19.7 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,425.6 7.6 358.8 3.2 1,066.8 14.2 90 trade 92.2 0.5 55.7 0.5 36.5 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 1,048.9 5.6 77.2 0.7 971.7 13.0 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 162.7 0.9 132.0 1.2 30.7 0.4 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 121.8 0.6 93.9 0.8 28.0 0.4 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,526.0 8.1 1,120.2 9.9 405.9 5.4 94 fishing and farming 460.7 2.5 284.3 2.5 176.4 2.4 95 mining 4.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 96 construction 438.4 2.3 422.2 3.7 16.2 0.2 97 manufacturing industries 401.2 2.1 218.9 1.9 182.3 2.4 98 transport and unloaders 221.7 1.2 190.8 1.7 31.0 0.4 0- Armed forces 93.4 0.5 85.4 0.8 8.0 0.1 U- Armed Forces 93.4 0.5 85.4 0.8 8.0 0.1 00 armed forces 93.4 0.5 85.4 0.8 8.0 0.1 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 274.9 1.5 75.7 0.7 199.3 2.7 unemployed seeking first job 358.7 1.9 128.7 1.1 230.0 3.1 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