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 20,184.5 100.0 11,905.1 100.0 8,279.4 100.0 1-Management of companies and Public Administration 1,354.7 6.7 918.2 7.7 436.4 5.3 A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees 385.7 1.9 312.2 2.6 73.6 0.9 10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations 18.3 0.1 12.2 0.1 6.1 0.1 11 company management 367.5 1.8 300.0 2.5 67.5 0.8 B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees 493.7 2.4 354.8 3.0 138.9 1.7 12 trade 151.4 0.7 95.7 0.8 55.6 0.7 13 catering 105.3 0.5 75.4 0.6 29.9 0.4 14 other companies 237.1 1.2 183.7 1.5 53.3 0.6 C- Management of companies without employees 475.2 2.4 251.2 2.1 224.0 2.7 15 trade 284.5 1.4 129.0 1.1 155.5 1.9 16 catering 113.4 0.6 67.3 0.6 46.1 0.6 17 other companies 77.3 0.4 55.0 0.5 22.4 0.3 2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians 2,361.8 11.7 1,169.5 9.8 1,192.3 14.4 D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like 1,433.5 7.1 788.8 6.6 644.7 7.8 20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering 249.7 1.2 198.6 1.7 51.1 0.6 21 natural and health sciences 249.2 1.2 132.8 1.1 116.3 1.4 22 teaching 426.6 2.1 188.4 1.6 238.3 2.9 23 law professionals 143.8 0.7 84.0 0.7 59.8 0.7 24 Professionals in company organisation and social and human sciences 222.9 1.1 108.9 0.9 114.0 1.4 25 Writers, artists and others 141.4 0.7 76.1 0.6 65.2 0.8 E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like 928.3 4.6 380.7 3.2 547.6 6.6 26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like 209.2 1.0 173.1 1.5 36.1 0.4 27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy 212.4 1.1 42.5 0.4 170.0 2.1 28 teaching 387.8 1.9 106.0 0.9 281.8 3.4 29 other 118.9 0.6 59.1 0.5 59.8 0.7 3 -Support technicians and professionals 2,012.4 10.0 1,120.3 9.4 892.2 10.8 F -Support technicians and professionals 2,012.4 10.0 1,120.3 9.4 892.2 10.8 30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering 385.1 1.9 308.5 2.6 76.6 0.9 31 natural and health sciences 133.2 0.7 45.1 0.4 88.1 1.1 32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles 31.0 0.2 11.6 0.1 19.4 0.2 33 financial and commercial transactions 557.5 2.8 410.6 3.4 146.9 1.8 34 administrative management 726.6 3.6 254.1 2.1 472.4 5.7 35 others 179.1 0.9 90.4 0.8 88.7 1.1 4 -Administrative employees 1,737.2 8.6 594.0 5.0 1,143.2 13.8 G -Administrative type employees 1,737.2 8.6 594.0 5.0 1,143.2 13.8 40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services 267.9 1.3 178.8 1.5 89.1 1.1 41 libraries, post office and the like 83.8 0.4 44.8 0.4 39.0 0.5 42 office machine operators 23.7 0.1 14.0 0.1 9.7 0.1 43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks) not classified previously 489.6 2.4 135.6 1.1 354.0 4.3 44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks) not classified previously 487.4 2.4 124.2 1.0 363.2 4.4 45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators 183.4 0.9 45.8 0.4 137.6 1.7 46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public 201.4 1.0 50.8 0.4 150.6 1.8 5- Catering, personal services, security and retail workers 2,950.6 14.6 1,080.7 9.1 1,870.0 22.6 H -Catering and personal service workers 1,645.9 8.2 517.8 4.3 1,128.1 13.6 50 catering services 905.6 4.5 412.5 3.5 493.1 6.0 51 personal services 740.3 3.7 105.3 0.9 635.0 7.7 J - Protection and security workers 290.4 1.4 265.0 2.2 25.4 0.3 52 protection and security services 290.4 1.4 265.0 2.2 25.4 0.3 K -Retail workers and the like 1,014.3 5.0 297.9 2.5 716.4 8.7 53 retail workers and the like 1,014.3 5.0 297.9 2.5 716.4 8.7 6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 645.3 3.2 497.3 4.2 148.0 1.8 L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing 645.3 3.2 497.3 4.2 148.0 1.8 60 agricultural activities 372.8 1.8 303.6 2.6 69.2 0.8 61 livestock activities 151.4 0.8 102.6 0.9 48.8 0.6 62 other agrarian activities 83.5 0.4 59.2 0.5 24.3 0.3 63 fishermen and fishfactory workers 37.6 0.2 31.8 0.3 5.8 0.1 7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers, construction and mining, except operators 3,293.4 16.3 3,046.7 25.6 246.6 3.0 M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators 1,724.2 8.5 1,698.7 14.3 25.5 0.3 70 worksite managers and other construction foremen 79.7 0.4 78.6 0.7 1.1 0.0 71 structural construction work and the like 955.2 4.7 947.0 8.0 8.2 0.1 72 finished construction work and the like painters and others 689.3 3.4 673.1 5.7 16.2 0.2 N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like 973.5 4.8 955.4 8.0 18.1 0.2 73 metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses 38.7 0.2 38.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 74 extractive industries 34.3 0.2 33.3 0.3 1.0 0.0 75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like 331.4 1.6 324.4 2.7 7.0 0.1 76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment 569.2 2.8 559.8 4.7 9.4 0.1 P- Graphic arts skilled workers, textile and clothes making, food, cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others 595.6 3.0 392.6 3.3 203.0 2.5 77 precision mechanics, graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like 129.2 0.6 98.3 0.8 30.8 0.4 78 food, beverage and tobacco industry 236.0 1.2 148.2 1.2 87.8 1.1 79 treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like. 230.5 1.1 146.1 1.2 84.4 1.0 8- Installations and machinery operators fitters 1,843.4 9.1 1,578.5 13.3 264.9 3.2 Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel 899.5 4.5 653.2 5.5 246.3 3.0 80 Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen 24.5 0.1 23.9 0.2 0.6 0.0 81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like 138.5 0.7 121.5 1.0 17.0 0.2 82 fixed machinery operator foremen 44.1 0.2 39.2 0.3 4.9 0.1 83 fixed machinery operators 532.6 2.6 354.9 3.0 177.7 2.1 84 fitters and assemblers 159.8 0.8 113.7 1.0 46.1 0.6 R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators 943.9 4.7 925.3 7.8 18.6 0.2 85 Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen 204.1 1.0 201.7 1.7 2.4 0.0 86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport 739.8 3.7 723.6 6.1 16.2 0.2 9- Unskilled workers 3,289.9 16.3 1,619.1 13.6 1,670.9 20.2 S- Unskilled service workers (except transport) 1,634.2 8.1 387.0 3.3 1,247.2 15.1 90 trade 96.1 0.5 52.5 0.4 43.6 0.5 91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel 1,215.9 6.0 89.7 0.8 1,126.2 13.6 92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards 177.8 0.9 139.4 1.2 38.4 0.5 93 Other unskilled workers in other services 144.4 0.7 105.4 0.9 39.0 0.5 T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers 1,655.7 8.2 1,232.1 10.3 423.7 5.1 94 fishing and farming 489.4 2.4 300.7 2.5 188.7 2.3 95 mining 5.7 0.0 5.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 96 construction 495.9 2.5 477.5 4.0 18.4 0.2 97 manufacturing industries 392.9 1.9 221.8 1.9 171.1 2.1 98 transport and unloaders 271.8 1.3 226.5 1.9 45.3 0.5 0- Armed forces 90.1 0.4 77.3 0.6 12.8 0.2 U- Armed Forces 90.1 0.4 77.3 0.6 12.8 0.2 00 armed forces 90.1 0.4 77.3 0.6 12.8 0.2 they have left their last job 3 or more years ago 269.4 1.3 75.2 0.6 194.2 2.3 unemployed seeking first job 336.2 1.7 128.3 1.1 207.9 2.5 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