Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 34 years old who worked after completing the official studies or were working upon completing them, according to the way they found said job, by age group. Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages Total ages 16-19 20-22 23-25 26-34 Absolute value Total 7,278.4 175.3 614.5 992.4 5,496.3 Through an educational centre 506.3 9.4 43.4 70.7 382.8 Through the Public Employment Service 290.3 12.6 18.7 32.7 226.3 Through advertisements in the press or the Internet 542.9 3.3 36.4 80.1 423.0 Sending the CV to a company 1,448.7 45.1 115.8 184.9 1,102.8 Through family or friends 3,446.0 89.8 341.5 494.5 2,520.2 Carrying out previous internships in the same company 218.7 3.2 15.2 44.0 156.4 Creating their own business 141.7 1.4 7.6 10.9 121.9 Other 429.6 8.5 22.0 55.2 343.8 Does not know 254.3 2.1 13.8 19.2 219.2 Percentage Total 100.00 2.41 8.44 13.63 75.51 Through an educational centre 100.00 1.85 8.57 13.96 75.61 Through the Public Employment Service 100.00 4.34 6.43 11.28 77.95 Through advertisements in the press or the Internet 100.00 0.61 6.71 14.76 77.92 Sending the CV to a company 100.00 3.12 8.00 12.76 76.13 Through family or friends 100.00 2.61 9.91 14.35 73.13 Carrying out previous internships in the same company 100.00 1.44 6.94 20.11 71.51 Creating their own business 100.00 0.97 5.33 7.72 85.98 Other 100.00 1.99 5.13 12.86 80.03 Does not know 100.00 0.81 5.44 7.56 86.19 Notes: The work must be a paid job of more than three months' duration Source: National Statistics Institute