Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 64 years old who have part-time work, or who, without having a job, have not sought work, and who care for dependent persons(*), according to the main reason for not working or for working part time, by sex and relationship with economic activity Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages Total Lack of childcare services Very expensive services Poor-quality services Other reasons Does not know Absolute value Both sexes Total 288.7 59.8 126.5 13.2 85.7 3.5 Employed persons 53.5 13.5 20.9 3.7 15.0 0.5 Unemployed persons 27.6 4.0 16.2 1.7 5.4 0.3 Economically inactive persons 207.6 42.3 89.4 7.7 65.3 2.7 Male Total 26.5 6.0 11.5 2.0 6.7 0.3 Employed persons 5.9 1.8 2.5 0.2 1.4 . Unemployed persons 6.4 0.7 2.9 0.7 1.9 0.3 Economically inactive persons 14.2 3.5 6.1 1.1 3.4 . Female Total 262.2 53.8 115.0 11.2 79.0 3.2 Employed persons 47.7 11.7 18.4 3.6 13.6 0.5 Unemployed persons 21.1 3.3 13.3 1.1 3.5 . Economically inactive persons 193.4 38.8 83.3 6.6 61.9 2.7 Percentage Both sexes Total 100.00 20.72 43.82 4.58 29.67 1.20 Employed persons 100.00 25.14 39.03 6.98 28.00 0.85 Unemployed persons 100.00 14.59 58.68 6.28 19.40 1.05 Economically inactive persons 100.00 20.40 43.08 3.73 31.47 1.32 Male Total 100.00 22.62 43.55 7.46 25.27 1.10 Employed persons 100.00 30.06 42.84 2.96 24.15 . Unemployed persons 100.00 11.11 45.53 10.13 28.71 4.51 Economically inactive persons 100.00 24.78 42.95 8.11 24.17 . Female Total 100.00 20.53 43.85 4.28 30.12 1.22 Employed persons 100.00 24.53 38.56 7.48 28.48 0.95 Unemployed persons 100.00 15.65 62.68 5.10 16.56 . Economically inactive persons 100.00 20.08 43.09 3.41 32.01 1.41 Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) Main reason (linked to care for ill persons, relatives or friends aged 15 years old or over) (*) This considers relatives or friends aged 15 years old or over who need care. Source: National Statistics Institute