Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons aged 16 to 64 years old (*) who claim reasons other than health problems that interfere with their ability to work, according to the main reason, by sex and professional situation
Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages

	Total		Lack of qualification/experience		Lack of adequate employment opportunities		Limited or non-existent transport to and from work		Lack of flexibility of employers		Changing or starting a job would not provide benefits		Family responsibilities or personal care responsibilities		Personal reasons		Other reasons		
	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	Absolute value	Percentage	
Total	
    Total	685.5	100.00	47.9	6.99	146.6	21.38	28.0	4.09	22.7	3.31	12.2	1.78	175.8	25.64	77.4	11.29	175.0	25.53	
    Freelance workers	194.8	100.00	30.2	15.48	27.7	14.24	11.6	5.96	6.4	3.26	5.2	2.65	53.1	27.27	25.3	13.00	35.3	18.13	
    Employed by others	69.1	100.00	3.3	4.84	8.3	11.97	0.4	0.51	0.8	1.12	0.4	0.60	15.9	22.98	11.8	17.12	28.2	40.85	
    Unclassifiable	421.6	100.00	14.4	3.41	110.6	26.22	16.1	3.81	15.5	3.68	6.6	1.57	106.8	25.32	40.2	9.54	111.4	26.43	
Male	
    Total	262.1	100.00	16.5	6.30	79.6	30.36	9.0	3.45	9.5	3.64	4.5	1.72	22.2	8.48	30.3	11.57	90.4	34.48	
    Freelance workers	49.6	100.00	9.0	18.16	10.6	21.27	1.4	2.80	4.0	8.20	0.7	1.30	1.8	3.58	7.2	14.61	14.9	30.08	
    Employed by others	33.5	100.00	2.6	7.89	5.6	16.72	.	.	.	.	.	.	4.5	13.60	6.7	20.07	14.0	41.73	
    Unclassifiable	179.0	100.00	4.9	2.72	63.4	35.43	7.6	4.27	5.5	3.08	3.8	2.14	15.9	8.87	16.3	9.13	61.5	34.35	
Female	
    Total	423.4	100.00	31.4	7.41	67.0	15.82	19.0	4.48	13.1	3.10	7.7	1.82	153.6	36.27	47.1	11.12	84.6	19.98	
    Freelance workers	145.2	100.00	21.1	14.56	17.2	11.84	10.2	7.04	2.3	1.59	4.5	3.11	51.3	35.37	18.1	12.45	20.4	14.05	
    Employed by others	35.6	100.00	0.7	1.99	2.7	7.52	0.4	0.99	0.8	2.18	0.4	1.17	11.3	31.80	5.1	14.34	14.3	40.02	
    Unclassifiable	242.6	100.00	9.5	3.92	47.1	19.43	8.4	3.47	10.0	4.13	2.8	1.15	90.9	37.46	23.9	9.85	50.0	20.59	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) (*) This figure does not consider those persons in a critical or terminal state

 2) professional situation: 'unclassifiable' corresponds to those unemployed persons who  did not work previously, or for whom, if they did  work previously, this was more than 8 years ago
Source: National Statistics Institute