Economically Active Population Survey National results Wage earners aged 16 to 64 years old who found employment in the last five years, according to the means of finding it, by sex and country of birth. Units: Absolute values (thousands) and percentages Total Answering advertisements in media, including internet Via family, friends or acquaintances Via some public employment office Via some private employment office Through an educational or labour training institution Applying directly to the employer or presenting a currículum His/her employer offered the employment Other method Does not know 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 absolute value percentage Both sexes Total 5,449.8 100.00 375.6 6.89 2,545.5 46.71 137.6 2.53 195.0 3.58 202.5 3.72 1,210.6 22.21 271.4 4.98 388.6 7.13 123.2 2.26 Spain 4,238.9 100.00 309.9 7.31 1,802.1 42.51 121.4 2.86 155.6 3.67 186.7 4.41 1,004.7 23.70 223.2 5.27 344.2 8.12 91.1 2.15 Abroad 1,210.9 100.00 65.8 5.43 743.4 61.39 16.3 1.34 39.3 3.25 15.8 1.30 205.9 17.00 48.1 3.97 44.4 3.66 32.0 2.65 Males Total 2,753.4 100.00 174.4 6.33 1,323.8 48.08 66.5 2.42 96.5 3.50 88.5 3.21 614.9 22.33 158.0 5.74 169.1 6.14 61.8 2.24 Spain 2,202.0 100.00 142.9 6.49 996.3 45.24 62.1 2.82 80.8 3.67 80.2 3.64 503.2 22.85 134.1 6.09 151.5 6.88 51.0 2.32 Abroad 551.4 100.00 31.5 5.71 327.5 59.40 4.5 0.81 15.7 2.86 8.3 1.51 111.7 20.26 23.9 4.34 17.5 3.18 10.7 1.94 Women Total 2,696.5 100.00 201.2 7.46 1,221.7 45.31 71.1 2.64 98.5 3.65 114.0 4.23 595.7 22.09 113.4 4.21 219.5 8.14 61.4 2.28 Spain 2,036.9 100.00 167.0 8.20 805.8 39.56 59.3 2.91 74.9 3.68 106.5 5.23 501.5 24.62 89.2 4.38 192.6 9.46 40.1 1.97 Abroad 659.6 100.00 34.3 5.20 415.9 63.05 11.8 1.79 23.6 3.57 7.5 1.13 94.2 14.28 24.2 3.67 26.9 4.07 21.3 3.23 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute