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;18,821.9;100.0;11,199.1;100.0;7,622.8;100.0;
1-Management of companies and Public Administration;1,281.5;6.8;891.8;8.0;389.7;5.1;
A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees;373.8;2.0;307.8;2.7;66.0;0.9;
10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations;16.0;0.1;11.2;0.1;4.8;0.1;
11 company management;357.8;1.9;296.6;2.6;61.2;0.8;
B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees;459.0;2.4;339.7;3.0;119.4;1.6;
12 trade;149.3;0.8;99.8;0.9;49.4;0.6;
13 catering;87.0;0.5;62.8;0.6;24.2;0.3;
14 other companies;222.8;1.2;177.0;1.6;45.8;0.6;
C- Management of companies without employees;448.6;2.4;244.3;2.2;204.3;2.7;
15 trade;265.9;1.4;122.4;1.1;143.5;1.9;
16 catering;117.1;0.6;75.7;0.7;41.4;0.5;
17 other companies;65.7;0.3;46.2;0.4;19.4;0.3;
2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians;2,173.8;11.5;1,067.7;9.5;1,106.1;14.5;
D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like;1,280.3;6.8;697.6;6.2;582.8;7.6;
20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering;213.5;1.1;163.5;1.5;49.9;0.7;
21 natural and health sciences;228.8;1.2;120.9;1.1;107.9;1.4;
22 teaching;408.1;2.2;185.6;1.7;222.5;2.9;
23 law professionals;125.7;0.7;72.5;0.6;53.2;0.7;
24 Professionals in  company organisation and social and human sciences;197.0;1.0;100.5;0.9;96.5;1.3;
25 Writers, artists and others;107.2;0.6;54.5;0.5;52.8;0.7;
E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like;893.5;4.7;370.1;3.3;523.4;6.9;
26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like;199.3;1.1;166.3;1.5;33.0;0.4;
27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy;201.0;1.1;38.3;0.3;162.7;2.1;
28 teaching;366.5;1.9;104.9;0.9;261.6;3.4;
29 other;126.7;0.7;60.7;0.5;66.0;0.9;
3 -Support technicians and professionals;1,867.0;9.9;1,056.3;9.4;810.7;10.6;
F -Support technicians and professionals;1,867.0;9.9;1,056.3;9.4;810.7;10.6;
30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering;349.5;1.9;277.8;2.5;71.7;0.9;
31 natural and health sciences;120.4;0.6;44.2;0.4;76.2;1.0;
32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles;29.2;0.2;11.5;0.1;17.6;0.2;
33 financial and commercial transactions;506.3;2.7;384.6;3.4;121.7;1.6;
34 administrative management;697.2;3.7;251.0;2.2;446.3;5.9;
35 others;164.3;0.9;87.2;0.8;77.1;1.0;
4 -Administrative employees;1,739.8;9.2;626.5;5.6;1,113.4;14.6;
G -Administrative type employees;1,739.8;9.2;626.5;5.6;1,113.4;14.6;
40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services;286.0;1.5;194.2;1.7;91.8;1.2;
41 libraries, post office and the like;94.3;0.5;50.2;0.4;44.1;0.6;
42 office machine operators;28.9;0.2;19.2;0.2;9.7;0.1;
43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks)  not classified previously;492.7;2.6;145.5;1.3;347.2;4.6;
44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks)  not classified previously;475.2;2.5;121.2;1.1;353.9;4.6;
45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators;162.3;0.9;45.3;0.4;117.0;1.5;
46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public;200.4;1.1;51.0;0.5;149.4;2.0;
5-  Catering, personal services, security and retail workers;2,713.7;14.4;1,014.0;9.1;1,699.7;22.3;
H -Catering and personal service workers;1,471.6;7.8;460.1;4.1;1,011.6;13.3;
50 catering services;784.6;4.2;356.7;3.2;427.9;5.6;
51 personal services;687.0;3.7;103.3;0.9;583.7;7.7;
J - Protection and security workers;297.2;1.6;273.7;2.4;23.4;0.3;
52 protection and security services;297.2;1.6;273.7;2.4;23.4;0.3;
K -Retail workers and the like;944.9;5.0;280.2;2.5;664.6;8.7;
53 retail workers and the like;944.9;5.0;280.2;2.5;664.6;8.7;
6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing;640.1;3.4;479.9;4.3;160.2;2.1;
L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing;640.1;3.4;479.9;4.3;160.2;2.1;
60 agricultural activities;359.5;1.9;288.6;2.6;70.9;0.9;
61 livestock activities;151.8;0.8;102.4;0.9;49.4;0.6;
62 other agrarian activities;93.7;0.5;60.0;0.5;33.7;0.4;
63  fishermen and fishfactory workers;35.1;0.2;28.9;0.3;6.2;0.1;
7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers,    construction and mining, except operators;3,076.2;16.3;2,855.7;25.5;220.5;2.9;
M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators;1,563.5;8.3;1,541.2;13.8;22.3;0.3;
70  worksite managers and other construction foremen;73.1;0.4;72.5;0.6;0.5;0.0;
71  structural construction work and the like;830.6;4.4;821.6;7.3;8.9;0.1;
72 finished construction work and the like   painters and others;659.8;3.5;647.0;5.8;12.8;0.2;
N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like;935.2;5.0;917.2;8.2;18.0;0.2;
73  metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses;41.7;0.2;40.9;0.4;0.8;0.0;
74 extractive industries;37.6;0.2;36.7;0.3;0.9;0.0;
75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like;322.4;1.7;315.9;2.8;6.5;0.1;
76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment;533.5;2.8;523.6;4.7;9.8;0.1;
P- Graphic arts skilled workers,   textile and clothes making,    food,    cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others;577.5;3.1;397.3;3.5;180.2;2.4;
77 precision mechanics,    graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like;117.7;0.6;92.6;0.8;25.1;0.3;
78 food, beverage and tobacco industry;225.7;1.2;151.1;1.3;74.6;1.0;
79  treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like.;234.2;1.2;153.6;1.4;80.5;1.1;
8- Installations and machinery operators    fitters;1,759.0;9.3;1,502.9;13.4;256.1;3.4;
Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel;853.5;4.5;617.3;5.5;236.1;3.1;
80  Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen;27.5;0.1;26.4;0.2;1.0;0.0;
81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like;122.8;0.7;111.3;1.0;11.5;0.2;
82 fixed machinery operator foremen;44.4;0.2;39.8;0.4;4.7;0.1;
83 fixed machinery operators;503.7;2.7;329.8;2.9;173.9;2.3;
84 fitters and assemblers;155.1;0.8;110.1;1.0;45.0;0.6;
R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators;905.5;4.8;885.5;7.9;20.0;0.3;
85  Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators   seamen;182.0;1.0;179.4;1.6;2.6;0.0;
86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport;723.5;3.8;706.1;6.3;17.4;0.2;
9- Unskilled workers;2,868.6;15.2;1,422.0;12.7;1,446.6;19.0;
S- Unskilled service workers (except transport);1,391.3;7.4;352.8;3.1;1,038.5;13.6;
90 trade;80.2;0.4;44.5;0.4;35.7;0.5;
91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel;1,011.4;5.4;76.1;0.7;935.3;12.3;
92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards;167.1;0.9;135.4;1.2;31.6;0.4;
93 Other unskilled workers in other services;132.6;0.7;96.7;0.9;36.0;0.5;
T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers;1,477.3;7.8;1,069.3;9.5;408.1;5.4;
94 fishing and farming;428.7;2.3;253.6;2.3;175.1;2.3;
95 mining;4.5;0.0;4.4;0.0;0.1;0.0;
96 construction;435.1;2.3;415.2;3.7;19.9;0.3;
97 manufacturing industries;363.4;1.9;192.9;1.7;170.5;2.2;
98 transport and unloaders;245.6;1.3;203.2;1.8;42.4;0.6;
0- Armed forces;90.7;0.5;82.5;0.7;8.1;0.1;
U- Armed Forces;90.7;0.5;82.5;0.7;8.1;0.1;
00  armed forces;90.7;0.5;82.5;0.7;8.1;0.1;
they have left their last job 3 or more years ago;265.3;1.4;72.8;0.6;192.5;2.5;
unemployed seeking first job;346.4;1.8;127.1;1.1;219.2;2.9;
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