Economically Active Population Survey
Chapter I. 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;18,785.6;100.0;11,294.3;100.0;7,491.3;100.0;
1-Management of companies and Public Administration;1,276.9;6.8;877.9;7.8;399.0;5.3;
A- Public administration management and companies with 10 or more employees;373.8;2.0;306.2;2.7;67.6;0.9;
10 executive and legislative power of the public administration management of organisations;15.1;0.1;10.5;0.1;4.6;0.1;
11 company management;358.7;1.9;295.7;2.6;63.0;0.8;
B -Management of companies with less than 10 employees;429.9;2.3;314.6;2.8;115.3;1.5;
12 trade;139.3;0.7;94.7;0.8;44.6;0.6;
13 catering;88.9;0.5;62.9;0.6;26.0;0.3;
14 other companies;201.7;1.1;157.0;1.4;44.7;0.6;
C- Management of companies without employees;473.2;2.5;257.1;2.3;216.1;2.9;
15 trade;291.5;1.6;133.5;1.2;158.0;2.1;
16 catering;115.9;0.6;74.8;0.7;41.1;0.5;
17 other companies;65.8;0.4;48.8;0.4;17.0;0.2;
2 -Scientific and intellectual professionals and technicians;2,094.5;11.1;1,045.5;9.3;1,049.1;14.0;
D- Professions associated with 2nd and 3rd cycle university degrees and the like;1,228.3;6.5;683.1;6.0;545.3;7.3;
20 physical and chemical sciences, mathematics and engineering;201.7;1.1;152.2;1.3;49.6;0.7;
21 natural and health sciences;215.3;1.1;113.7;1.0;101.6;1.4;
22 teaching;413.6;2.2;191.0;1.7;222.7;3.0;
23 law professionals;117.9;0.6;76.8;0.7;41.1;0.5;
24 Professionals in  company organisation and social and human sciences;180.4;1.0;92.7;0.8;87.7;1.2;
25 Writers, artists and others;99.4;0.5;56.7;0.5;42.7;0.6;
E -Professions associated with a 1st cycle university degree and the like;866.2;4.6;362.4;3.2;503.8;6.7;
26 physical sciences, chemistry, mathematics, engineering and the like;183.0;1.0;153.7;1.4;29.4;0.4;
27 natural, health and similar sciences, except optics and physiotherapy;207.6;1.1;44.6;0.4;163.1;2.2;
28 teaching;350.9;1.9;101.7;0.9;249.2;3.3;
29 other;124.6;0.7;62.5;0.6;62.1;0.8;
3 -Support technicians and professionals;1,801.9;9.6;1,025.2;9.1;776.7;10.4;
F -Support technicians and professionals;1,801.9;9.6;1,025.2;9.1;776.7;10.4;
30 physical sciences, chemistry and engineering;352.5;1.9;281.8;2.5;70.6;0.9;
31 natural and health sciences;106.6;0.6;39.6;0.4;67.0;0.9;
32 child education, flight instructors, vehicle navigation and driving vehicles;28.7;0.2;14.8;0.1;13.8;0.2;
33 financial and commercial transactions;504.9;2.7;371.0;3.3;133.9;1.8;
34 administrative management;653.9;3.5;231.8;2.1;422.1;5.6;
35 others;155.3;0.8;86.1;0.8;69.2;0.9;
4 -Administrative employees;1,679.3;8.9;638.9;5.7;1,040.4;13.9;
G -Administrative type employees;1,679.3;8.9;638.9;5.7;1,040.4;13.9;
40 accounting, financial, transport and production support services;291.0;1.5;196.7;1.7;94.4;1.3;
41 libraries, post office and the like;98.3;0.5;52.8;0.5;45.5;0.6;
42 office machine operators;22.5;0.1;13.4;0.1;9.2;0.1;
43 assistant clerks (without customer service tasks)  not classified previously;470.3;2.5;153.0;1.4;317.3;4.2;
44 assistant clerks (with customer service tasks)  not classified previously;447.0;2.4;121.4;1.1;325.6;4.3;
45 direct customer services activities in travel agencies, receptionists and telephone operators;153.2;0.8;43.7;0.4;109.5;1.5;
46 cashiers and other similar personnel in direct contact with the public;196.9;1.0;58.0;0.5;138.9;1.9;
5-  Catering, personal services, security and retail workers;2,714.6;14.5;1,056.3;9.4;1,658.3;22.1;
H -Catering and personal service workers;1,488.2;7.9;483.3;4.3;1,004.9;13.4;
50 catering services;809.6;4.3;380.0;3.4;429.6;5.7;
51 personal services;678.6;3.6;103.3;0.9;575.3;7.7;
J - Protection and security workers;296.6;1.6;274.5;2.4;22.0;0.3;
52 protection and security services;296.6;1.6;274.5;2.4;22.0;0.3;
K -Retail workers and the like;929.8;4.9;298.5;2.6;631.4;8.4;
53 retail workers and the like;929.8;4.9;298.5;2.6;631.4;8.4;
6- Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing;655.8;3.5;498.4;4.4;157.4;2.1;
L -Workers skilled in agriculture and fishing;655.8;3.5;498.4;4.4;157.4;2.1;
60 agricultural activities;370.8;2.0;300.8;2.7;70.0;0.9;
61 livestock activities;142.0;0.8;97.5;0.9;44.5;0.6;
62 other agrarian activities;102.5;0.5;65.2;0.6;37.2;0.5;
63  fishermen and fishfactory workers;40.5;0.2;34.9;0.3;5.6;0.1;
7- Skilled manufacturing industry craftsmen and workers,  construction and mining, except operators;3,123.1;16.6;2,896.3;25.6;226.9;3.0;
M- Skilled construction workers, except machinery operators;1,603.9;8.5;1,577.9;14.0;26.0;0.3;
70  worksite managers and other construction foremen;65.8;0.4;65.5;0.6;0.3;0.0;
71  structural construction work and the like;863.7;4.6;853.6;7.6;10.1;0.1;
72 finished construction work and the like  painters and others;674.4;3.6;658.9;5.8;15.5;0.2;
N- Workers skilled in extractive industries, metallurgy, construction of machinery and the like;938.2;5.0;920.6;8.2;17.7;0.2;
73  metallurgy foremen and mechanical workshop bosses;40.3;0.2;39.2;0.3;1.1;0.0;
74 extractive industries;36.9;0.2;36.4;0.3;0.6;0.0;
75 Welders, auto body workers, metallic structure mounting and assembly personnel, ironsmiths, tool makers and the like;323.8;1.7;316.6;2.8;7.2;0.1;
76 Mechanics and machinery fitters, electrical and electronic equipment;537.2;2.9;528.5;4.7;8.7;0.1;
P- Graphic arts skilled workers,  textile and clothes making,  food,  cabinetmakers, craftsmen and others;581.0;3.1;397.8;3.5;183.2;2.4;
77 precision mechanics,   graphic arts workers, potters, glazers, wood craftsmen and the like;124.0;0.7;97.5;0.9;26.5;0.4;
78 food, beverage and tobacco industry;226.8;1.2;150.0;1.3;76.9;1.0;
79  treatment of wood, cabinetmakers, textile industry, clothes making, fur, leather, footwear and the like.;230.1;1.2;150.3;1.3;79.9;1.1;
8- Installations and machinery operators  fitters;1,760.9;9.4;1,487.1;13.2;273.7;3.7;
Q- Operators of industrial installation, fixed machinery mounting and assembly personnel;894.5;4.8;641.8;5.7;252.7;3.4;
80  Team managers and fixed industrial installation foremen;27.6;0.1;26.4;0.2;1.2;0.0;
81 Operators of fixed industrial installations and the like;120.2;0.6;108.9;1.0;11.4;0.2;
82 fixed machinery operator foremen;49.1;0.3;42.9;0.4;6.2;0.1;
83 fixed machinery operators;543.0;2.9;354.3;3.1;188.7;2.5;
84 fitters and assemblers;154.5;0.8;109.4;1.0;45.2;0.6;
R- Mobile machinery drivers and operators;866.4;4.6;845.3;7.5;21.1;0.3;
85  Locomotive machinist agricultural machinery and heavy mobile equipment operators seamen;182.3;1.0;179.9;1.6;2.3;0.0;
86 drivers of vehicles for urban or road transport;684.1;3.6;665.4;5.9;18.7;0.3;
9- Unskilled workers;2,951.7;15.7;1,479.0;13.1;1,472.7;19.7;
S- Unskilled service workers (except transport);1,425.6;7.6;358.8;3.2;1,066.8;14.2;
90 trade;92.2;0.5;55.7;0.5;36.5;0.5;
91 domestic employees and other indoor cleaning personnel;1,048.9;5.6;77.2;0.7;971.7;13.0;
92 concierges, window cleaners and security guards;162.7;0.9;132.0;1.2;30.7;0.4;
93 Other unskilled workers in other services;121.8;0.6;93.9;0.8;28.0;0.4;
T- Unskilled agricultural, fishing, construction, manufacturing and transport industry labourers;1,526.0;8.1;1,120.2;9.9;405.9;5.4;
94 fishing and farming;460.7;2.5;284.3;2.5;176.4;2.4;
95 mining;4.0;0.0;4.0;0.0;0.0;0.0;
96 construction;438.4;2.3;422.2;3.7;16.2;0.2;
97 manufacturing industries;401.2;2.1;218.9;1.9;182.3;2.4;
98 transport and unloaders;221.7;1.2;190.8;1.7;31.0;0.4;
0- Armed forces;93.4;0.5;85.4;0.8;8.0;0.1;
U- Armed Forces;93.4;0.5;85.4;0.8;8.0;0.1;
00  armed forces;93.4;0.5;85.4;0.8;8.0;0.1;
they have left their last job 3 or more years ago;274.9;1.5;75.7;0.7;199.3;2.7;
unemployed seeking first job;358.7;1.9;128.7;1.1;230.0;3.1;
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