High Technology Indicators 
Tables according to approach by sectors
Employed persons in high tech sectors by branches of activity and  sex.
Units: thousands of persons

;Total;Females;% of females;
High tech and medium-high tech manufacturing sectors;784.1;219.3;28.0;
High tech manufacturing sectors;162.8;67.1;41.2;
21 Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products;88.7;44.7;50.4;
26 Manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products;38.6;15.1;39.1;
303 Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft;35.5;7.4;20.8;
Intermediate-high tech manufacturing sectors;621.3;152.2;24.5;
20 Chemical industry;127.0;42.0;33.1;
254,27-29 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition, Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers;448.0;95.6;21.3;
30-301-303 Manufacture of other transport equipment, except: naval construction aircraft and spacecraft construction and machinery thereof;22.3;3.4;15.2;
325 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies;24.0;11.3;47.1;
High tech or state-of-the-art services;619.4;204.5;33.0;
59-63 Motion picture, video and tv programme activities, sound recording and music edition Radio and tv programming and broadcasting activities Telecommunications Programming, consultancy and other activities related to IT Information services;556.6;172.0;30.9;
72 Research and development;62.7;32.6;52.0;
Total high and medium-high technology sectors;1,403.5;423.8;30.2;
Total employed;19,202.4;8,772.7;45.7;
Notes:
1) Source:    Economically Active Population Survey (Annual Averages)    
    
 High technology sector, according to NACE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except  30.1, 32.5, 59-63 y 72  
    
 The change of nomenclature in the literals is for clarity and not a methodological change
Source: National Statistics Institute