Economically Active Population Survey
National results
Persons between 16 and 74 years of age born abroad, who have encountered obstacles in Spain that have prevented them from having a job appropriate to their professional training (1), according to the main obstacle encountered, by country of birth.
Unidades: Absolute values in thousands and Percentage

,Absolute values,,,,,,,,Percentage,,,,,,,,
,Total,Lack of language skills in host country language(s),Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad,Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit,Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin,No suitable job available,Other obstacle,No answer/Don't know,Total,Lack of language skills in host country language(s),Lack of recognition of formal qualification obtained abroad,Restricted right to work because of citizenship or residence permit,Discrimination on the grounds of foreign origin,No suitable job available,Other obstacle,No answer/Don't know,
Total,1.297,155,3,284,3,150,8,63,9,221,9,388,1,32,7,100,11,98,21,92,11,63,4,92,17,11,29,92,2,52,
Europe,347,2,57,4,83,6,20,3,19,9,68,5,83,8,13,6,100,16,53,24,09,5,86,5,74,19,73,24,14,3,9,
Latin America,633,2,4,7,174,5,86,5,30,2,106,3,216,7,14,3,100,0,74,27,56,13,66,4,77,16,79,34,22,2,26,
Rest of the world,316,7,93,2,26,2,44,13,7,47,2,87,6,4,8,100,29,45,8,26,13,88,4,33,14,89,27,66,1,52,
Notas:
These are people who have sometime worked in Spain or have searched for a job within the national territory
Fuente: National Statistics Institute