High Technology Indicators 
High Technology Indicators. 2021
Employed persons in high tech sectors by branches of activity and sex.
Units: Specified in each indicator

;Number of persons employed. Total (thousands of people);Number of persons employed/Total persons employed in the high and medium-high technology sectors (%);Number employed/total employed (%);Number of persons employed. Women (thousands of people);% of employed people who are women;
A. High and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors (B+C);813.5;54.3;4.1;215.4;26.5;
B. High-tech manufacturing sectors;159.9;10.7;0.8;65.9;41.2;
B.1 Pharmaceutical product manufacturing (CNAE 21);89.2;6.0;0.5;44.8;50.2;
B.2 Computer, electronic and optical product manufacturing (CNAE 26);37.3;2.5;0.2;13.7;36.7;
B.3 Aeronautical and space construction and their machinery (CNAE 30.3);33.4;2.2;0.2;7.4;22.2;
C. Medium - high-technology manufacturing sectors;653.6;43.6;3.3;149.5;22.9;
C.1 Chemical industry (CNAE 20);123.6;8.2;0.6;37.9;30.7;
C.2 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition. Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, Manufacture of NCOP machinery and equipment, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (CNAE 25.4, 27 to 29);485.6;32.4;2.5;98.4;20.3;
C.3 Manufacture of other transport material except: shipbuilding, aeronautical and space construction and their machinery (CNAE 30 except 30.1 and 30.3);18.9;1.3;0.1;2.8;14.8;
C.4 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (CNAE 32.5);25.4;1.7;0.1;10.4;40.9;
D. High-technology services;685.6;45.7;3.5;219.5;32.0;
D.1 Motion picture, video and television programme activities, sound recording and music publishing activities Radio and television programming and broadcasting activities. Telecommunications programming, consulting and other IT information activities (CNAE 59 to 63);619.7;41.3;3.1;186.8;30.1;
D.2 Research and development (CNAE 72);65.9;4.4;0.3;32.7;49.6;
Total high and medium-high technology sectors (A+D);1,499.1;100.0;7.6;434.9;29.0;
Total employed persons;19,773.6;.;100.0;9,121.9;46.1;
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) .'=data point not available 
 2) Source: Active Population Survey
 3) High Technology Sector as per CNAE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except 30.1, 32.5, 59-63 and 72.
 4) The change of nomenclature in the literals is for the sake of greater clarity and is not a methodological change.
Source: National Statistics Institute