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