Activity, employment and unemployment rates. By sex and age group
Year-over-year variation | |||||
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Rate (%) | Value | Absolute | % quarter | % accumulated | |
Activity | 61.96 | 4,235.0 | 65.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
Men | 67.36 | 2,251.8 | 56.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
Women | 56.80 | 1,983.2 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
From 16 to 24 years | 49.89 | 410.4 | 31.2 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
From 25 to 54 years | 88.05 | 2,987.3 | 15.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
From 55 years and over | 31.97 | 837.2 | 18.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 |
Employment | 56.49 | 3,861.1 | 52.9 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
Men | 61.55 | 2,057.6 | 43.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 |
Women | 51.65 | 1,803.4 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
From 16 to 24 years | 38.28 | 314.9 | 16.4 | 5.5 | 6.7 |
From 25 to 54 years | 81.67 | 2,770.9 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
From 55 years and over | 29.60 | 775.3 | 23.6 | 3.1 | 5.7 |
Unemployment | 8.83 | 373.9 | 12.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
Men | 8.62 | 194.1 | 13.9 | 7.7 | 1.8 |
Women | 9.06 | 179.8 | -1.7 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
From 16 to 24 years | 23.27 | 95.5 | 14.8 | 18.3 | 11.2 |
From 25 to 54 years | 7.24 | 216.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | -3.0 |
From 55 years and over | 7.40 | 62.0 | -5.0 | -7.5 | 3.5 |
Units: Thousands of people. | |||||
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey. | |||||
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census. |
Year-over-year variation | |||||
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Rate (%) | Value | Absolute | % quarter | % accumulated | |
Activity | 59.04 | 24,577.1 | 236.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
Men | 64.28 | 13,014.0 | 140.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
Women | 54.08 | 11,563.1 | 96.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
From 16 to 24 years | 40.85 | 1,946.4 | 89.5 | 4.8 | 5.8 |
From 25 to 54 years | 87.50 | 17,538.1 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
From 55 years and over | 30.28 | 5,092.6 | 142.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
Employment | 52.42 | 21,823.0 | 376.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
Men | 57.84 | 11,710.5 | 164.6 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
Women | 47.29 | 10,112.6 | 212.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
From 16 to 24 years | 29.86 | 1,422.9 | 91.2 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
From 25 to 54 years | 78.94 | 15,823.4 | 125.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
From 55 years and over | 27.21 | 4,576.7 | 160.2 | 3.6 | 5.1 |
Unemployment | 11.21 | 2,754.1 | -140.4 | -4.9 | -4.5 |
Men | 10.02 | 1,303.6 | -24.5 | -1.8 | -2.2 |
Women | 12.54 | 1,450.5 | -116.0 | -7.4 | -6.5 |
From 16 to 24 years | 26.89 | 523.5 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
From 25 to 54 years | 9.78 | 1,714.7 | -120.5 | -6.6 | -5.9 |
From 55 years and over | 10.13 | 515.9 | -18.2 | -3.4 | -3.5 |
Units: Thousands of people. | |||||
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey. | |||||
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census. |
Last update: October 25, 2024.
Methodological note
The Economically Active Population Survey (APS) is the main source for finding out about the labour market. It is sample research carried out by the INE using the methodology of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat).
The employed persons is people aged 16 or over who are working either as employees or as self-employed.
The unemployed persons is people aged 16 or over who are out of work, available to work and actively seeking work.
The active population is made up of the employed and unemployed persons. It is people aged 16 or over who are working or are available to work.
The activity rate is calculated by dividing the active population by the population aged 16 or over.
The employment rate is calculated by dividing the employed persons by the population aged 16 or over.
The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the unemployed persons by the active population.
The data for the 2002–2013 period was revised in May 2014 since the new reference population figures from the Population and Housing Census 2011 and the introduction of new criteria in the calibration of the expansion factors have made it necessary to recalculate the Economically Active Population Survey series for the period in question.
You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.
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