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Activity, employment and unemployment rates. By sex and age group

Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Catalonia. 4th quarter 2017
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 61.72 3,795.4 34.4 0.9 0.1
Men 66.98 1,995.4 18.7 0.9 0.2
Women 56.78 1,800.1 15.7 0.9 0.1
From 16 to 24 years 43.92 285.8 23.8 9.1 5.4
From 25 to 54 years 89.86 2,899.7 -13.0 -0.4 -0.7
From 55 years and over 26.85 609.9 23.6 4.0 1.7
Employment 53.93 3,316.2 113.6 3.5 2.9
Men 59.04 1,758.9 57.1 3.4 2.7
Women 49.12 1,557.3 56.4 3.8 3.1
From 16 to 24 years 31.21 203.1 25.6 14.4 11.6
From 25 to 54 years 80.09 2,584.5 62.2 2.5 2.2
From 55 years and over 23.27 528.6 25.7 5.1 3.2
Unemployment 12.63 479.2 -79.2 -14.2 -14.6
Men 11.85 236.5 -38.5 -14.0 -14.2
Women 13.49 242.8 -40.8 -14.4 -14.9
From 16 to 24 years 28.95 82.7 -1.8 -2.1 -6.5
From 25 to 54 years 10.87 315.2 -75.3 -19.3 -17.8
From 55 years and over 13.32 81.3 -2.1 -2.6 -7.4
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Spain. 4th quarter 2017
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 58.80 22,765.0 19.1 0.1 -0.4
Men 64.57 12,159.8 -7.1 -0.1 -0.3
Women 53.33 10,605.2 26.3 0.2 -0.4
From 16 to 24 years 36.95 1,489.8 59.3 4.1 1.5
From 25 to 54 years 87.09 17,567.2 -173.8 -1.0 -1.3
From 55 years and over 25.55 3,707.9 133.4 3.7 3.6
Employment 49.07 18,998.4 490.3 2.6 2.6
Men 54.91 10,339.2 267.3 2.7 2.7
Women 43.54 8,659.1 222.9 2.6 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 23.11 931.7 115.2 14.1 12.3
From 25 to 54 years 73.83 14,891.5 200.4 1.4 1.5
From 55 years and over 21.88 3,175.2 174.7 5.8 5.7
Unemployment 16.55 3,766.7 -471.1 -11.1 -12.6
Men 14.97 1,820.6 -274.5 -13.1 -13.9
Women 18.35 1,946.0 -196.7 -9.2 -11.3
From 16 to 24 years 37.46 558.2 -55.7 -9.1 -11.9
From 25 to 54 years 15.23 2,675.8 -374.1 -12.3 -13.7
From 55 years and over 14.37 532.7 -41.3 -7.2 -7.0
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.

Last update: January 25, 2018. Next update: April 26, 2024 Calendari

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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