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Employed persons in industry. By activity groups (CCEA-93) Catalonia Value
Total industry Extraction industries, oil refining and energy Food products, beverages and tobacco Textiles, manufacture of wearing apparel, leather and footwear Wood and cork industries; basket making Paper and graphic arts Chemical industries Rubber and plastic materials Other non metallic mineral products Manufacture of basic metals and metal products Machinery and equipment Furniture and misc. manufacturing in. Electrical and electronic equipment Transport materials Other manufacturing industries
2007 578 17 76 56 12 57 60 32 23 84 43 11 31 49 27
2006 596 15 78 60 14 56 61 32 25 86 47 11 32 51 29
2005 621 15 79 69 13 59 62 36 25 89 50 11 34 50 30
2004 625 15 77 73 15 58 62 36 25 90 50 10 36 51 29
2003 646 14 75 85 15 59 63 37 25 91 50 11 40 52 30
2002 648 14 75 88 15 58 61 38 25 89 50 11 41 54 29
2001 680 14 76 99 16 61 62 37 25 92 56 13 44 55 30
2000 673 14 80 98 16 63 61 38 25 87 54 10 40 55 32
1999 671 14 79 104 18 59 61 35 26 89 50 10 39 53 36
1998 641 14 78 99 16 58 59 35 26 81 48 11 37 50 30
1997 623 15 75 101 15 54 60 32 25 78 44 10 36 47 30
1996 613 16 75 97 17 54 59 34 24 75 46 10 36 43 29
1995 570 15 73 92 15 48 58 29 23 62 40 11 33 44 28
1994 590 15 75 99 15 53 61 30 24 65 42 9 33 44 26
1993 592 18 73 100 15 51 63 27 25 64 40 10 32 49 27
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Structural Business Statistics in the Industrial Sector.
Employed persons in industry. By activity groups (CCEA-93) Spain Value
Total industry Extraction industries, oil refining and energy Food products, beverages and tobacco Textiles, manufacture of wearing apparel, leather and footwear Wood and cork industries; basket making Paper and graphic arts Chemical industries Rubber and plastic materials Other non metallic mineral products Manufacture of basic metals and metal products Machinery and equipment Furniture and misc. manufacturing in. Electrical and electronic equipment Transport materials Other manufacturing industries
2007 2,580 116 382 197 93 197 137 118 197 440 185 38 111 212 160
2006 2,624 113 387 216 98 201 136 118 197 439 189 38 108 213 168
2005 2,635 113 388 232 98 199 137 119 196 433 191 36 109 213 171
2004 2,620 113 376 245 100 195 135 121 188 423 190 38 114 218 171
2003 2,654 112 373 271 102 193 138 122 190 423 190 37 120 218 169
2002 2,662 111 372 287 104 194 135 122 190 414 190 41 127 218 168
2001 2,692 114 368 307 105 195 138 121 192 410 190 37 121 214 171
2000 2,628 112 371 313 103 197 135 118 179 381 180 35 121 215 167
1999 2,589 112 384 320 100 180 133 109 175 370 170 34 117 211 167
1998 2,516 116 373 315 97 182 130 106 165 351 163 32 110 206 161
1997 2,429 122 370 299 92 178 130 101 161 328 152 32 109 203 151
1996 2,389 124 370 291 94 174 129 102 156 317 148 32 103 194 148
1995 2,323 125 373 277 90 162 130 96 156 305 143 30 105 190 140
1994 2,317 127 378 285 86 162 135 94 154 294 141 32 107 187 139
1993 2,350 136 380 287 88 165 139 88 156 295 139 0 0 193 144
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Structural business statistics in the industrial sector.

Last update: March 18, 2009.

Methodological note

The Structural Business Statistics in the Industrial Sector (called the Industrial Survey of Companies prior to the reference year 2014) is the main source of structural information on the industrial sectors. This sample survey is performed annually by the INE in collaboration with the Idescat. Its fundamental objective is to provide information on the main structural characteristics of industrial companies (production, sales, export, intermediate consumptions, investment, etc).

The basic unit used in the research is the company, defined as a legal entity constituting an organizational unit for the production of goods or services, one having certain autonomy in terms of decision-making, principally as to allocating the resources it has at its disposal. The company is the unit that reports (providing the data requested by the survey) and is also an observation unit (the data required by the questionnaire refers to the company).

The population examined in the Industrial Companies Survey consists of the group of companies whose main activity falls within those found from sections B to E in the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities (CCAE-2009): mining, electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning, water supply, sanitation, waste management, and decontamination. A company's main activity is understood to be the one generating its greatest added value; if this does not apply, it is the one providing employment to the greatest number of people. Until 2007, the classification used was CCAE-93.

Correspondences between the 20 economic activity groups and the CCAE-2009
Activity groupsCCAE-2009
Mining and petroleum refining05–09, 19
Food industry 10
Production of beverages and of tobacco products 11–12
Manufacture of textiles, leather, footwear. Tailoring13–15
Manufacture of wood and cork-based products, except furniture; basketry16
Manufacture of paper and graphic arts17–18
Chemicals industries20
Manufacture of pharmaceutical products21
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products22
Other non-metal mineral products industries23
Metallurgy24
Manufacture of steel products, except machinery and equipment25
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical material and equipment26–27
Manufacture of N.E.C. machinery and equipment28
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers29
Manufacture of other transport equipment, except motor vehicles30
Furniture making and other manufacturing industries31–32
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment33
Electricity and gas production and supply35
Water supply; sanitation and waste management36–39

Employees are the group of people who, by performing their job, contribute to the production of goods or services or carry out auxiliary services to a company (administration, transport, warehousing). This includes on holiday staff, those on short-term or sick leave, those on strike, and those paid by the company but who work offsite. This does not include personnel with unlimited leave, personnel assigned to another company and are paid for this concept, personnel who work strictly on commission, freelance professionals bound to the company by commercial contract, exclusively financial partners or the owner's family members who do not take an active role in the company. The reference point for the employment data is 30th September of each year.

The changes made to Industrial Companies Surveys carried out from the 2008 results caused a methodological division within the series that hinders inter-annual comparisons, both in terms of the total amount of industry as well as most sectors and a large number of variables.

In 2011, the Survey widened and improved coverage of the energy sector (division 35 of the CCAE-2009) and, in 2013, the waste management sector (division 38 of the CCAE-2009).

Until the year 2012, the Survey focussed its field of study on industrial companies with at least one employee. From 2013 onwards, the population scope was widened to include industrial companies without employees and the territorial scope was widened to include companies in Ceuta and Melilla.

Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016 as part of the Project for the integration of the structural economic surveys.

The lack of uniformity described means it would not be appropriate to calculate the year-over-year variation for these groups of activities for the mentioned years.

From 2019, the results for Spain are shown using the statistical companies unit, while for Catalonia the results continue to be shown in legal units.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.

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