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Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group

Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group Catalonia. 2016
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 52.3 3,183.9 3.4
From 16 to 64 years 66.4 3,159.1 3.5
From 16 to 24 years 27.5 173.7 10.4
From 25 to 34 years 75.1 649.3 -1.7
From 35 to 44 years 80.4 1,011.2 1.7
From 45 to 54 years 75.7 845.5 5.7
From 55 years and over 22.7 504.3 8.3
Men 57.3 1,692.0 3.0
From 16 to 64 years 70.7 1,677.3 3.0
From 16 to 24 years 27.4 88.9 13.9
From 25 to 34 years 78.7 332.6 -0.9
From 35 to 44 years 85.3 541.8 0.6
From 45 to 54 years 80.8 453.8 4.4
From 55 years and over 27.2 274.9 7.2
Women 47.5 1,491.9 4.0
From 16 to 64 years 62.1 1,481.9 4.1
From 16 to 24 years 27.5 84.8 7.0
From 25 to 34 years 71.7 316.7 -2.6
From 35 to 44 years 75.4 469.4 2.9
From 45 to 54 years 70.5 391.7 7.3
From 55 years and over 18.9 229.3 9.6
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group Spain. 2016
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 47.6 18,341.6 2.7
From 16 to 64 years 60.5 18,182.7 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 20.5 820.4 2.2
From 25 to 34 years 68.4 3,776.4 -1.6
From 35 to 44 years 75.5 5,791.7 1.8
From 45 to 54 years 69.6 5,003.0 4.4
From 55 years and over 20.8 2,950.2 7.5
Men 53.3 10,000.8 2.5
From 16 to 64 years 65.8 9,910.1 2.4
From 16 to 24 years 21.8 445.0 4.3
From 25 to 34 years 72.3 1,988.7 -0.9
From 35 to 44 years 81.3 3,155.4 0.9
From 45 to 54 years 77.1 2,772.4 4.4
From 55 years and over 25.3 1,639.4 6.1
Women 42.2 8,340.8 2.9
From 16 to 64 years 55.1 8,272.6 2.9
From 16 to 24 years 19.2 375.4 -0.2
From 25 to 34 years 64.5 1,787.7 -2.5
From 35 to 44 years 69.5 2,636.4 3.0
From 45 to 54 years 62.2 2,230.6 4.3
From 55 years and over 17.1 1,310.8 9.3
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.

Last update: February 10, 2017. Revised series on April 26, 2024.

Methodological note

The Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) 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 survey is taken every quarter and its main purpose is to investigate the relationship with people's economic activity.

The employed persons is people aged 16 or over who are working either as employees or as self-employed.

The employment rate is calculated by dividing the employed persons by the population aged 16 or over.

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.