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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. 2018
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 54.2 3,362.2 2.7
From 16 to 64 years 69.0 3,328.1 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 31.8 211.6 9.2
From 25 to 34 years 77.5 664.7 2.1
From 35 to 44 years 82.7 1,006.5 -1.2
From 45 to 54 years 79.8 927.5 4.1
From 55 years and over 24.0 551.9 6.0
Men 59.3 1,781.9 2.6
From 16 to 64 years 73.3 1,760.3 2.5
From 16 to 24 years 32.3 110.5 10.5
From 25 to 34 years 80.8 341.0 3.7
From 35 to 44 years 87.9 535.5 -2.0
From 45 to 54 years 83.8 489.6 3.9
From 55 years and over 29.2 305.4 5.0
Women 49.5 1,580.3 2.7
From 16 to 64 years 64.8 1,567.8 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 31.3 101.1 7.8
From 25 to 34 years 74.3 323.7 0.4
From 35 to 44 years 77.4 470.9 -0.4
From 45 to 54 years 75.9 437.9 4.4
From 55 years and over 19.7 246.5 7.4
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. 2018
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 49.7 19,327.7 2.7
From 16 to 64 years 63.4 19,136.3 2.6
From 16 to 24 years 24.3 989.3 7.4
From 25 to 34 years 71.4 3,786.9 0.8
From 35 to 44 years 78.5 5,847.6 0.1
From 45 to 54 years 73.2 5,397.8 4.1
From 55 years and over 22.5 3,306.2 6.0
Men 55.7 10,532.0 2.6
From 16 to 64 years 69.0 10,419.6 2.5
From 16 to 24 years 25.4 530.6 8.7
From 25 to 34 years 75.6 2,001.6 1.5
From 35 to 44 years 84.7 3,170.2 -0.5
From 45 to 54 years 80.5 2,974.3 3.6
From 55 years and over 27.5 1,855.3 6.1
Women 44.0 8,795.7 2.8
From 16 to 64 years 57.8 8,716.7 2.7
From 16 to 24 years 23.0 458.7 6.0
From 25 to 34 years 67.1 1,785.3 0.0
From 35 to 44 years 72.3 2,677.4 0.8
From 45 to 54 years 65.9 2,423.5 4.7
From 55 years and over 18.3 1,450.9 6.0
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.

Last update: February 12, 2019. 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.