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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. 2022
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 54.9 3,593.5 3.0
From 16 to 64 years 70.0 3,543.7 3.0
From 16 to 24 years 34.2 255.9 18.2
From 25 to 34 years 78.6 710.9 5.2
From 35 to 44 years 81.9 930.0 -1.3
From 45 to 54 years 81.1 1,027.0 1.5
From 55 years and over 26.8 669.8 4.0
Men 59.8 1,908.3 2.8
From 16 to 64 years 73.8 1,881.9 3.0
From 16 to 24 years 35.6 137.4 21.8
From 25 to 34 years 80.9 369.3 5.5
From 35 to 44 years 86.5 493.0 -2.1
From 45 to 54 years 85.8 551.1 2.3
From 55 years and over 31.4 357.5 1.7
Women 50.2 1,685.3 3.2
From 16 to 64 years 66.0 1,661.8 3.0
From 16 to 24 years 32.8 118.5 14.4
From 25 to 34 years 76.3 341.6 4.8
From 35 to 44 years 77.3 437.0 -0.4
From 45 to 54 years 76.4 475.9 0.7
From 55 years and over 23.0 312.3 6.8
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.
Employed persons and employment rate. By sex and age group Spain. 2022
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 50.9 20,547.5 3.6
From 16 to 64 years 65.4 20,234.7 3.5
From 16 to 24 years 25.6 1,133.4 15.2
From 25 to 34 years 73.6 3,886.5 5.3
From 35 to 44 years 79.3 5,435.6 -1.1
From 45 to 54 years 76.7 5,956.4 3.3
From 55 years and over 25.8 4,135.7 6.1
Men 56.6 11,114.6 3.6
From 16 to 64 years 70.5 10,940.0 3.5
From 16 to 24 years 27.6 626.6 16.1
From 25 to 34 years 76.8 2,048.7 6.8
From 35 to 44 years 85.1 2,919.7 -1.1
From 45 to 54 years 83.3 3,249.9 2.4
From 55 years and over 30.9 2,269.6 5.7
Women 45.5 9,432.9 3.7
From 16 to 64 years 60.2 9,294.7 3.5
From 16 to 24 years 23.6 506.8 14.2
From 25 to 34 years 70.2 1,837.8 3.7
From 35 to 44 years 73.5 2,515.9 -1.1
From 45 to 54 years 70.0 2,706.5 4.5
From 55 years and over 21.5 1,866.1 6.6
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: February 27, 2023. 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.