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Active population. By sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Active population. By sex. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Unemployed
Population aged 16 years and more Employed Seeking 1st job Previously employed Total unemployed Total active
Alt Camp 37,125 18,440 982 5,249 6,231 24,671
Alt Empordà 114,430 53,228 2,824 19,094 21,918 75,145
Alt Penedès 84,996 44,409 1,783 11,306 13,089 57,499
Alt Urgell 17,966 9,402 296 1,630 1,926 11,328
Alta Ribagorça 3,587 1,875 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 519 561 2,436
Anoia 95,790 45,483 2,573 15,038 17,611 63,094
Bages 153,232 72,169 3,507 21,948 25,455 97,625
Baix Camp 154,100 73,438 3,534 27,111 30,645 104,083
Baix Ebre 68,204 28,813 1,819 10,101 11,919 40,732
Baix Empordà 110,078 48,660 2,375 20,764 23,139 71,799
Baix Llobregat 648,580 329,732 14,525 95,968 110,493 440,225
Baix Penedès 81,531 34,600 2,492 16,528 19,020 53,621
Barcelonès 1,917,145 918,933 39,640 250,703 290,343 1,209,276
Berguedà 34,870 15,472 723 4,233 4,956 20,428
Cerdanya 15,937 8,975 267 1,755 2,022 10,997
Conca de Barberà 17,661 8,332 268 2,410 2,677 11,009
Garraf 119,530 60,132 2,599 18,289 20,887 81,019
Garrigues 17,265 8,012 218 1,953 2,171 10,184
Garrotxa 46,082 23,500 1,094 4,188 5,282 28,782
Gironès 146,858 78,387 4,271 20,086 24,357 102,744
Maresme 353,494 168,913 8,199 61,536 69,736 238,649
Montsià 59,570 25,881 1,338 9,857 11,195 37,076
Noguera 33,523 15,404 791 4,194 4,986 20,390
Osona 125,035 62,356 3,135 15,735 18,870 81,226
Pallars Jussà 11,493 5,401 177 1,247 1,424 6,825
Pallars Sobirà 6,244 3,234 53 873 926 4,160
Pla d'Urgell 30,709 15,746 789 3,706 4,495 20,241
Pla de l'Estany 24,972 14,096 661 2,370 3,031 17,127
Priorat 8,536 3,924 124 873 997 4,921
Ribera d'Ebre 19,938 8,655 393 2,492 2,884 11,539
Ripollès 22,450 11,261 434 2,122 2,556 13,818
Segarra 19,034 9,891 667 1,999 2,666 12,557
Segrià 170,885 84,458 3,551 23,630 27,181 111,639
Selva 140,694 65,976 2,831 26,849 29,680 95,656
Solsonès 11,319 5,674 190 1,225 1,414 7,088
Tarragonès 205,341 97,067 5,075 35,844 40,919 137,986
Terra Alta 10,889 5,047 142 927 1,069 6,116
Urgell 30,465 14,558 638 4,105 4,744 19,302
Val d'Aran 8,395 4,494 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 959 1,014 5,508
Vallès Occidental 721,706 364,439 17,447 109,660 127,108 491,547
Vallès Oriental 323,788 165,449 8,140 52,400 60,539 225,989
Catalonia 6,223,448 3,033,916 140,663 911,476 1,052,138 4,086,055
Metropolità 3,964,714 1,947,467 87,952 570,267 658,218 2,605,685
Comarques Gironines 605,564 295,107 14,490 95,473 109,963 405,070
Camp de Tarragona 422,763 201,200 9,983 71,487 81,470 282,670
Terres de l'Ebre 158,601 68,396 3,691 23,377 27,068 95,464
Ponent 301,881 148,069 6,655 39,587 46,243 194,312
Comarques Centrals 324,457 155,671 7,555 43,141 50,696 206,366
Alt Pirineu i Aran 63,623 33,382 890 6,983 7,872 41,255
Penedès 381,846 184,624 9,447 61,161 70,608 255,232
Barcelona 4,577,982 2,247,218 102,284 656,938 759,222 3,006,440
Girona 618,146 302,496 14,705 96,731 111,437 413,933
Lleida 364,426 180,006 7,508 46,414 53,922 233,927
Tarragona 662,895 304,196 16,166 111,393 127,559 431,755
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Active population. By sex. Men. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Unemployed
Population aged 16 years and more Employed Seeking 1st job Previously employed Total unemployed Total active
Alt Camp 18,891 10,447 462 2,403 2,865 13,311
Alt Empordà 57,610 29,277 1,061 9,563 10,625 39,902
Alt Penedès 42,672 24,467 808 5,357 6,164 30,631
Alt Urgell 8,948 5,086 115 846 961 6,047
Alta Ribagorça 1,890 1,030 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 343 355 1,385
Anoia 48,256 25,100 1,151 7,346 8,497 33,598
Bages 75,850 38,641 1,692 10,959 12,651 51,293
Baix Camp 76,426 40,253 1,191 13,576 14,767 55,020
Baix Ebre 34,667 16,071 594 5,544 6,138 22,209
Baix Empordà 55,077 26,207 1,033 11,363 12,396 38,603
Baix Llobregat 319,214 176,842 6,449 44,721 51,170 228,013
Baix Penedès 41,583 19,322 1,159 8,286 9,445 28,767
Barcelonès 909,473 468,621 20,125 122,676 142,801 611,422
Berguedà 17,491 8,253 373 2,051 2,424 10,677
Cerdanya 8,303 4,925 232 917 1,148 6,074
Conca de Barberà 9,052 4,582 96 1,331 1,428 6,010
Garraf 59,169 32,733 1,227 8,540 9,767 42,500
Garrigues 8,972 4,660 88 1,033 1,122 5,782
Garrotxa 22,958 12,759 415 2,108 2,523 15,282
Gironès 72,405 41,858 1,412 10,293 11,705 53,562
Maresme 174,763 90,044 3,813 29,713 33,526 123,571
Montsià 30,420 14,499 694 5,271 5,965 20,464
Noguera 17,310 8,930 120 2,293 2,412 11,342
Osona 61,889 34,485 943 7,629 8,571 43,056
Pallars Jussà 5,798 2,956 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 655 721 3,676
Pallars Sobirà 3,274 1,775 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 471 488 2,262
Pla d'Urgell 15,842 9,155 302 1,735 2,037 11,192
Pla de l'Estany 12,564 7,701 262 1,088 1,349 9,050
Priorat 4,464 2,309 48 451 499 2,808
Ribera d'Ebre 10,177 4,957 202 1,489 1,691 6,648
Ripollès 11,201 6,159 169 1,066 1,235 7,394
Segarra 9,922 5,844 225 960 1,185 7,029
Segrià 85,916 45,675 1,725 12,680 14,405 60,081
Selva 71,910 38,048 1,180 13,096 14,276 52,324
Solsonès 5,766 3,200 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 711 722 3,922
Tarragonès 102,767 53,653 2,674 16,623 19,297 72,950
Terra Alta 5,696 2,975 52 450 503 3,478
Urgell 15,531 8,281 221 2,028 2,248 10,529
Val d'Aran 4,318 2,346 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 643 675 3,021
Vallès Occidental 354,607 193,781 7,831 52,160 59,991 253,772
Vallès Oriental 161,922 89,954 3,668 24,881 28,549 118,503
Catalonia 3,054,965 1,617,864 63,949 445,349 509,298 2,127,161
Metropolità 1,919,979 1,019,243 41,887 274,150 316,038 1,335,280
Comarques Gironines 303,725 162,010 5,531 48,577 54,108 216,118
Camp de Tarragona 211,599 111,244 4,471 34,384 38,855 150,099
Terres de l'Ebre 80,960 38,503 1,541 12,755 14,296 52,799
Ponent 153,493 82,545 2,680 20,729 23,409 105,954
Comarques Centrals 160,996 84,579 3,019 21,350 24,369 108,948
Alt Pirineu i Aran 32,532 18,117 474 3,874 4,348 22,466
Penedès 191,680 101,623 4,345 29,530 33,874 135,497
Barcelona 2,225,227 1,182,816 48,086 316,067 364,152 1,546,968
Girona 310,230 165,948 5,736 49,281 55,016 220,964
Lleida 185,365 100,031 2,956 24,576 27,533 127,563
Tarragona 334,142 169,069 7,171 55,425 62,596 231,666
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Active population. By sex. Women. Counties, areas and provinces 2011
Unemployed
Population aged 16 years and more Employed Seeking 1st job Previously employed Total unemployed Total active
Alt Camp 18,234 7,993 520 2,846 3,367 11,360
Alt Empordà 56,820 23,950 1,762 9,530 11,293 35,243
Alt Penedès 42,324 19,942 975 5,950 6,925 26,867
Alt Urgell 9,018 4,317 181 784 964 5,281
Alta Ribagorça 1,697 845 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 176 206 1,051
Anoia 47,534 20,382 1,422 7,692 9,113 29,496
Bages 77,382 33,528 1,815 10,989 12,804 46,332
Baix Camp 77,675 33,185 2,343 13,535 15,878 49,063
Baix Ebre 33,538 12,741 1,225 4,556 5,781 18,523
Baix Empordà 55,001 22,453 1,342 9,400 10,743 33,195
Baix Llobregat 329,366 152,890 8,075 51,247 59,322 212,212
Baix Penedès 39,948 15,278 1,334 8,242 9,575 24,854
Barcelonès 1,007,673 450,312 19,515 128,027 147,542 597,854
Berguedà 17,379 7,219 350 2,182 2,531 9,751
Cerdanya 7,634 4,050 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 838 873 4,923
Conca de Barberà 8,610 3,750 171 1,078 1,249 4,999
Garraf 60,360 27,399 1,372 9,748 11,120 38,519
Garrigues 8,292 3,352 130 920 1,050 4,402
Garrotxa 23,123 10,740 679 2,080 2,759 13,499
Gironès 74,452 36,530 2,859 9,793 12,652 49,182
Maresme 178,731 78,869 4,386 31,823 36,209 115,078
Montsià 29,150 11,382 645 4,586 5,231 16,613
Noguera 16,212 6,474 672 1,902 2,574 9,048
Osona 63,147 27,871 2,193 8,106 10,299 38,170
Pallars Jussà 5,695 2,446 112 592 703 3,149
Pallars Sobirà 2,969 1,459 36 402 439 1,898
Pla d'Urgell 14,867 6,591 488 1,970 2,458 9,050
Pla de l'Estany 12,407 6,395 400 1,282 1,682 8,077
Priorat 4,072 1,615 76 422 498 2,113
Ribera d'Ebre 9,760 3,698 191 1,003 1,193 4,891
Ripollès 11,250 5,102 266 1,056 1,322 6,424
Segarra 9,112 4,047 442 1,039 1,481 5,528
Segrià 84,969 38,783 1,826 10,950 12,776 51,559
Selva 68,784 27,928 1,651 13,753 15,404 43,332
Solsonès 5,553 2,473 179 514 693 3,166
Tarragonès 102,574 43,414 2,401 19,221 21,622 65,035
Terra Alta 5,193 2,071 90 477 566 2,638
Urgell 14,935 6,277 418 2,078 2,495 8,772
Val d'Aran 4,077 2,148 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 316 339 2,487
Vallès Occidental 367,099 170,658 9,617 57,500 67,117 237,775
Vallès Oriental 161,866 75,496 4,471 27,519 31,990 107,486
Catalonia 3,168,484 1,416,053 76,714 466,127 542,841 1,958,893
Metropolità 2,044,735 928,224 46,064 296,117 342,181 1,270,405
Comarques Gironines 301,839 133,098 8,959 46,896 55,854 188,952
Camp de Tarragona 211,164 89,956 5,512 37,103 42,615 132,571
Terres de l'Ebre 77,641 29,893 2,150 10,623 12,772 42,665
Ponent 148,388 65,524 3,975 18,858 22,833 88,358
Comarques Centrals 163,460 71,091 4,536 21,791 26,327 97,418
Alt Pirineu i Aran 31,091 15,265 416 3,108 3,524 18,789
Penedès 190,166 83,002 5,102 31,631 36,734 119,735
Barcelona 2,352,755 1,064,402 54,198 340,871 395,069 1,459,472
Girona 307,916 136,548 8,969 47,451 56,420 192,969
Lleida 179,060 79,975 4,551 21,837 26,389 106,364
Tarragona 328,753 135,127 8,995 55,967 64,962 200,089
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Population and Housing Census.
Note: The Population and Housing Census 2011 includes survey data. The results have been conveniently rounded up and are shown without decimals. Hence, some totals may not coincide with the sum of their disaggregation.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: June 30, 2014.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Active population
People aged 16 years or more that have an occupation or are available to do so and are performing actions oriented towards finding employment.

Methodological aspects

The population census is defined as the series of operations that consist of collecting, summarizing, evaluating, analysing and publishing data of a demographic, cultural, economic and social nature of the country's inhabitants and its political-administrative divisions at a given point in time. This operation is aimed at persons residing in dwellings (whether family dwellings or accommodation) or in collective establishments (hotels, residences, nursing homes, etc.).

Censuses are exhaustive counts of the population and all respondents are required to answer them accurately. Censuses are protected and their data can only be disseminated as aggregate numerical information.

The questionnaires used in the various censuses and local censuses have not always included the same questions or the same items and, therefore, there may be variations from one year to another.

The Population and Housing Censuses 2011 are a state-wide statistical operation conducted by the National Statistical Institute (INE) and that is being undertaken for the first time by European mandate. The reference date is November 1, 2011. The Statistical Institute of Catalonia (Idescat) has collaborated with the INE in the design phase of the project, supporting the communication campaign in Catalonia and participating in the treatment of information on certain census variables.

Data of the population by relationship with the activity are presented, which included information about the profession, the professional situation, the branch of activity and the activity sector. Furthermore, unpaid work data was also incorporated.

In the various statistical operations the item "employed" was not always the same. Comparability of data from the last two censuses is affected by the mismatch of the different options in response to the question regarding the activity; thus, in 2011 the options "household chores" and "receiving some kind of teaching and/or training" do not exist, as they are formulated in separate questions.

For the year 2011, the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCAE-2009) and the Catalan Classification of Occupations (CCO-2011) have been used.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".