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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. 2024
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 56.1 3,827.1 2.5
From 16 to 64 years 71.4 3,763.0 2.2
From 16 to 24 years 35.8 293.2 5.3
From 25 to 34 years 80.0 774.6 5.5
From 35 to 44 years 81.3 901.6 -2.9
From 45 to 54 years 82.7 1,084.9 2.2
From 55 years and over 29.6 772.8 5.7
Men 61.3 2,045.0 3.7
From 16 to 64 years 75.3 2,005.9 3.2
From 16 to 24 years 38.5 164.7 12.2
From 25 to 34 years 83.2 410.7 7.0
From 35 to 44 years 87.2 485.4 -1.5
From 45 to 54 years 84.4 561.6 0.2
From 55 years and over 35.5 422.6 8.7
Women 51.1 1,782.1 1.2
From 16 to 64 years 67.4 1,757.1 1.1
From 16 to 24 years 32.8 128.5 -2.4
From 25 to 34 years 76.7 363.9 3.8
From 35 to 44 years 75.3 416.2 -4.5
From 45 to 54 years 80.9 523.3 4.4
From 55 years and over 24.7 350.2 2.3
Units: Milers de persones.
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. 2024
Employment rate (%) Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 52.1 21,653.9 2.2
From 16 to 64 years 67.2 21,300.1 2.2
From 16 to 24 years 27.6 1,311.5 8.4
From 25 to 34 years 74.9 4,102.1 1.5
From 35 to 44 years 80.9 5,354.0 -1.2
From 45 to 54 years 79.4 6,314.8 2.7
From 55 years and over 27.3 4,571.5 4.8
Men 57.4 11,601.4 2.0
From 16 to 64 years 71.8 11,403.7 1.9
From 16 to 24 years 29.9 730.3 10.8
From 25 to 34 years 77.9 2,163.9 1.4
From 35 to 44 years 86.4 2,854.7 -1.2
From 45 to 54 years 84.2 3,361.6 1.3
From 55 years and over 32.4 2,490.9 4.8
Women 47.1 10,052.5 2.5
From 16 to 64 years 62.6 9,896.4 2.5
From 16 to 24 years 25.3 581.1 5.5
From 25 to 34 years 71.9 1,938.2 1.6
From 35 to 44 years 75.5 2,499.3 -1.2
From 45 to 54 years 74.5 2,953.2 4.3
From 55 years and over 22.9 2,080.6 4.8
Units: Milers de persones.
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 18, 2025.

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.