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Employed persons. By activity sectors and sex

Employed persons. By activity sectors and sex Catalonia. 2008
Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 3,581.3 0.1
Agriculture 62.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 767.4 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 406.3 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 2,345.5 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Men 2,013.2 -1.8
Agriculture 47.7 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 552.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 374.4 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 1,039.1 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Women 1,568.1 2.7
Agriculture 14.4 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 215.4 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 31.9 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 1,306.5 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
(b) Break in time series.
(z) Category not applicable.
Employed persons. By activity sectors and sex Spain. 2008
Value (annual average) Variation (%)
Total 20,469.7 -0.5
Agriculture 828.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 3,236.7 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 2,459.9 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 13,945.0 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Men 11,805.2 -2.2
Agriculture 605.5 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 2,441.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 2,282.3 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 6,476.2 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Women 8,664.5 1.8
Agriculture 222.7 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Industry 795.5 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Construction 177.7 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Services 7,468.8 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.
(b) Break in time series.
(z) Category not applicable.

Last update: February 2, 2009. 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 economic activity sector of employed people is determined by the main activity of the company in which they work and not by their specific job. Until the 4th quarter of 2007 economic activity was classified according to the Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 1993 Revision 1 (CCEA-93 Rev.1). However, from the 1st quarter of 2008 onwards, economic activities have been classified using the new Catalan Classification of Economic Activities 2009 (CCEA-2009).

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.