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Persons in employment. By time in current job and sex Catalonia
Less than 1 year Men Women From 1 to 3 years Men Women 3 years or more Men Women Total Men Women
2023 645.9 334.3 311.6 590.0 307.0 283.0 2,498.6 1,331.4 1,167.2 3,734.5 1,972.7 1,761.8
2022 609.1 319.7 289.3 508.3 263.1 245.2 2,476.1 1,325.5 1,150.7 3,593.5 1,908.3 1,685.3
2021 555.7 283.9 271.8 533.7 268.6 265.1 2,400.7 1,304.4 1,096.2 3,490.1 1,856.9 1,633.2
2020 491.2 243.7 247.5 555.9 293.0 262.9 2,288.7 1,225.0 1,063.6 3,335.8 1,761.7 1,574.0
2019 575.7 290.9 284.8 566.2 294.1 272.1 2,298.8 1,224.5 1,074.3 3,440.7 1,809.5 1,631.2
2018 568.1 286.0 282.1 565.2 300.2 265.0 2,229.0 1,195.8 1,033.2 3,362.2 1,781.9 1,580.3
2017 559.8 286.6 273.2 526.7 279.5 247.2 2,188.8 1,171.0 1,017.8 3,275.3 1,737.0 1,538.3
2016 527.2 280.5 246.7 442.2 229.6 212.5 2,214.4 1,181.8 1,032.6 3,183.9 1,692.0 1,491.9
2015 475.8 261.3 214.6 398.1 204.6 193.5 2,203.8 1,177.4 1,026.4 3,077.7 1,643.3 1,434.5
2014 449.8 232.3 217.5 359.7 184.6 175.1 2,221.3 1,177.4 1,043.9 3,030.9 1,594.3 1,436.6
2013 398.7 211.1 187.7 387.8 191.4 196.4 2,183.0 1,167.7 1,015.4 2,969.6 1,570.1 1,399.4
2012 407.0 213.5 193.6 398.4 190.1 208.3 2,226.2 1,211.2 1,014.9 3,031.6 1,614.8 1,416.8
2011 466.9 237.9 229.0 453.0 218.1 234.8 2,287.0 1,270.6 1,016.4 3,206.8 1,726.6 1,480.2
2010 481.1 252.7 228.4 511.1 246.9 264.2 2,256.9 1,267.6 989.3 3,249.1 1,767.2 1,481.9
2009 481.5 252.5 229.0 648.3 322.6 325.8 2,160.5 1,229.8 930.7 3,290.3 1,804.9 1,485.4
2008 684.3 336.8 347.5 693.1 366.9 326.2 2,204.0 1,309.5 894.4 3,581.3 2,013.2 1,568.1
2007 748.8 393.6 355.2 654.3 355.5 298.8 2,173.5 1,300.3 873.2 3,576.6 2,049.4 1,527.2
2006 740.9 394.9 345.9 583.4 324.3 259.1 2,162.7 1,294.4 868.2 3,486.9 2,013.7 1,473.3
2005 663.8 348.7 315.1 569.9 315.5 254.3 2,137.9 1,293.8 844.1 3,371.5 1,958.0 1,413.5
2004 528.6 282.0 246.6 548.0 300.2 247.8 2,094.4 1,270.4 824.1 3,171.0 1,852.5 1,318.5
2003 494.2 263.0 231.2 502.9 267.7 235.3 2,062.5 1,284.3 778.2 3,059.6 1,815.0 1,244.6
2002 467.1 220.5 246.6 496.3 278.6 217.7 1,941.1 1,242.9 698.3 2,904.5 1,741.9 1,162.6
Units: Thousands (annual averages).
Source: Idescat, based on data from the INE's Economically Active Population Survey.
Notes:
Period working without interruption in current occupation.
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 20, 2024. Revised series on April 26, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

People employed
People aged 16 years or more that have done paid work for at least one hour during the week of reference, by their own account or for another party, including those people who are temporarily out of work but expecting reincorporation. There is also the salaried employed population sub-group which is obtained by classifying the population according to their professional situation.

Methodological aspects

The Economically Active Population Survey (EPA) is the main source of information about the labour market. The EPA is a sample-based research study of an ongoing nature conducted on a quarterly basis throughout Spain by the INE. The data presented in the Yearbook, however, corresponds to the national averages of of the quarterly results in relation to the following concepts:

  • active population
  • activity rate
  • employed population
  • employment rate
  • unemployed population
  • unemployment rate

The Idescat produces an extension of the annual results of the EPA that enables more detailed analysis of these variables and by specific groups:

  • employed population (by type of working day, by time in current job)
  • salaried working population
  • type of household in accordance with the relations its members have with economic activity

Agriculture and industry terms refer to sections A (agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing) and BE (mining and quarrying, manufacturing, energy, water and waste) of the NACE.

Until 2007 economic activity is classified according to the Catalan classification of economic activities 1993 Revision 1 (CCAE Rev.1). From 2008, in accordance with the new CCAE-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. Further information at: Economically Active Population Survey. Review 2005-2013 series.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.