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Activity, employment and unemployment rates. By sex and age group

Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Catalonia. 3rd quarter 2025
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 62.18 4,302.7 67.7 1.6 1.6
Men 66.79 2,266.9 15.1 0.7 0.6
Women 57.75 2,035.8 52.6 2.7 2.8
From 16 to 24 years 51.21 420.8 10.4 2.5 2.2
From 25 to 54 years 88.44 3,023.8 36.5 1.2 1.8
From 55 years and over 32.04 858.0 20.8 2.5 0.9
Employment 57.10 3,950.6 89.5 2.3 2.6
Men 61.89 2,100.7 43.0 2.1 2.2
Women 52.48 1,849.9 46.5 2.6 3.0
From 16 to 24 years 40.62 333.8 18.9 6.0 5.5
From 25 to 54 years 82.16 2,809.3 38.4 1.4 2.0
From 55 years and over 30.15 807.5 32.2 4.2 3.3
Unemployment 8.18 352.1 -21.8 -5.8 -7.6
Men 7.33 166.2 -27.9 -14.4 -15.6
Women 9.13 185.9 6.1 3.4 0.8
From 16 to 24 years 20.68 87.0 -8.5 -8.9 -9.3
From 25 to 54 years 7.10 214.5 -1.9 -0.9 -1.5
From 55 years and over 5.89 50.5 -11.4 -18.5 -25.7
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.
Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Spain. 3rd quarter 2025
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 59.30 25,000.3 423.1 1.7 1.5
Men 64.13 13,165.9 151.8 1.2 1.2
Women 54.71 11,834.4 271.3 2.3 1.9
From 16 to 24 years 40.99 1,983.7 37.2 1.9 2.3
From 25 to 54 years 87.87 17,680.2 142.1 0.8 0.6
From 55 years and over 31.03 5,336.4 243.8 4.8 4.4
Employment 53.10 22,387.1 564.1 2.6 2.6
Men 58.38 11,985.4 275.0 2.3 2.2
Women 48.09 10,401.7 289.1 2.9 2.9
From 16 to 24 years 30.57 1,479.5 56.6 4.0 4.5
From 25 to 54 years 79.92 16,081.2 257.8 1.6 1.7
From 55 years and over 28.06 4,826.4 249.7 5.5 5.0
Unemployment 10.45 2,613.2 -140.9 -5.1 -6.3
Men 8.97 1,180.4 -123.2 -9.4 -7.9
Women 12.11 1,432.8 -17.8 -1.2 -4.8
From 16 to 24 years 25.42 504.2 -19.3 -3.7 -3.6
From 25 to 54 years 9.04 1,599.0 -115.7 -6.7 -8.4
From 55 years and over 9.56 510.0 -5.9 -1.2 -1.3
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: October 24, 2025. Next update: January 28, 2026 Calendari

Methodological note

The Economically Active Population Survey (APS) 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 employed persons is people aged 16 or over who are working either as employees or as self-employed.

The unemployed persons is people aged 16 or over who are out of work, available to work and actively seeking work.

The active population is made up of the employed and unemployed persons. It is people aged 16 or over who are working or are available to work.

The activity rate is calculated by dividing the active population by the population aged 16 or over.

The employment rate is calculated by dividing the employed persons by the population aged 16 or over.

The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the unemployed persons by the active population.

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.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.