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Employed persons. By activity sectors

Employed persons. By activity sectors Catalonia Value
Total Agriculture Industry Construction Services
Q4/2023 3,716.6 51.6 613.8 224.1 2,827.1
Q3/2023 3,716.4 45.7 634.2 215.8 2,820.7
Q2/2023 3,654.0 42.8 600.7 209.8 2,800.7
Q1/2023 3,521.3 43.3 613.7 196.4 2,667.9
Q4/2022 3,519.0 49.0 619.3 196.3 2,654.3
Q3/2022 3,559.9 51.6 603.8 218.9 2,685.5
Q2/2022 3,521.0 54.9 617.1 234.6 2,614.4
Q1/2022 3,457.3 56.8 577.1 213.0 2,610.3
Q4/2021 3,498.1 59.1 588.2 201.2 2,649.6
Q3/2021 3,479.4 55.2 589.2 214.3 2,620.7
Q2/2021 3,417.1 50.7 565.4 222.9 2,578.1
Q1/2021 3,373.9 46.7 571.1 219.6 2,536.4
Q4/2020 3,340.6 43.3 580.0 205.2 2,512.1
Q3/2020 3,323.9 48.0 583.3 202.7 2,489.9
Q2/2020 3,227.5 47.5 582.5 184.3 2,413.3
Q1/2020 3,451.2 47.2 604.2 206.4 2,593.3
Q4/2019 3,478.1 49.7 610.5 205.9 2,612.0
Q3/2019 3,462.4 54.7 619.7 191.1 2,597.0
Q2/2019 3,431.2 52.6 633.9 182.0 2,562.6
Q1/2019 3,391.0 49.9 620.9 199.9 2,520.3
Q4/2018 3,391.1 53.6 619.9 217.1 2,500.5
Q3/2018 3,393.9 60.4 634.9 216.1 2,482.5
Q2/2018 3,360.4 62.3 631.5 211.3 2,455.3
Q1/2018 3,303.3 55.9 619.9 205.4 2,422.1
Q4/2017 3,316.2 53.8 622.9 211.8 2,427.7
Q3/2017 3,316.6 54.9 597.3 215.6 2,448.8
Q2/2017 3,270.5 53.3 577.8 208.1 2,431.4
Q1/2017 3,197.9 56.0 564.1 198.3 2,379.4
Q4/2016 3,202.6 53.3 581.2 185.4 2,382.6
Q3/2016 3,223.9 51.0 577.4 191.6 2,404.0
Q2/2016 3,181.3 46.7 590.5 186.7 2,357.4
Q1/2016 3,127.6 52.2 585.1 173.3 2,316.9
Q4/2015 3,101.9 51.7 589.7 177.8 2,282.6
Q3/2015 3,110.9 46.1 590.3 179.6 2,294.9
Q2/2015 3,075.0 46.5 584.8 184.7 2,259.0
Q1/2015 3,023.2 46.9 563.6 188.2 2,224.4
Q4/2014 3,048.1 44.1 568.4 192.0 2,243.6
Q3/2014 3,074.8 45.8 577.7 179.0 2,272.3
Q2/2014 3,040.0 45.2 561.5 177.4 2,255.9
Q1/2014 2,960.7 45.4 525.8 176.7 2,212.9
Q4/2013 2,998.8 46.9 536.4 186.8 2,228.7
Q3/2013 3,005.7 54.4 548.5 186.4 2,216.5
Q2/2013 2,940.6 54.8 550.5 180.2 2,155.3
Q1/2013 2,933.2 53.7 553.5 182.6 2,143.4
Q4/2012 2,962.1 51.9 547.9 179.6 2,182.6
Q3/2012 3,032.6 57.9 572.5 190.0 2,212.3
Q2/2012 3,059.4 54.9 563.2 207.9 2,233.3
Q1/2012 3,072.5 57.1 571.5 212.4 2,231.5
Q4/2011 3,136.6 61.9 586.1 231.2 2,257.4
Q3/2011 3,213.6 57.3 590.4 234.7 2,331.3
Q2/2011 3,264.0 54.5 596.8 256.8 2,355.9
Q1/2011 3,213.0 62.8 588.1 262.9 2,299.2
Q4/2010 3,242.3 67.1 626.3 264.6 2,284.3
Q3/2010 3,287.6 71.7 623.1 283.6 2,309.3
Q2/2010 3,255.6 70.6 617.7 293.3 2,273.9
Q1/2010 3,210.9 61.4 620.4 305.2 2,223.9
Q4/2009 3,243.9 59.7 629.9 309.9 2,244.4
Q3/2009 3,304.8 60.5 624.1 330.6 2,289.7
Q2/2009 3,288.6 60.4 639.1 353.8 2,235.4
Q1/2009 3,323.9 55.7 678.8 352.9 2,236.6
Q4/2008 3,492.4 67.2 719.7 378.1 2,327.3
Q3/2008 3,587.1 62.2 762.5 393.9 2,368.5
Q2/2008 3,637.2 60.4 783.9 420.7 2,372.2
Q1/2008 3,608.7 58.8 (b) Break in time series 803.5 (b) Break in time series 432.4 (b) Break in time series 2,314.1 (b) Break in time series
Q4/2007 3,621.3 77.0 779.7 453.4 2,311.3
Q3/2007 3,595.9 80.4 762.0 442.5 2,311.0
Q2/2007 3,569.7 73.5 781.4 428.6 2,286.1
Q1/2007 3,519.4 82.3 775.5 443.1 2,218.4
Q4/2006 3,515.9 91.7 800.5 444.7 2,178.9
Q3/2006 3,509.5 98.6 796.1 436.2 2,178.6
Q2/2006 3,487.9 94.5 811.8 410.4 2,171.2
Q1/2006 3,434.5 82.4 809.7 373.7 2,168.8
Q4/2005 3,430.2 84.1 809.1 362.2 2,174.9
Q3/2005 3,401.2 88.9 825.3 358.3 2,128.7
Q2/2005 3,363.6 85.1 789.5 344.1 2,144.8
Q1/2005 3,291.1 73.3 771.4 358.3 2,088.1
Q4/2004 3,206.3 72.3 748.2 361.0 2,024.8
Q3/2004 3,206.6 80.1 770.3 364.7 1,991.6
Q2/2004 3,166.0 77.3 760.0 350.7 1,977.9
Q1/2004 3,105.2 70.4 768.9 350.7 1,915.2
Q4/2003 3,120.6 78.8 772.6 342.8 1,926.4
Q3/2003 3,107.4 81.0 800.9 335.3 1,890.3
Q2/2003 3,029.2 81.8 804.4 330.8 1,812.3
Q1/2003 2,981.1 75.6 806.0 325.3 1,774.1
Q4/2002 2,933.9 73.0 833.4 303.1 1,724.4
Q3/2002 2,954.3 67.9 846.3 293.8 1,746.3
Q2/2002 2,903.8 72.8 824.6 299.1 1,707.3
Q1/2002 2,826.1 76.5 793.0 300.0 1,656.5
Q4/2001 2,822.4 75.5 816.4 300.2 1,630.2
Q3/2001 2,857.4 74.3 824.5 295.1 1,663.5
Q2/2001 2,840.3 73.2 818.5 292.8 1,655.9
Q1/2001 2,783.3 69.0 790.9 291.3 1,632.1
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: Idescat, based on the INE Economically Active Population Survey.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(b) Break in time series.
Employed persons. By activity sectors Spain Value
Total Agriculture Industry Construction Services
Q4/2023 21,246.9 770.7 2,829.8 1,409.1 16,237.2
Q3/2023 21,265.9 701.9 2,824.9 1,378.5 16,360.6
Q2/2023 21,056.7 749.7 2,726.1 1,359.0 16,221.9
Q1/2023 20,452.8 748.2 2,790.6 1,298.1 15,615.9
Q4/2022 20,463.9 753.2 2,801.8 1,300.8 15,608.0
Q3/2022 20,545.7 729.0 2,809.8 1,328.8 15,678.2
Q2/2022 20,468.0 789.3 2,776.6 1,338.2 15,563.9
Q1/2022 20,084.7 827.7 2,697.1 1,316.3 15,243.6
Q4/2021 20,184.9 840.1 2,765.2 1,285.9 15,293.7
Q3/2021 20,031.0 761.5 2,728.1 1,293.6 15,247.8
Q2/2021 19,671.7 811.1 2,665.1 1,324.8 14,870.6
Q1/2021 19,206.8 797.9 2,642.2 1,261.8 14,504.9
Q4/2020 19,344.3 782.1 2,693.6 1,280.2 14,588.3
Q3/2020 19,176.9 731.1 2,687.7 1,249.3 14,508.8
Q2/2020 18,607.2 763.4 2,642.3 1,169.0 14,032.5
Q1/2020 19,681.3 784.8 2,769.3 1,277.8 14,849.4
Q4/2019 19,966.9 793.9 2,763.7 1,283.9 15,125.4
Q3/2019 19,874.3 746.2 2,815.8 1,269.9 15,042.4
Q2/2019 19,804.9 809.3 2,764.5 1,276.4 14,954.7
Q1/2019 19,471.1 839.7 2,708.5 1,281.4 14,641.6
Q4/2018 19,564.6 825.6 2,708.3 1,279.9 14,750.8
Q3/2018 19,528.0 768.4 2,725.7 1,240.2 14,793.8
Q2/2018 19,344.1 822.5 2,722.8 1,215.2 14,583.6
Q1/2018 18,874.2 833.8 2,676.4 1,151.9 14,212.2
Q4/2017 18,998.4 820.7 2,711.3 1,143.7 14,322.7
Q3/2017 19,049.2 777.0 2,670.7 1,154.6 14,446.9
Q2/2017 18,813.3 832.6 2,636.6 1,133.6 14,210.6
Q1/2017 18,438.3 847.7 2,570.9 1,081.4 13,938.2
Q4/2016 18,508.1 816.7 2,579.1 1,079.3 14,032.9
Q3/2016 18,527.5 743.8 2,531.3 1,107.2 14,145.2
Q2/2016 18,301.0 760.2 2,497.1 1,077.2 13,966.5
Q1/2016 18,029.6 777.4 2,481.4 1,031.7 13,739.2
Q4/2015 18,094.2 779.7 2,463.4 1,058.5 13,792.5
Q3/2015 18,048.7 709.5 2,518.9 1,082.6 13,737.6
Q2/2015 17,866.5 740.4 2,505.9 1,092.9 13,527.4
Q1/2015 17,454.8 717.4 2,441.1 1,060.6 13,235.7
Q4/2014 17,569.1 728.9 2,438.8 1,030.4 13,371.0
Q3/2014 17,504.0 666.1 2,427.1 1,022.5 13,388.2
Q2/2014 17,353.0 739.3 2,355.3 979.0 13,279.4
Q1/2014 16,950.6 809.1 2,298.6 942.1 12,900.8
Q4/2013 17,135.2 777.3 2,340.8 990.4 13,026.8
Q3/2013 17,230.0 699.4 2,345.1 1,028.1 13,157.5
Q2/2013 17,160.6 753.1 2,357.7 1,034.2 13,015.6
Q1/2013 17,030.2 716.5 2,378.5 1,065.2 12,870.0
Q4/2012 17,339.4 774.0 2,438.8 1,090.1 13,036.4
Q3/2012 17,667.7 714.2 2,496.7 1,149.9 13,306.9
Q2/2012 17,758.5 722.3 2,489.6 1,204.5 13,342.0
Q1/2012 17,765.1 763.0 2,509.7 1,200.8 13,291.5
Q4/2011 18,153.0 802.3 2,584.7 1,290.4 13,475.6
Q3/2011 18,484.5 704.8 2,632.4 1,384.8 13,762.6
Q2/2011 18,622.0 735.9 2,622.9 1,441.0 13,822.2
Q1/2011 18,426.2 778.0 2,578.8 1,499.4 13,569.9
Q4/2010 18,674.9 796.0 2,661.9 1,572.3 13,644.7
Q3/2010 18,819.0 747.8 2,645.3 1,666.8 13,759.1
Q2/2010 18,751.1 772.8 2,656.7 1,698.1 13,623.5
Q1/2010 18,652.9 827.7 2,637.9 1,668.2 13,519.1
Q4/2009 18,890.4 778.6 2,718.6 1,803.1 13,590.2
Q3/2009 19,098.4 740.6 2,752.0 1,850.7 13,755.1
Q2/2009 19,154.2 790.8 2,829.1 1,927.8 13,606.6
Q1/2009 19,284.4 842.5 2,930.6 1,977.6 13,533.8
Q4/2008 20,055.3 813.2 3,078.5 2,182.6 13,981.0
Q3/2008 20,556.4 798.8 3,231.1 2,418.0 14,108.6
Q2/2008 20,646.9 830.6 3,284.3 2,559.4 13,972.6
Q1/2008 20,620.0 870.1 (b) Break in time series 3,352.8 (b) Break in time series 2,679.5 (b) Break in time series 13,717.6 (b) Break in time series
Q4/2007 20,717.9 907.9 3,311.7 2,705.4 13,793.0
Q3/2007 20,753.4 890.0 3,288.1 2,724.4 13,850.9
Q2/2007 20,580.9 924.3 3,262.2 2,715.8 13,678.6
Q1/2007 20,267.5 995.4 3,287.4 2,668.1 13,316.6
Q4/2006 20,195.4 930.5 3,348.6 2,624.2 13,292.1
Q3/2006 20,091.0 929.9 3,315.3 2,589.6 13,256.2
Q2/2006 19,891.6 977.0 3,311.1 2,525.6 13,077.8
Q1/2006 19,578.4 995.1 3,304.2 2,432.3 12,846.8
Q4/2005 19,509.2 1,027.5 3,317.3 2,426.3 12,738.2
Q3/2005 19,422.1 1,015.9 3,353.1 2,411.3 12,641.9
Q2/2005 19,160.6 1,004.4 3,299.2 2,350.2 12,506.8
Q1/2005 18,736.1 1,024.0 3,273.9 2,287.1 12,151.1
Q4/2004 18,490.8 991.2 3,268.8 2,334.7 11,896.1
Q3/2004 18,289.1 972.5 3,233.9 2,279.0 11,803.7
Q2/2004 18,018.9 988.2 3,207.1 2,235.8 11,587.7
Q1/2004 17,770.2 1,033.7 3,188.8 2,161.1 11,386.6
Q4/2003 17,740.5 1,018.9 3,184.3 2,137.4 11,399.9
Q3/2003 17,646.0 964.9 3,245.0 2,131.4 11,304.6
Q2/2003 17,423.2 994.0 3,222.0 2,129.4 11,077.9
Q1/2003 17,092.7 1,007.7 3,229.8 2,052.0 10,803.2
Q4/2002 16,991.9 974.6 3,252.5 1,999.0 10,765.8
Q3/2002 16,919.3 943.1 3,282.2 1,982.1 10,711.9
Q2/2002 16,766.9 1,006.7 3,209.7 1,994.6 10,556.0
Q1/2002 16,482.3 1,076.4 3,118.7 1,952.2 10,335.0
Q4/2001 16,348.2 1,033.5 3,165.9 1,927.8 10,221.0
Q3/2001 16,294.3 1,001.0 3,191.5 1,897.8 10,203.9
Q2/2001 16,076.3 1,053.7 3,182.0 1,875.7 9,965.0
Q1/2001 15,866.3 1,092.7 3,167.5 1,803.6 9,802.5
Units: Thousands of people.
Source: INE. Economically Active Population Survey.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
(b) Break in time series.

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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 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. 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.

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

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