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Inactive population due to caring responsibilities (05.40)

Inactive population due to caring responsibilities. By sex Total
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 26.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 26.0 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2021 23.6 25.6 (b) Break in time series 21.4 (b) Break in time series
2020 23.2 17.3 21.7
2019 26.9 26.0 24.8
2018 28.4 26.8 24.2
2017 30.4 27.4 22.9
2016 30.3 27.6 21.8
2015 30.7 24.9 21.6
2014 28.7 22.6 20.9
2013 28.5 22.8 21.9
2012 33.9 23.4 22.3
2011 37.7 24.7 21.9
2010 37.8 27.2 23.2
2009 40.3 27.7 24.1
2008 46.2 32.1 26.0
2007 44.9 36.0 27.1
2006 40.7 35.4 (b) Break in time series 27.2
2005 39.5 34.1 23.9
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: February 20, 2024.

EPA

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Economically Active Population Survey (EPA).

Methodological note

The indicator measures the reasons why individuals are not actively seeking work, so they are neither employed nor unemployed and considered to be outside the labour force. This definition used in the European Union Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) is based on the guidelines of the International Labour Organization (ILO). While several reasons may exist why somebody is not seeking employment, only the main one is considered. "Inactivity due to caring responsibilities" refers to the reasons 'looking after children or incapacitated adults' and 'other family or personal responsibilities'.