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Employment rate. Citizens who are nationals of the territory studied. By sex Men
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 79.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 79.3 75.3 80.2
2021 78.3 73.5 (b) Break in time series 78.9 (b) Break in time series
2020 77.0 72.1 78.4
2019 78.7 74.1 79.2
2018 78.7 73.3 78.5
2017 77.4 71.7 77.6
2016 75.9 69.8 76.3
2015 73.8 68.1 75.2
2014 71.3 65.8 74.3
2013 70.0 64.4 73.7
2012 70.4 65.7 74.1
2011 73.5 68.9 74.6
2010 74.5 70.2 74.7
2009 75.8 72.1 75.4
2008 82.7 78.1 77.3
2007 84.5 80.3 77.1
2006 84.4 80.2 (b) Break in time series 76.1
2005 83.6 79.4 75.2
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of Catalonia of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Employment rate. EU-27 citizens without including nationals of the territory in question. By sex Men
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 87.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 85.2 77.3 84.0
2021 82.8 73.8 (b) Break in time series 81.9 (b) Break in time series
2020 80.7 72.6 80.0
2019 82.9 79.0 83.1
2018 78.7 76.0 82.7
2017 81.5 73.7 81.2
2016 79.5 71.9 79.8
2015 75.2 69.3 78.7
2014 72.9 63.4 77.0
2013 66.6 61.6 76.2
2012 76.7 62.0 76.3
2011 77.5 65.4 77.0
2010 74.4 67.6 76.5
2009 75.6 69.3 76.4
2008 87.7 80.0 80.2
2007 88.0 84.0 80.1
2006 87.9 85.4 (b) Break in time series 79.2
2005 86.3 82.8 77.3
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of Catalonia of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Employment rate. Citizens of countries outside the EU-27. By sex Men
Catalonia Spain European Union-27
2023 75.6 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2022 71.0 71.0 74.6
2021 68.2 68.3 (b) Break in time series 71.0 (b) Break in time series
2020 64.3 64.1 69.6
2019 69.8 70.2 72.3
2018 68.5 69.0 70.1
2017 67.4 67.8 67.7
2016 64.6 65.5 66.8
2015 59.8 60.8 66.7
2014 55.8 56.1 65.6
2013 51.1 53.5 65.1
2012 49.2 54.6 66.0
2011 57.4 58.2 67.7
2010 60.5 61.1 68.1
2009 61.1 61.8 67.9
2008 75.7 75.5 73.9
2007 83.8 82.1 74.0
2006 85.8 84.3 (b) Break in time series 73.0
2005 83.9 83.6 71.4
Units: Percentage.
Source Catalonia: Idescat, based on the INE's Active Population Survey. Source Spain and European Union: Eurostat.
Note: In April 2024, Idescat reviewed the results of Catalonia of the Economically Active Population Survey for the years 2021-2023 with the new population base derived from the 2021 Population and Housing Census.
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 26, 2024.

EPA

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

Methodological note

The indicator measures the share of the population aged 20 to 64 which are employed. Employed persons are defined as all persons who, during a reference week, worked at least one hour for pay or profit or were temporarily absent from such work.

The data is presented by citizenship, showing the shares for citizens of the reporting country, for EU-27 citizens without including nationals of the territory in question and for non-EU27 citizens.