Population and Housing Census. 2022. Relation to economic activity. Expansion of the results

Women accounted for 47.6% of the employed population on 1 January 2022 according to the Population Census, which is 0.1 percentage points more than in the previous year. The sector with the highest proportion of women was services at 54.1% followed by industry (31.2%). By nationality, foreigners made up 14.5% of the employed population, 0.7 percentage points more than in the previous year. The sector with the highest percentage of foreigners was agriculture (37.0%) followed by construction (19.9%).

In relation to the economic activity of the establishment and in relative terms, the sections with the highest proportion of women were activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use (88.5%) along with the health care activities sector (76.0%). By contrast, the sections with the lowest proportion of women were construction (11.9%) and extractive industries (12.0%). By nationality, the sections with the highest proportion of foreigners were activities of households employing domestic staff and activities of households producing goods and services for own use (43.7%) along with agriculture, livestock farming, forestry and fisheries (37.0%).

Regarding the employed population by large groups of occupation, in 2022 women represented 66.6% of clerical support workers but only 12.1% of craft and related trades workers. By nationality, foreigners accounted for 29.1% of employees in elementary occupations but only 8.3% of professionals.

In relation to employment status, in 2022, 67.9% of people employed were permanent or indefinite employees, 15.9% were temporary employees, 13.1% were self-employed without salaried staff, 2.9% were self-employed with salaried staff and 0.2% were in another situation. By nationality, 14.9% of Spaniards and 21.6% of foreigners were temporary employees.

Idescat is publishing an extension of the results in relation to economic activity in the Population Census 2022. Data are provided for Catalonia, provinces, areas of the Territorial Plan, counties, municipalities and census tract groups.