Services sector. Employed persons
| Value | Variation (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed persons (number) | 2,211,719 | 1.3 |
| Salaried (number) | 1,837,951 | 2.5 |
| No salaried (number) | 373,768 | -4.4 |
| Employees equivalent to full-time (number) | 1,609,886 | 3.0 |
| Hours worked by employees (thousands) | 2,817,750 | 2.8 |
| Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Structural business statistics in the service sector. | ||
| Note: Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016. The results for 2016 are therefore not strictly comparable with those for previous years. | ||
Last update: July 7, 2025.
Methodological note
Definition of concepts
- Hours worked by employees
- Total number of hours actually worked by employees for production during the reference period. It includes the total number of usual hours and overtime.
- Employees
- Workers linked to the company by means of a work contract who receive remuneration in the form of wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, fixed prices or in kind. It includes both permanent and temporary personnel, either full-time or part-time.
Methodological aspects
The Structural Business Statistics in the Service Sector, called the Annual Services Survey prior to the reference year 2014, is a sample-based survey that is produced annually by the INE in order to study the economic characteristics of companies in almost all of the market services sector (number of establishments, employment, income and operating costs, etc.) and estimate the main micromagnitudes. Idescat makes a detailed treatment for Catalonia and collaborates with the publishing of questionnaires.
The information on Transportation and storage and Information and communication is presented in two tables: main results and macromagnitudes.
Since 2008, the Annual services survey has been adapted to the new National classification of economic activities (CNAE-2009). This change involves a shift in the series that prevents inter-annual comparison between most sectors and some variables.
The correspondences between the sectors used and the Catalan classification of economic activities (CCAE-2009) is as follows:
| CCAE-2009 | Groups of activities |
| 45 | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 46 | Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 47 | Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles |
| 49-53 | Transportation and storage |
| 55,56 | Accommodation and food service activities |
| 58-63 | Information and communication |
| 68 | Real estate activities |
| 69-75 | Professional, scientific and technical activities |
| 77-82 | Administrative and support service activities |
| 90-93 | Arts, entertainment and recreation |
| 95,96 | Other services |
Several methodological improvements were applied to the Structural Business Statistics in 2016. The results for 2016 are therefore not strictly comparable with those for previous years.
For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.