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Activity, employment and unemployment rates. By sex and age group

Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Catalonia. 2nd quarter 2020
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 58.53 3,700.4 -162.0 -4.2 -1.8
Men 63.50 1,948.2 -69.1 -3.4 -1.5
Women 53.85 1,752.2 -92.9 -5.0 -2.1
From 16 to 24 years 38.00 270.8 -42.1 -13.5 -7.9
From 25 to 54 years 85.75 2,775.7 -134.6 -4.6 -2.4
From 55 years and over 27.56 653.9 14.7 2.3 4.1
Employment 51.05 3,227.5 -203.6 -5.9 -2.1
Men 55.46 1,701.5 -94.4 -5.3 -1.8
Women 46.89 1,526.0 -109.3 -6.7 -2.5
From 16 to 24 years 24.48 174.5 -61.5 -26.1 -13.4
From 25 to 54 years 76.04 2,461.2 -157.2 -6.0 -2.9
From 55 years and over 24.94 591.8 15.1 2.6 5.8
Unemployment 12.78 472.9 41.7 9.7 0.8
Men 12.66 246.7 25.3 11.4 0.6
Women 12.91 226.2 16.4 7.8 1.0
From 16 to 24 years 35.58 96.4 19.4 25.3 6.7
From 25 to 54 years 11.33 314.5 22.7 7.8 1.6
From 55 years and over 9.49 62.1 -0.4 -0.7 -10.4
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.
Activity, employment and unemployment. By sex and age group Spain. 2nd quarter 2020
Year-over-year variation
Rate (%) Value Absolute % quarter % accumulated
Activity 55.54 21,975.2 -1,060.4 -4.6 -1.9
Men 61.35 11,800.5 -483.8 -3.9 -1.8
Women 50.05 10,174.7 -576.5 -5.4 -2.2
From 16 to 24 years 30.14 1,288.1 -240.4 -15.7 -7.4
From 25 to 54 years 82.90 16,588.7 -907.5 -5.2 -3.0
From 55 years and over 26.82 4,098.4 87.5 2.2 4.7
Employment 47.03 18,607.2 -1,197.7 -6.0 -2.5
Men 52.68 10,133.4 -616.8 -5.7 -2.6
Women 41.68 8,473.8 -580.9 -6.4 -2.4
From 16 to 24 years 18.20 777.9 -244.0 -23.9 -10.3
From 25 to 54 years 70.98 14,204.9 -1,059.3 -6.9 -3.8
From 55 years and over 23.72 3,624.4 105.6 3.0 5.4
Unemployment 15.33 3,368.0 137.3 4.3 1.5
Men 14.13 1,667.1 133.0 8.7 4.1
Women 16.72 1,700.9 4.4 0.3 -0.9
From 16 to 24 years 39.61 510.2 3.6 0.7 -1.9
From 25 to 54 years 14.37 2,383.8 151.9 6.8 2.6
From 55 years and over 11.56 474.0 -18.1 -3.7 -0.2
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.

Last update: July 28, 2020. Next update: October 25, 2024 Calendari

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 unemployed persons is people aged 16 or over who are out of work, available to work and actively seeking work.

The active population is made up of the employed and unemployed persons. It is people aged 16 or over who are working or are available to work.

The activity rate is calculated by dividing the active population by the population aged 16 or over.

The employment rate is calculated by dividing the employed persons by the population aged 16 or over.

The unemployment rate is calculated by dividing the unemployed persons by the active population.

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.