Population, labour force, employment and unemployment by economic activity and unemployment rates


Population, labour force, employment and unemployment by economic activity and unemployment rates
Number of persons and percenteges by july of each year

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Population

4,266,185.0

4,353,843.0

4,443,100.0

4,533,162.0

4,620,482.0

Labour Force

1,903,068.0

1,945,955.0

2,018,444.0

2,059,613.0

2,121,451.0

Employment

1,776,903.0

1,829,928.0

1,925,652.0

1,957,708.0

1,955,507.0

Agriculture, hunting and forestry

260,490.0

246,906.0

244,752.0

235,060.0

224,322.0

Fishing

9,485.0

9,265.0

9,846.0

6,572.0

7,270.0

Mining and quarrying

3,985.0

4,691.0

2,614.0

2,167.0

1,593.0

Manufacturing

242,683.0

243,897.0

251,569.0

241,705.0

232,918.0

Electricity, gas and water supply

20,548.0

22,041.0

21,060.0

27,953.0

27,094.0

Construction

115,731.0

126,704.0

151,788.0

152,445.0

128,386.0

Wholesale and retail trade and repair of vehicle and household goods

332,158.0

352,146.0

366,511.0

377,608.0

390,132.0

Hotels and restaurants

98,016.0

97,829.0

108,271.0

100,309.0

105,738.0

Transport, storage and communications

111,858.0

118,484.0

125,724.0

143,045.0

148,732.0

Financial intermediation

36,239.0

38,205.0

49,472.0

53,339.0

49,040.0

Real estate, renting and business activities

103,002.0

108,204.0

121,618.0

137,581.0

130,278.0

Public administration and compulsory social security

81,357.0

86,493.0

88,684.0

93,762.0

112,744.0

Education

104,079.0

108,409.0

110,741.0

112,552.0

114,628.0

Health and social work

62,734.0

62,470.0

64,013.0

64,671.0

73,066.0

Other community, social and personal service activities

64,853.0

65,868.0

72,696.0

81,132.0

75,784.0

Private households with employed persons

121,170.0

131,150.0

128,561.0

118,956.0

123,167.0

Extraterritorial organizations and bodies

2,006.0

2,601.0

1,121.0

2,697.0

5,394.0

Not classifiable by economic activity

6,509.0

4,565.0

6,611.0

8,321.0

5,221.0

Unemployment

126,165.0

116,027.0

92,792.0

101,905.0

165,944.0

Inactive population

2,363,117.0

2,407,888.0

2,424,656.0

2,473,549.0

2,499,031.0

Inactive population under 12 years

916,438.0

917,797.0

900,927.0

901,565.0

866,116.0

Inactive population 12 years and over

1,446,679.0

1,490,091.0

1,523,729.0

1,571,984.0

1,632,915.0

Labour force gross participation rate

44.6

44.7

45.4

45.4

45.9

Labour force net participation rate

56.8

56.6

57.0

56.7

56.5

Employment/population rate

53.0

53.3

54.4

53.9

52.1

Unemployment rate

6.6

6.0

4.6

4.9

7.8

Notes:
n1/ Beginning on 2000, when the results of the population census were available, the INEC applied several methodological changes that make the data from the year 2000 onwards not comparable in absolute values with the data from previous years.
n2/ Beginning on 2010, with the application of the National Household Survey (ENAHO), which replaces the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (EHPM), a series of methodological changes were made that imply that as of this year, the absolute values are not comparable with data from previous years. One of the main changes is that the working-age population is now measured as people aged 15 years and over, when previously it was defined as the population aged 12 and over
n3/ Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC). Beginning on 2000, the INEC applied several methodological changes given the availability of the results from the new population census.

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