Labour market in SPAIN and in our region: CATALONIA

Spain

About Spain Location: south of Europe Area: km ² Population: inhabitants Capital city: Madrid Languages: spanish, catalan, galician and basque The most important cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia The longest rivers: Tajo (1.000m) and Ebre (930m) The highest mountain: Teide(3.718 m) Access to the sea: Mediterranean sea, Atlantic ocean and Cantabrian sea.

Catalonia

About Catalonia Catalonia is a Mediterranean country Location: North-East of Spain Area: km ² Population: inhabitants Capital city: Barcelona Language: Catalan The most important cities: Barcelona, Girona, Tarragona and Lleida The longest river: Ebre The highest mountain: Pica d’Estats(3.143 m) Access to the sea: Mediterranean sea

Population in Spain

Working population in Spain 26,9 % 73,1 %

Population of Catalonia

Working population in Catalonia 74,7 % 25,3 %

Economy sectors Primary sector: Only 3% of workforce. Principal activities: Livestock/ranching: a powerful cattle pig, chickens, sheeps and poultries. Agriculture: fruit trees, olive trees, vineyards and cereal fields. Mining: there are salt and potash mines.

Secondary sector: 37% of workforce. Principal activities: automobile industry chemical industry pharmaceutical industry food technology telematic material related industry

Service sector: 60% of workforce Principals activities: trade tourism medicine services finance public administration services related to the culture and leisure management

Employed population for sectors

Independent workers SpainCatalonia 18,4 % 81,6 %

Unemployment rate in Spain In Spain there is an economic crisis. The rate in the end of 2013 it was in the 26,6%.

Unemployment rate in Catalonia in 2013 The unemployment in Catalonia is such a big problem. In the end of 2013, the rate was closing on 25% of the people.

By age: In Spain and also in Catalonia, people between 18 and 25 years and people over 60 are the groups with more unemployment. By gender: Spain Catalonia Men 25,0 25,31 Women 26,7 26,87 The unemployment is higher in women than in men. Unemployment by age and gender (sex)

Unemployment map of Spain The communities with the highest unemployment rate are in the south. Their economy is mostly in the first sector. The communities that are industrial or in the third sector, are the regions with less unemployment rate. They are situated in the north of the country.

Unemployment map of Catalonia The regions of Catalonia with the highest unemployment rate are the industrial ones, most of them are situated in the center and in the coast. The regions that are in the first sector, in the north-west have the less unemployment rate like Vall d’Aran or Pallars Sobirà.

The main companyies with the headquarter in Spain Telefonica: telecommunications and other - Madrid Banco Santander: bank – Santander Iberdrola: Electricity and gas - Bilbao Repsol: oil – Madrid Inditex: Textile, clothing and footwear - Arteixo, Galicia

The main companies with the headquarter in Catalonia Abertis (parks and highways) – Barcelona Natural gas (electricity and gas) - Barcelona Grifols (pharmaceutical) – Barcelona FCC (construction) – Barcelona

Three important Banks also employs a lot of people Banc de Sabadell- Sabadell La Caixa - Barcelona Catalunya Caixa – Barcelona

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