Labour market in SPAIN and in our region:

CATALONIA

Spain

About Spain• Location: south of Europe• Area: 504.645 km ² • Population: 47 129 783 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: 31.895 km ² • Population: 7.570.908 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 workforcePrincipals activities:• trade tourism• medicine services • finance • public administration • services related to the culture and leisure management

agriculture 1,9 %

industy 18,4 %

construction 7,7%

service 75,8 %

2011

Employed population for sectors

Independent workers

Spain Catalonia

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 25,31Women 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

The most searched jobs in Catalonia/Spain

• Broker of the talent• Agility consultant• Sustanibility

manager• Environmental

recyclers• Data ecologist• Bioinformatics• Microbloger

• Producer of organic aliments

• Technofarmer• Designer of video

games• Telecomunicater