Work & Labour in Cataluña 50 indicators covering work & labour for Cataluña. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 6,277 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.6% 25th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% 2025 up 11.8% 231st Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.9% 2025 up 12.4% 259th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 36.1 Hour 2025 down 2.4% 193rd Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,277 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.6% 25th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.9% 2025 up 12.4% 259th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.0% 2025 down 0.6% 166th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 4,267 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.9% 22nd Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,267 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.9% 22nd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4% 2025 down 0.3% 174th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4% 2025 down 0.3% 174th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.5 Hour 2025 down 0.5% 196th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 357 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.2% 12th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 357 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.2% 12th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 357 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.2% 12th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8.4% 2025 down 54.8% 82nd Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 8.4% 2025 down 54.8% 82nd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 8.4% 2025 down 54.8% 82nd Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 110 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 1.8% 65th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 77,200 Euro 2024 up 25.1% 172nd Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 78.5% 2025 up 12.8% 243rd Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 3,918 Thousand 2024 up 22.7% 17th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 77,200 Euro 2024 up 25.1% 812th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 6.42 million Thousand 2024 up 20.3% 17th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 43,400 Euro 2024 up 31.1% 156th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 147,908 2024 up 63.6% 20th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.8% 2025 down 45.3% 233rd Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 110.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 72.1% 16th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 11.1% 2025 up 131.2% 252nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.8% 2025 down 45.3% 232nd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 8.8% 2025 down 45.3% 232nd Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 4.5% 2025 down 51.6% 172nd Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 29.0% 2025 down 56.0% 130th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.3% 2025 down 80.5% 195th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 21.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 140.4% 60th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 3,910 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.1% 23rd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 631.3 Thousand persons 2025 down 32.4% 21st Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 10.2% 2026 down 25.0% 55th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -43.4% 2026 down 15.4% 164th Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 274,724 2020 up 2.6% 7th Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 276,301 2019 up 3.2% 8th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 3,579 Thousand persons 2008 up 36.8% 20th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 3,579 Thousand persons 2008 up 36.8% 20th Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 67,750 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 14.7% 21st Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker 67,750 Annual working unit (AWU) 2007 down 14.7% 21st