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Labour market indicators


Unemployment rate in 2004 : 11,0% (ILO data)


Working population:

Year Total Population Working population Activity rate
2004
41 286 388  
18 316 292  
44%  
Source: World Bank


Employment by sector:

Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
2004  
5.7%  
29%  
65.3%  
Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data


Employment contracts



Salaries


National monthly minimum wage as of 01/01/2004 : 460.50 euros

Average wage for a employee in the manufacturing industry in 2001 : 10.46 euros by  hour (ILO data)


Social security contributions


Employer: 30.6%.

Employee: 6.35%



Number of hours



Legal definition of full time work (per week): 40 hours



Useful links


For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:

- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets

- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws

- Ministry of Labour and Social Security

- BIR Spain 2002 (PDF file)

- Confederacion Espa?ola de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE)


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