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Contractual Conditions

This section provides information on contractual conditions in the labour market, presenting indicators that characterise the employed population by gender, occupation, sector of activity and professional situation. Aspects relating to the duration of work, types of contract and net monthly income are also shown, providing a detailed overview of labour dynamics and the conditions associated with contractual ties in different professional contexts.

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Employed population by gender

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Categoria Valor
Male 1348800
Female 1272400
The majority of the employees are Male (51.46%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by weekly working time

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36 to 40 hours 1539600
41 and more hours 448900
31 to 35 hours 312600
11 to 30 hours 165200
Don't know/No answer 133700
1 to 10 hours 21200
The majority of the employed population usually works 36 to 40 hours per week (58.74%), while the smallest share works 1 to 10 hours (0.81%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by occupation

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Categoria Valor
Experts in intellectual and scientific activities 1274600
Technicians and intermediate level professions 655800
Skilled workers in industry, construction and crafts 637700
Administrative staff 486700
Unskilled workers 408800
Plant and machine operators and assembly workers 394100
Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry 91300
Armed Forces Professions 17800
Most of the employed population works as Experts in intellectual and scientific activities (32.13%), followed by Technicians and intermediate level professions (16.53%). The smallest share works as Armed Forces Professions (0.45%), followed by Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry (2.3%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by employment status

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Categoria Valor
Employees 4291900
Self-employed/isolated 502800
Self-employed/employer 211000
The most frequent employment status of the employed population is Employees (85.74%), while the least frequent employment status is Self-employed/employer (4.22%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by sector of economic activity

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Categoria Valor
Services 1379100
Industry, construction, energy and water 611100
The majority of the employees work in the Services sector (69.29%), while the smallest share works in the Industry, construction, energy and water sector (30.71%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by net monthly income

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Categoria Valor
from 900 to less than 1200 euros 773200
from 1200 to less than 1800 euros 434000
Don't know/ No answer 417200
from 1800 to less than 2500 euros 173000
from 600 to less than 900 euros 124000
from 310 to less than 600 euros 53000
3000 euros and more 15800
The majority of the population employed as employees earns a monthly net income of from 900 to less than 1200 euros (38.85%), while the smallest share receives 3000 euros and more (0.79%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by working time regime

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Categoria Valor
Full time 2448900
Part-time 190700
The majority of the employed population has a Full time contract (92.78%), while the smallest share has a Part-time contract (7.22%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by labour contract

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Categoria Valor
Open-ended contract 1929500
Fixed-term contract 232300
Other situations 42100
Most of the population employed as employees have a Open-ended contract (87.55%), while the smallest share have Other situations (1.91%).
Data collected at: 1st Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE