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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Category Value
Male 1370200
Female 1289300
The majority of the employees are Male (51.52%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by weekly working time

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Category Value
36 to 40 hours 1574000
41 and more hours 465600
31 to 35 hours 294100
11 to 30 hours 188000
Don't know/No answer 119900
1 to 10 hours 17900
The majority of the employed population usually works 36 to 40 hours per week (59.18%), while the smallest share works 1 to 10 hours (0.67%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by occupation

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Category Value
Experts in intellectual and scientific activities 1312600
Technicians and intermediate level professions 674600
Skilled workers in industry, construction and crafts 672800
Administrative staff 494300
Unskilled workers 411300
Plant and machine operators and assembly workers 397100
Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry 87900
Armed Forces Professions 17800
Most of the employed population works as Experts in intellectual and scientific activities (32.26%), followed by Technicians and intermediate level professions (16.58%). The smallest share works as Armed Forces Professions (0.44%), followed by Farmers and skilled workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry (2.16%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by employment status

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Category Value
Employees 4385000
Self-employed/isolated 500000
Self-employed/employer 218900
The most frequent employment status of the employed population is Employees (85.91%), while the least frequent employment status is Self-employed/employer (4.29%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by sector of economic activity

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Category Value
Services 1404200
Industry, construction, energy and water 666000
The majority of the employees work in the Services sector (67.83%), while the smallest share works in the Industry, construction, energy and water sector (32.17%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by net monthly income

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Category Value
from 900 to less than 1200 euros 814900
from 1200 to less than 1800 euros 484800
Don't know/ No answer 370200
from 1800 to less than 2500 euros 186100
from 600 to less than 900 euros 113000
from 310 to less than 600 euros 72400
3000 euros and more 16200
less than 310 euros 12600
The majority of the population employed as employees earns a monthly net income of from 900 to less than 1200 euros (39.36%), while the smallest share receives less than 310 euros (0.61%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by working time regime

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Category Value
Full time 2481500
Part-time 198300
The majority of the employed population has a Full time contract (92.6%), while the smallest share has a Part-time contract (7.4%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE

Employed population by labour contract

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Category Value
Open-ended contract 1964300
Fixed-term contract 240100
Other situations 36300
Most of the population employed as employees have a Open-ended contract (87.66%), while the smallest share have Other situations (1.62%).
Data collected at: 2nd Trimester 2026 Geographic level: Region Centro and Region Norte
Source: INE