Sectors of activity

Each of the paying entities is classified into one of the following sectors according to its main activity:

• Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing
• Extractive industry, energy and water
• Construction and real estate activities
• Trade, repairs and transport
• Information and communications
• Financial and insurance entities
• Services to businesses
• Social services
• Other personal and leisure services

The usefulness of this classification variable is vital to analyze the changes determined by the economic situation through information relating to the mobility of workers from one sector of activity to another, as well as knowledge of the structure of the additions and removals of workers in the Labor Market.