Spain's logistics sector clearly accounts for most of the transport workforce. In 2020, some 349,100 people were employed in road freight transport, while about 238,700 people worked in the warehousing and support activities sector.
Number of employees in the transport* sector in Spain in 2020, by mode of transport
(in 1,000s)
*Figures refer to transportation and storage activities (including postal and courier services and removal services). The data are based on structural business statistics. The total employment in transportation differs from what is stated in Overview 2.1.1.
**Combining all urban and suburban land transport (motor bus, tramway, streetcar, trolley bus, underground and elevated railways.)
Figures identify the businesses whose primary activity is in the relevant mode—economic activity as classified by NACE Rev. 2.
Values for road passenger transport and pipelines are not from ESTAT, instead, they are estimates of DG MOVE.
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