World of The Basque People

The Basque people make a living performing all different kinds of jobs, their occupation mainly depends on their geographic location within the Basque Country. In the highly populated coastal provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa the main occupations found include fishing, shipbuilding ship repairing, mining. In the province of Araba the main jobs performed are farming and raising cattle.

Fishing has been a major part of the Basque economy since the sixteenth century. Fishing is not only an occupation to the Basque people but it is a major tradition to them as well. This is very much due to the
 Basque Country's geographic location which is exhibited by numerous 
coastal areas. While visiting the Basque Country one will find many fishing neighborhoods and villages, fishing markets, fishing museums, and different historical fishing boats. An example of a famous fishing village is Bermeo, Bermeo is one of the most important fishing locations on the Bay of Biscay.
In Bermeo one can visit a fishing museum or even visit the historical whaling 
ship of Alta. In the Basque County there are even fraternities called the 
Basque Fishing Brotherhoods. The Basque are most famous for fishing cod.

The Basque people are known also for their mining, they are most famous for mining iron, lead, and copper. In the Basque Country they have a must see mining attraction, this is the Basque Country Mining Museum. Mining does boost Basque's economy and provides jobs to the public.

Agriculture plays a significant role in the Basque economy. Basque farmers are known for growing corn and sugar beets. The Basque Country is also famous for Wine and cider making. In Basque one will find many farming communities, and farmers' markets filled with fresh produce. In Basque there is the Basque Farmers’ Union, EHNE (Euskal Herriko Nekazarien Elkartasuna), this union tries to preserve all the farming locations, this is to keep the food production running on track to meet the demand for food.

Finally As for livestock, the species that are breed in the Basque Country are sheep, dairy cattle , beef cattle, goats, and horses. 

Tourism is also a very important aspect of the Basque economy, in recent years tourism in Basque has skyrocketed compared to before.

references:

http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/livestocksystems/tdv/ruiz.htm