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Unemployment in Spain
The unemployment rate in Spain averaged 16.3% in the decade to 2024, below the 8.5% average for Euro Area. The unemployment rate in Spain was 11.3% in 2024. For more information on unemployment, visit our dedicated page.
Spain Unemployment Chart
Note: This chart displays Unemployment Rate for Spain from 2014 to 2025.
Source: Macrobond.
Spain Unemployment Data
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment (% of active population, aop) | 14.9 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
The unemployment rate rises in Q1
Latest reading: The unemployment rate climbed to 10.8% in Q1 from 9.9% in Q4, exceeding market expectations. The rise in total number of unemployment was the sharpest in a first quarter since 2013, reflecting a more-intense-than-usual seasonal cooling. Meanwhile, the number of employed people decreased by 170,300 to a total 22.3 million. The number of unemployed grew by 231,500 from Q4, while the number of people in the labor force grew by 61,200 to a total of 25 million.
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
How should you choose a forecaster if some are too optimistic while others are too pessimistic? FocusEconomics collects Spanish unemployment projections for the next ten years from a panel of 31 analysts at the leading national, regional and global forecast institutions. These projections are then validated by our in-house team of economists and data analysts and averaged to provide one Consensus Forecast you can rely on for each indicator. By averaging all forecasts, upside and downside forecasting errors tend to cancel each other out, leading to the most reliable unemployment forecast available for Spanish unemployment.
Download one of our sample reports to visualize what a Consensus Forecast is and see our Spanish unemployment projections.
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Latest Global Unemployment News
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