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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 |
Unemployment rate falls in Q1
Latest reading: The unemployment rate dropped to 9.9% in Q2 from 10.8% in Q1, recording the lowest rate since 2008. Meanwhile, the number of employed people increased by 486,000 to a total of 22.8 million. Employment growth was driven mainly by the services sector, led by tourism, with modest gains in construction and industry, while agriculture saw a slight drop. The number of unemployed decreased by 213,000 from Q1, while the number of people in the labor force grew by 272,700 to a total of 25.3 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 35 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.
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Latest Global Unemployment News
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