Employment Rate in Spain increased to 53.10 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 52.96 percent in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Spain Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the level of employment in Spain from 2015 to 2024, with projections up until 2025. In 2024, the level of employment in Spain was around 21.65 million people. Economy of Spain Before the economic crisis started in 2007, Spain’s economy was one of the most thriving in the European Union, but since it was severely hit and officially entered recession in 2009, gross domestic product / GDP growth in Spain has been struggling to recover. The amount of money banks have been lending to Spain due to the euro crisis is enormous, but the country still has a long way to go. There is still a vast difference between government revenue and spending in Spain, with spending being significantly higher than revenue. Today, a look at a comparison of GDP and national debt in selected euro countries reveals that Spain’s GDP is higher than that of other countries which were severely affected by the economic crisis, i.e. Greece, Portugal and Ireland. However, when looking at the national debt in the European Union, Spain’s national debt is still one of the highest. The rate of employment has been decreasing constantly since the crisis, while the unemployment rate in Spain has been increasing dramatically and still continues to rise. Just as in other affected countries, many people are losing their jobs while the younger generation graduating from universities are struggling to find employment. Many are leaving the country in search of work elsewhere. In 2012, Spain introduced a labor reform which is slowly taking effect.

Spain - Employment rate was 65.70% in December of 2020, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Employment rate - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Spain - Employment rate reached a record high of 68.00% in December of 2019 and a record low of 58.60% in December of 2013.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 25 to 54 Years for Spain (LREM25TTESQ156N) from Q1 1999 to Q2 2025 about 25 to 54 years, Spain, employment-population ratio, population, employment, and rate.

Spain Employment Rate: ow Over 25 Years data was reported at 52.990 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 52.810 % for Jun 2018. Spain Employment Rate: ow Over 25 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 48.820 % from Sep 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.180 % in Jun 2007 and a record low of 41.420 % in Mar 1986. Spain Employment Rate: ow Over 25 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G012: Employment Rate: Labour Force Survey.

Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 was 61.10% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Spain - Employment rate of older workers, age group 55-64 reached a record high of 61.10% in December of 2024 and a record low of 43.20% in December of 2013.

Spain Employment Rate: 16 to 19 Years data was reported at 9.050 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.210 % for Jun 2018. Spain Employment Rate: 16 to 19 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 19.120 % from Sep 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.110 % in Sep 1976 and a record low of 3.800 % in Dec 2013. Spain Employment Rate: 16 to 19 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G012: Employment Rate: Labour Force Survey.

Spain Employment Rate: 55 Years and Above data was reported at 22.810 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.440 % for Jun 2018. Spain Employment Rate: 55 Years and Above data is updated quarterly, averaging 18.560 % from Sep 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.260 % in Sep 1976 and a record low of 14.430 % in Sep 1995. Spain Employment Rate: 55 Years and Above data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G012: Employment Rate: Labour Force Survey.

Spain Employment Rate: ow Below 25 Years data was reported at 26.270 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.190 % for Jun 2018. Spain Employment Rate: ow Below 25 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 33.630 % from Sep 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 51.740 % in Sep 1976 and a record low of 17.440 % in Mar 2014. Spain Employment Rate: ow Below 25 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G012: Employment Rate: Labour Force Survey.

Spain - Employment rates of recent graduates was 79.10% in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Employment rates of recent graduates - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Spain - Employment rates of recent graduates reached a record high of 86.00% in December of 2007 and a record low of 59.90% in December of 2013.

The employment rate and household consumption are two indicators that are directly related. In this statistic, the year-on-year employment and household consumption variation in Spain are compared across the fourth quarter from 2015 to 2023. In the last quarter of 2023, the YoY employment rate in Spain amounted to *** percent, while the household consumption rate indicated an inter-annual change of *** percent.

Spain - Youth employment rate, age group 20-29 was 56.90% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Youth employment rate, age group 20-29 - last updated from the EUROSTAT on December of 2025. Historically, Spain - Youth employment rate, age group 20-29 reached a record high of 69.40% in December of 2007 and a record low of 44.60% in December of 2013.

At a rate of 10.29 percent in the second quarter of 2025, Spain was one of the countries with the highest unemployment rates in the European Union. As of the third quarter of 2005, the unemployment rate in Spain was at roughly 8.4 percent, the lowest recorded in the period under consideration. However, a few years later, by the third quarter of 2009, it had more than doubled. It was not until 2016 that Spain witnessed a downward trend in its unemployment rate. Unemployment in Spain The age group with the highest distribution of unemployment is that of teenagers (16 to 19 years). Recent quarterly unemployment figures in Spain show that unemployment peaked in the first quarter of 2013, whereby there were approximately 6.28 million inhabitants unemployed, by the same quarter in 2024, unemployment had decreased by over 3 million. This trend is also reflected in the number of people in employment in Spain. The situation in the European Union Spain was the European country with the highest unemployment rate in November 2024, with nearly 11.2 percent of the labor force out of work. This figure is considerably higher than that of the rest of the European Union, which had an average unemployment rate of six percent as of the same period. In terms of youth unemployment, figures in the European Union reached 14 percent in July 2025, although the numbers varies greatly across the countries. While Estonia and Spain topped the list at a youth unemployment rate of 27 percent and 26.6 percent, Germany was at the bottom of the list with just 6.3 percent of its youth out of a job.

Unemployment Rate in Spain increased to 10.45 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 10.29 percent in the second quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Spain Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Female: From 15 to 24 Years for Spain (LREM24FEESQ156S) from Q1 1999 to Q2 2025 about Spain, employment-population ratio, 15 to 24 years, females, population, employment, and rate.

Women and Men in Spain: Employment rate of persons from 25 to 49 years old with children/without children under 12 years old according to period. Spain, UE-27 and UE-28. Annual. National. Nota: UE27_2020: 27 países (desde 2020). UE-28: 28 países (2013-2020).

Spain - Employment rate: From 15 to 64 years was 66.10% in December of 2024, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Spain - Employment rate: From 15 to 64 years - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Spain - Employment rate: From 15 to 64 years reached a record high of 66.10% in December of 2024 and a record low of 54.80% in December of 2013.

The autonomous city of Ceuta topped the list of the Spanish provinces with the highest unemployment rate as of the second quarter of 2024, with an unemployment rate of 29.6 percent, followed by the autonomous city of Melilla with 27.93 percent. As can be observed in the chart, the southern regions of Spain, as well as Canary Islands, are greatly affected by this phenomenon. In fact, the largest southern region, Andalusia, has a long history of unemployment difficulties, with seven of its eight provinces represented on this list and historical data that records unemployment figures of over 18 percent in the last years.The national unemployment figures have improved significantly over the last few years after a sharp increase caused by the 2008 financial crisis, which launched the country to rates of approximately 26 percent in 2014 up from a record low of 8 percent in 2006.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Male: 15 Years or over for Spain (LREMTTMAESQ156N) from Q1 1999 to Q2 2025 about 15 years +, Spain, employment-population ratio, males, population, employment, and rate.

Spain Employment Rate: Male: ow Over 25 Years data was reported at 59.920 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 59.510 % for Jun 2018. Spain Employment Rate: Male: ow Over 25 Years data is updated quarterly, averaging 65.110 % from Sep 1976 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 169 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.080 % in Sep 1976 and a record low of 52.680 % in Mar 2014. Spain Employment Rate: Male: ow Over 25 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Institute. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Spain – Table ES.G012: Employment Rate: Labour Force Survey.