The number of unemployed persons in Spain increased to 2439.06 Thousand in January of 2026 from 2408.67 Thousand in December of 2025. Unemployed Persons in Spain averaged 1992.40 Thousand from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5040.22 Thousand in February of 2013 and a record low of 79.00 Thousand in June of 1963. source: Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Retirement Age Men 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 66.67 66.50 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 2439.06 2408.67 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Change 30.40 -16.30 Thousand Jan 2026


Spain Unemployed Persons
In Spain, unemployed people are only those persons who are registered as such at the employment office — in Spain, the National Institute for Employment (Instituto Nacional de Empleo, INEM) — and who have contacted the office in order to seek work actively in the four weeks previous to the survey. People who are registered and wait for the employment office to contact them will no longer be counted: in order to be considered as active job-seekers, unemployed people must contact the employment office at least once a month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2439.06 2408.67 5040.22 79.00 1960 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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