The number of unemployed persons in Spain decreased to 2419.71 Thousand in March of 2026 from 2442.65 Thousand in February of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Spain averaged 1993.50 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	66.83	66.67	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	66.83	66.67	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	2419.71	2442.65	Thousand	Mar 2026
Unemployment Change	-22.90	3.60	Thousand	Mar 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.