The number of unemployed persons in Spain decreased to 2408.67 Thousand in December of 2025 from 2424.96 Thousand in November of 2025. Unemployed Persons in Spain averaged 1991.84 Thousand from 1960 until 2025, 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 2408.67 2424.96 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Change -16.30 -18.80 Thousand Dec 2025


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
2408.67 2424.96 5040.22 79.00 1960 - 2025 Thousand Monthly
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