The number of people registering as jobless in Spain fell by 62.7K people from the previous month in April 2026, far exceeding market expectations of an 18.6K decline. Total unemployment dropped to 2.357 million, falling below 2.4 million for the first time since June 2008, amid record employment levels. Joblessness declined across all sectors, led by services with 46,156 fewer unemployed, followed by industry (-3,680), construction (-3,603) and agriculture (-2,272), while those without prior employment also decreased (-6,957). Youth unemployment saw a sharp drop of 19,284, reaching a record low below 170,000. Regionally, unemployment fell across all autonomous communities, with Andalusia (-22,393), Catalonia (-8,949) and Madrid (-6,249) posting the largest declines. Separately, data from the Social Security Ministry showed Spain added 41,753 net jobs in April, bringing total employment to 22.05 million. source: Ministerio de Empleo y Seguridad Social
Unemployment Change in Spain decreased to -62.70 Thousand in April from -22.90 Thousand in March of 2026. Unemployment Change in Spain averaged 2.84 Thousand from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 461.00 Thousand in January of 2001 and a record low of -197.84 Thousand in July of 2021. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Unemployment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Unemployment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.
Unemployment Change in Spain decreased to -62.70 Thousand in April from -22.90 Thousand in March of 2026. Unemployment Change in Spain is expected to be -40.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Unemployment Change is projected to trend around -22.00 Thousand in 2027 and -16.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.