Work & Labour in Spain

1,053 indicators covering work & labour for Spain.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 15.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 39.1% 7th
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 55.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 16.1% 9th
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 1,356 Persons 2025 down 23.9% 5th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,549 2025 up 19.3% 16th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.79 2025 down 46.3% 12th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,314 2025 down 21.9% 10th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5.91 2025 down 37.2% 20th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 131.42 2025 down 65.5% 21st
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.5708 2014 down 4.9% 81st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.5375 2014 up 14.8% 70th
Labor market, Overall 0.6681 2014 up 12.9% 52nd
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.8222 2014 up 2.8% 40th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.8259 2014 up 22.0% 17th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.7629 2014 up 16.2% 45th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 13.54 2025 down 47.0% 22nd
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 870.28 2025 down 18.7% 19th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.08 2025 up 13.6% 64th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 24,829 2025 up 8.3% 13th
Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 87.61 2025 up 7.2% 16th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,241 2024 down 15.9% 19th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 17,839 2025 up 11.2% 10th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.5% 2021 up 11.0% 33rd
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 79.81 2024 up 15.4% 41st
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 88.31 2024 up 0.6% 26th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 9.62 2024 down 54.6% 4th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.05 0-6 scale 2025 up 4.2% 19th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.05 0-6 scale 2025 up 4.2% 19th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 3.47 0-6 scale 2025 up 40.5% 6th
Labour force participation rate 58.17 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.1% 26th
Informal employment 810.32 2025 down 9.8% 41st
Informal employment rate 3.8 2025 down 25.6% 66th
Employment outside the formal sector 1,235 2025 down 23.4% 35th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 5.79 2025 down 36.8% 59th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 28,185 National currency 2024 up 78.3% 14th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 8.98 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 35.6% 9th
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 17,839 Persons 2025 up 11.2% 9th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 10.5 2025 down 52.4% 10th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,608 2025 down 48.4% 5th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 8.2 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 34.4% 7th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 22.22 million Persons 2025 up 24.4% 10th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 2.61 million Persons 2025 down 48.4% 6th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 24.83 million Persons 2025 up 8.3% 11th
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 365.36 2024 down 20.2% 11th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 11.25 2024 down 42.7% 9th
Average hourly earnings of employees 17 2021 up 47.8% 58th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.89 2024 down 2.1% 42nd
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 76.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 14.9% 24th
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 86.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 2.1% 18th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 11.54 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 53.2% 3rd
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.32 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 45.1% 15th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 508.76 2025 down 22.1% 19th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 10.5 2025 down 28.1% 43rd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -9.8 Percentage points 2025 up 9.3% 25th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -9.8 Percentage points 2025 up 9.3% 25th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,241 2024 down 21.1% 18th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1.89 2024 down 8.3% 50th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 21.4% 15th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.2 Percentage points 2025 up 21.4% 15th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 2.6 Percentage points 2025 down 3.7% 4th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 2.6 Percentage points 2025 down 3.7% 4th