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Values for September 2026
Spain, September 2026
10.3%
−8.0 percentage points since January 2017
European Union, September 2026
6.2%
aggregate · −2.5 percentage points since January 2017
Portugal, September 2026
5.6%
−4.8 percentage points since January 2017
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 5.6% | 10.3% | 6.2% |
| August 2026 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| July 2026 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| June 2026 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 6.2% |
| May 2026 | 5.6% | 10.2% | 6.1% |
| April 2026 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 6.1% |
| March 2026 | 5.9% | 10.3% | 6.1% |
| February 2026 | 6.0% | 10.3% | 6.1% |
| January 2026 | 5.8% | 10.3% | 6.0% |
| December 2025 | 5.7% | 10.2% | 6.0% |
| November 2025 | 5.7% | 10.1% | 6.0% |
| October 2025 | 5.8% | 10.2% | 6.0% |
| September 2025 | 5.9% | 10.4% | 6.0% |
| August 2025 | 5.8% | 10.5% | 6.0% |
| July 2025 | 5.8% | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| June 2025 | 6.0% | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| May 2025 | 6.2% | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| April 2025 | 6.3% | 10.6% | 6.0% |
| March 2025 | 6.4% | 10.8% | 6.0% |
| February 2025 | 6.4% | 10.8% | 6.0% |
| January 2025 | 6.5% | 10.8% | 6.0% |
| December 2024 | 6.5% | 10.8% | 5.9% |
| November 2024 | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5.9% |
| October 2024 | 6.5% | 10.9% | 5.8% |
| September 2024 | 6.4% | 11.1% | 5.9% |
| August 2024 | 6.2% | 11.3% | 5.9% |
| July 2024 | 6.3% | 11.4% | 6.0% |
| June 2024 | 6.4% | 11.5% | 6.0% |
| May 2024 | 6.4% | 11.6% | 6.0% |
| April 2024 | 6.4% | 11.6% | 6.0% |
| March 2024 | 6.5% | 11.7% | 6.0% |
| February 2024 | 6.6% | 11.7% | 6.1% |
| January 2024 | 6.6% | 11.9% | 6.1% |
| December 2023 | 6.5% | 11.9% | 6.1% |
| November 2023 | 6.5% | 12.0% | 6.1% |
| October 2023 | 6.6% | 12.0% | 6.1% |
| September 2023 | 6.4% | 12.0% | 6.1% |
| August 2023 | 6.2% | 12.0% | 6.1% |
| July 2023 | 6.2% | 12.0% | 6.1% |
| June 2023 | 6.3% | 11.9% | 6.0% |
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