Spain unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (EPA)
Unemployed people aged 16 and over as a share of the labour force of that age, from INE's quarterly Labour Force Survey (Encuesta de Población Activa). Not seasonally adjusted.
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% of the labour force aged 16+. Source: INE website, www.ine.es. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 10.18% |
| Q2 2026 | 9.87% |
| Q1 2026 | 10.83% |
| Q4 2025 | 9.93% |
| Q3 2025 | 10.45% |
| Q2 2025 | 10.29% |
| Q1 2025 | 11.36% |
| Q4 2024 | 10.61% |
| Q3 2024 | 11.21% |
| Q2 2024 | 11.27% |
| Q1 2024 | 12.29% |
| Q4 2023 | 11.80% |
| Q3 2023 | 11.89% |
| Q2 2023 | 11.67% |
| Q1 2023 | 13.38% |
| Q4 2022 | 12.99% |
| Q3 2022 | 12.73% |
| Q2 2022 | 12.69% |
| Q1 2022 | 13.73% |
| Q4 2021 | 13.44% |
| Q3 2021 | 14.71% |
| Q2 2021 | 15.39% |
| Q1 2021 | 16.14% |
| Q4 2020 | 16.13% |
| Q3 2020 | 16.26% |
| Q2 2020 | 15.33% |
| Q1 2020 | 14.41% |
| Q4 2019 | 13.78% |
| Q3 2019 | 13.92% |
| Q2 2019 | 14.02% |
| Q1 2019 | 14.70% |
| Q4 2018 | 14.45% |
| Q3 2018 | 14.55% |
| Q2 2018 | 15.28% |
| Q1 2018 | 16.74% |
| Q4 2017 | 16.55% |
| Q3 2017 | 16.38% |
| Q2 2017 | 17.22% |
| Q1 2017 | 18.75% |
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