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Employment rate in Cantabria

The employment rate in Cantabria was 73.7% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
Cantabria, 2025 73.7%d (Definition differs) % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 73.6%
Spain, 2025 72.4%d (Definition differs) Country total
Position in 2025 198th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Cantabria over time

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period CantabriaSpain
2025 73.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 72.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2024 73.6%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 71.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2023 71.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 70.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2022 70.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 69.3%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2021 68.8%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata)) 67.5%bd (break in time series, definition differs (see metadata))
2020 66.4% 65.7%
2019 68.8% 68.0%
2018 67.7% 67.0%
2017 66.5% 65.5%
2016 65.3% 63.9%
2015 62.8% 62.0%
2014 61.5% 59.9%
2013 59.8% 58.6%
2012 61.9% 59.6%
2011 63.2% 62.0%
2010 63.9% 62.8%
2009 65.8% 64.0%
2008 69.6% 68.5%
2007 69.7% 69.7%
2006 68.4%b (break in time series) 69.0%b (break in time series)
2005 66.1%b (break in time series) 67.5%b (break in time series)
2004 64.0% 65.2%
2003 63.1% 64.3%
2002 61.5% 63.2%
2001 60.6%b (break in time series) 62.0%b (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; bd break in time series, definition differs (see metadata); d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 73.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 62.8%, the figure has changed by +10.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Cantabria has the 198th highest value.
  • The figure for Spain in 2025 was 72.4%.

More for Cantabria

All statistics for Cantabria
Unemployment rate (regions) 7.3%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Youth unemployment (regions) 19.8%du (Source flag du) 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment (regions) 2.0%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Cantabria
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat