Spain Unemployment Rate

The share of people aged 15 and over who want a job and are actively looking, but can't find one.

10.0%

No change vs Jul 2026

Aug 2026 · Monthly data

Seasonally adjusted

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Unemployment Rate

Apr 1986 to Aug 2026

Source: Eurostat une_rt_m · unemployment rate, ILO definition, ages 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted, monthly.

Spain Unemployment Rate in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Spain, the unemployment rate fell by 0.5pp over the year to Aug 2026, from 10.5% in Aug 2025.

Over the past five years it has ranged from 10.0% in Jul 2026 to 14.8% in Aug 2021.

Its average since Apr 1986 is 16.1%, and the latest reading is below that.

Spain is 3rd of 62 countries in our Unemployment Rate by Country ranking.

How this series is defined

Everything you need to check the figure against the source.

Source
Eurostat
Series
une_rt_m
Frequency
Monthly
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Latest observation
Aug 2026
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

Data refreshed 2026-10-28. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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