Seasonally adjusted data. For this statistic, the values reported by the source have been rounded.
* The source adds the following information: "Unemployment according to International Labour Office (ILO) definition, which here refers to the total number unemployed. Unemployed persons who:
- are without work;
- are available to start work within the next two weeks;
- and have been actively seeking work in the past four weeks or had already found a job to start within the next three months."
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Number of unemployed people in Spain, by economic sector 2008 to 2024
In 2008, the number of unemployed people who were unemployed for longer than one year was roughly **. This number rose to roughly *** million persons unemployed in 2013 before falling to just under *** million in 2024.Â
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INE (Spain). (February 27, 2025). Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2024, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/
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