Unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain

Spain: Unemployed persons by type of employment sought was 3,531 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
3,531
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
1st
of 34 countries
All-time high
6,051
in 2013
All-time low
1,841
in 2006
Years of data
35
1986–2020

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain, 1986–2020

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1986200320201986: 2.9k1987: 2.9k1988: 2.9k1989: 2.6k1990: 2.4k1991: 2.4k1992: 2.8k1993: 3.5k1994: 3.9k1995: 3.7k1996: 3.6k1997: 3.5k1998: 3.2k1999: 2.7k2000: 2.5k2001: 1.9k2002: 2.1k2003: 2.2k2004: 2.2k2005: 1.9k2006: 1.8k2007: 1.8k2008: 2.6k2009: 4.2k2010: 4.6k2011: 5.0k2012: 5.8k2013: 6.1k2014: 5.6k2015: 5.1k2016: 4.5k2017: 3.9k2018: 3.5k2019: 3.2k2020: 3.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain stood at 3,531.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain peaked at 6,051 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,841, in 2006.

That places Spain 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain, 1986 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1986 2,925
1987 2,941 +0.5%
1988 2,900 -1.4%
1989 2,556 -11.9%
1990 2,439 -4.6%
1991 2,391 -2.0%
1992 2,772 +15.9%
1993 3,508 +26.5%
1994 3,892 +11.0%
1995 3,664 -5.9%
1996 3,636 -0.8%
1997 3,465 -4.7%
1998 3,172 -8.5%
1999 2,678 -15.6%
2000 2,469 -7.8%
2001 1,856 -24.8%
2002 2,103 +13.3%
2003 2,216 +5.4%
2004 2,248 +1.4%
2005 1,934 -14.0%
2006 1,841 -4.8%
2007 1,846 +0.3%
2008 2,596 +40.6%
2009 4,154 +60.0%
2010 4,640 +11.7%
2011 5,013 +8.0%
2012 5,811 +15.9%
2013 6,051 +4.1%
2014 5,610 -7.3%
2015 5,056 -9.9%
2016 4,481 -11.4%
2017 3,917 -12.6%
2018 3,479 -11.2%
2019 3,248 -6.6%
2020 3,531 +8.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,831 2,556 2,941 4
1990s 3,162 2,391 3,892 10
2000s 2,326 1,841 4,154 10
2010s 4,731 3,248 6,051 10
2020s 3,531 3,531 3,531 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 2 France 2,350 compare
  2. 3 Italy 2,290 compare
  3. 4 Germany 1,663 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain?
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought in Spain was 3,531 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons by type of employment sought recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 6,051 in 2013.
What is the lowest unemployed persons by type of employment sought recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1,841 in 2006.
How does Spain rank for unemployed persons by type of employment sought?
Spain ranks 1st out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployed persons by type of employment sought rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by type of employment sought. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 988 data points, 1983–2020
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