In 2023, there were 4,900 fewer unemployed people who had been working in the construction industry in Spain than in the previous year. Overall, there were 111,100 people unemployed who previously worked in this sector. The highest levels of unemployment in the construction sector were observed in 2008.
Unemployment of people who previously worked in the construction industry in Spain from 2008 to 2023
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Thousands of unemployed people
2023
111.1
2022
116
2021
136
2020
153.4
2019
137.4
2018
134.8
2017
150.3
2016
182.6
2015
207.3
2014
253.7
2013
337.4
2012
429.4
2011
440.5
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