In 2008, the number of unemployed people that were unemployed for longer than one year was roughly 635,300, this number rose to roughly 2.1 million persons unemployed in 2016 before falling to just under 1.1 million in 2023. Throughout the whole period under consideration, the service sector recorded the largest volume of unemployed people.
Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by economic sector
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Agriculture
Industry
Construction
Services
Inactive persons who left their last job more than 1 year ago
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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INE (Spain). (February 27, 2024). Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/
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INE (Spain). (2024). Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by economic sector (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/
INE (Spain). "Number of Unemployed People in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by Economic Sector (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/
INE (Spain), Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by economic sector (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of unemployed people in Spain from 2008 to 2023, by economic sector (in 1,000s) [Graph], INE (Spain), February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/455126/number-of-unemployed-in-spain-by-economic-sector/
