Registered unemployment rate in Spain
Registered unemployment rate in Spain was 7.33% in August 2026, according to SEPE and INE. That is down 0.22 pts from August 2025.
Registered unemployment rate in Spain, January 2021 to August 2026
All 68 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 7.33 Estimated |
| 2026-07 | 7.19 Estimated |
| 2026-06 | 7.13 Estimated |
| 2026-05 | 7.22 Estimated |
| 2026-04 | 7.34 Estimated |
| 2026-03 | 7.53 Estimated |
| 2026-02 | 7.6 Estimated |
| 2026-01 | 7.59 Estimated |
| 2025-12 | 7.5 Estimated |
| 2025-11 | 7.55 Estimated |
| 2025-10 | 7.61 Estimated |
| 2025-09 | 7.54 Estimated |
| 2025-08 | 7.55 Estimated |
| 2025-07 | 7.49 Estimated |
| 2025-06 | 7.49 Estimated |
| 2025-05 | 7.64 Estimated |
| 2025-04 | 7.82 Estimated |
| 2025-03 | 8.03 Estimated |
| 2025-02 | 8.07 Estimated |
| 2025-01 | 8.09 Estimated |
| 2024-12 | 8.06 Estimated |
| 2024-11 | 8.14 Estimated |
| 2024-10 | 8.19 Estimated |
| 2024-09 | 8.11 Estimated |
| 2024-08 | 8.1 Estimated |
| 2024-07 | 8.03 Estimated |
| 2024-06 | 8.06 Estimated |
| 2024-05 | 8.21 Estimated |
| 2024-04 | 8.4 Estimated |
| 2024-03 | 8.59 Estimated |
| 2024-02 | 8.69 Estimated |
| 2024-01 | 8.72 Estimated |
| 2023-12 | 8.63 Estimated |
| 2023-11 | 8.71 Estimated |
| 2023-10 | 8.79 Estimated |
| 2023-09 | 8.67 Estimated |
| 2023-08 | 8.61 Estimated |
| 2023-07 | 8.53 Estimated |
| 2023-06 | 8.57 Estimated |
| 2023-05 | 8.73 Estimated |
| 2023-04 | 8.89 Estimated |
| 2023-03 | 9.12 Estimated |
| 2023-02 | 9.28 Estimated |
| 2023-01 | 9.27 Estimated |
| 2022-12 | 9.17 Estimated |
| 2022-11 | 9.31 Estimated |
| 2022-10 | 9.42 Estimated |
| 2022-09 | 9.51 Estimated |
| 2022-08 | 9.45 Estimated |
| 2022-07 | 9.32 Estimated |
| 2022-06 | 9.31 Estimated |
| 2022-05 | 9.45 Estimated |
| 2022-04 | 9.77 Estimated |
| 2022-03 | 10.05 Estimated |
| 2022-02 | 10.06 Estimated |
| 2022-01 | 10.09 Estimated |
| 2021-12 | 10.06 |
| 2021-11 | 10.31 |
| 2021-10 | 10.55 |
| 2021-09 | 10.55 |
| 2021-08 | 10.8 |
| 2021-07 | 11.06 |
| 2021-06 | 11.7 |
| 2021-05 | 12.24 |
| 2021-04 | 12.66 |
| 2021-03 | 12.79 |
| 2021-02 | 12.98 |
| 2021-01 | 12.84 |
Definition
Registered unemployment divided by resident population aged 16 to 64 of the same year, times 100. Comparable across municipalities, provinces, regions and Spain.
Use this for municipal comparisons. The survey-based rate (unemployment_rate) is only published down to province.
How it is calculated
Invokely calculation: SEPE registered unemployment for the month divided by the population aged 16 to 64 on 1 January of the same year from the INE annual census (latest available year if not yet published).
Inputs
How to cite
Invokely calculation from Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#registered_unemployment_rate. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the latest registered unemployment rate in Spain? Cite the source.
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Questions
What is the registered unemployment rate in Spain?
Registered unemployment rate in Spain was 7.33% in August 2026, according to SEPE and INE. That is down 0.22 pts from August 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Invokely. Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.
What was the highest registered unemployment rate in Spain?
12.98% in February 2021, the highest value since January 2021 in this series.
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