Tag #Spanish Labor Market

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Spain's August Job Market: Significant Job Losses Despite Positive Trends

Spain experienced a substantial job loss in August 2025, with nearly 200,000 fewer Social Security affiliates and 22,000 additional unemployed individuals, although desesasonalized data shows a slight increase in employment and decrease in unemployment.

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Spain's Job Vacancy Rate Decreases, But Disagreement Persists on Severity

Spain's job vacancy rate slightly decreased to 0.8% in Q2 2025, but discrepancies remain between government data and business surveys indicating significant worker shortages, particularly in high-skilled sectors and those with poor working conditions.

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Spain Nears 22 Million Workers Amidst Seasonal Employment Fluctuations

Spain's labor market is on the verge of surpassing 22 million workers, based on the consistent job creation of approximately half a million annually, according to data from the INE's Active Population Survey (EPA) and Social Security; however, seasonal fluctuations may delay this milestone.

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Record-High Spanish Employment in April 2025: 21.59 Million Affiliates, Unemployment at Lowest Since 2008

Spain's April 2025 labor market reached a record 21.59 million Social Security affiliates, a decrease of 67,420 unemployed individuals (2.61% monthly drop), driven by the tourism season and government labor reforms, exceeding other major European economies.

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Spain's 2024 Job Market: Fewer Postings, More Applicants, Higher Salaries

In 2024, Spain's robust job market added 500,000 jobs, yet Infojobs postings dropped 3% to 2.4 million while applications surged 2.66% exceeding 4 million, and average salaries rose 3.1% to €27,060, according to the Infojobs-Esade report.

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Spain's 2024 Labor Market: Positive Net Growth Amidst Sectoral Job Losses

Spain's 2024 labor market showed a net positive increase of 500,000 affiliated workers and a decrease of 147,000 unemployed, despite significant job losses (176,351) in agriculture and domestic work since 2018, coinciding with minimum wage increases and sparking government debate on future adjustmen...

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Spanish Unemployment Rises in August Despite Overall Positive Trends

Spain's registered unemployment rose by 22,000 in August to 2,426,511, while Social Security affiliation fell by 200,000 to 21,666,203, reflecting typical seasonal trends but remaining lower than in previous years.

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Record Spanish Employment Masks High Job Turnover

Spain's employment hit a record high of 22.27 million in July 2025, but this was achieved through 15,499,406 contracts, averaging 33 per new Social Security affiliate and 47 days per contract, highlighting excessive job turnover despite labor reforms.

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Foreign Workers Drive Spain's Job Growth and Pension Sustainability

Spain's job market relies heavily on foreign workers, with Europeans comprising 40% of new jobs and over 30% of the 2.92 million total foreign workers; this influx is crucial for sustaining Spain's pension system, necessitating a significant increase in immigration in the coming decades.

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Spain's Labor Market: Structural Challenges Outweigh Trade War Concerns

Spain's labor market shows record employment despite global uncertainty; Adecco, a major HR firm, highlights structural issues like high unemployment among young and older workers and skills gaps as more pressing than the US-China trade war, proposing solutions such as youth training, senior worker ...

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Spain's Labor Reform: Increased Employment, Diminished Job Quality

Spain's 2021 labor reform, three years on, shows increased employment and growth, but job quality has suffered; while permanent contracts rose 24%, part-time work surged, with 706,000 fixed-discontinuous contracts by late 2024, highlighting persistent precarity despite improved statistics.

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Spanish Labor Reform Cuts Temporary Contracts Significantly

Spain's 2021 labor reform drastically reduced temporary contracts from 80% to 35% for first-time employees, with a corresponding increase in permanent positions, while overall temporary contracts fell from approximately 25% to 16%, according to Fedea and BBVA Research.

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