Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Spain - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Spain, the unemployment rate stood at 10.3 per cent in September 2026, versus 10.2 in August.
Sample. There are 486 data points overall in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The series covers the time period stretching from April 1986 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the unemployment rate had an average value of 16.1 per cent; it recorded a bottom of 7.9 per cent in May 2007; it recorded its highest level of 26.4 per cent in February 2013.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 10.2000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 10.2000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 10.3000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Spain |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |