Spain

Labor force participation rate

Labor-force participation measures the share of people working or actively looking for work. It helps distinguish weak employment from people leaving the labor force.

Labor Force Participation Rate - Spain

Country charts require Starter

Country-level charts start with Starter

The reading right now

As of January 2025, Labor force participation rate for Spain stood at 57.4%. That is down 0.43 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 57.5%, ranging from a low of 57.3% in January 2021 to a high of 57.8% in January 2024. The current reading sits 0.16 percentage points below its trailing ten-year mean of 57.6%.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.