In December 2023, the number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) reached over 2.70 million, down from over 2.84 million in the same month of the previous year. The largest figure since 2017 was registered in February 2021, when over four million people had no job in the Iberian country.
Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain). (January 4, 2024). Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/
Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain). "Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. January 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/
Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain). (2024). Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/
Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain). "Number of Unemployed People Registered for The Public Employment Service of Spain (Pes) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/
Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain), Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Number of unemployed people registered for the Public Employment Service of Spain (PES) from January 2017 to December 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Labor and Immigration (Spain), January 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453706/number-of-unemployed-in-spain/