Spain | Employment surprises on the upside in June and closes a positive 2Q26

Summary

Social Security affiliation grew by 128,500 people and unemployment fell by 28,700. Adjusted for seasonal factors, job creation is estimated to have accelerated to 80,000 contributors and the number of unemployed fell by 2,700. In 2Q26, employment advanced by 0.9% quarter-on-quarter SA and unemployment decreased by 1.2%.

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• Key points:
• Job creation gains traction as an acceleration in employment was recorded during the second quarter.
• The services sector leads a widespread improvement in affiliation.
• The extraordinary regularization begins to be reflected in foreign affiliation.
• Temporary employment remains stable in the General Regime.
• Unemployment falls very slightly in seasonally adjusted terms. The group without previous employment limits the decline in SA unemployment.

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