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Latest publications on jobs

Colombia | Labor market remains resilient in May

July 1, 2026

The national unemployment rate declined to 8.0%, reaching historic lows, while employment growth accelerated to 4.0% year-on-year, driven primarily by the public administration, education and health sector.

Colombia | Employment continues to show strength in April

June 3, 2026

The national unemployment rate remained at 8.8% in April 2026, interrupting the downward trend observed since 2025. This result responded to proportional increases in both the employment rate and the overall participation rate. Thus, job creation continued to be dynamic, with an annual growth of 3.0%.

Spain | Andalucia Economic Outlook. First Half 2025

May 28, 2025

In 2024, the GPD of Andalusia could have grown by 3.1%, and is expected to increase by 3.0% in 2025 and 1.6% in 2026. This strength is due to the robust performance of tourism, which is reaching capacity limits, as well as the domestic demand, where consumer spending has been increasing its weight.

Spain | Cyclical Behavior of GDP up to 1Q25 and Tariff Uncertainty

May 19, 2025

The observatory analyzes the cyclical behavior of GDP and exports in Spain up to the first quarter of 2025, highlighting a negative gap in GDP per working age population (WAP) compared to its trend level (-0.9 pp), although its growth slightly exceeds the historical trend.

Spain | Long series of regional economic and demographic aggregates: 2023 Update

January 9, 2025

This Working Paper provides a brief description of the latest update of RegData, a database containing the main economic and demographic aggregates for Spanish regions over the last seven decades.

Spain | The economy moving forward

December 13, 2024

As the end of the year draws to a close, we find the Spanish economy in job creation mode, but with steadily increasing uncertainty over global economic policy.

Spain | Andalusia Economic Outlook. Second Half 2024

November 6, 2024

Andalusia's GDP will grow by 2.7% in both 2024 and 2025. This will create 154 thousand jobs and reduce the unemployment rate to 16.0% in 2025.

Spain | La Rioja Economic Outlook 2024

September 11, 2024

La Rioja's GDP will grow by 2.5% in 2024 and 2.4% in 2025, exceeding the pre-crisis level by 8%, and 2,600 new jobs will be created.

Spain | Castile and Leon Economic Outlook 2023

March 29, 2023

BBVA Research estimates that Castilla y León would have been one of the few communities to recover pre-pandemic GDP per capita in 2022.

Spain | Castille-La Mancha 2023 Outlook

January 31, 2023

The GDP of Castille-La Mancha increased by 4.8% in 2022. We expect an increase of 1.1% in 2023 and 3.3% in 2024, which will allow the creation of 31 thousand jobs between 2022 and 2024.

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