Labor Market · Spain

Spain Labor Market Benchmarks

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Labor Market · current reference
159,785 vacancies

Job vacancies · All sectors (industry, construction & services), Spain

Evidence chainEU/Nordic source
Vintage2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
PublisherInstituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)
DatasetEncuesta Trimestral de Coste Laboral

F4 — Vacancies, openings, and offers are three different metrics

Data vintage: 2026 Q1 (Definitivo)·Retrieved 2026-07-26·Sources verified
Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es · Latest table update shown per row (vintage column). Data reproduced under CC BY 4.0 (INE aviso legal — see /methodology for a license note). INE does not endorse, sponsor or collaborate with hrref in any way.
System A · INE ETCL
Job Vacancies by Sector (ETCL)

Count of vacant posts in contribution-account establishments — a count, not a vacancy rate. Quarterly, national.

SectorValueVintage
All sectors (industry, construction & services), Spain159,785 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Industry, Spain12,261 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Construction, Spain9,145 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Services, Spain138,379 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Source: Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es
Job Vacancies by Industry Section (ETCL)
Industry sectionValueVintage
Mining and quarrying, Spain99 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Manufacturing, Spain10,405 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning, Spain731 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Water supply, sewerage & waste management, Spain1,027 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Construction, Spain9,145 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Wholesale & retail trade; vehicle repair, Spain17,380 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Transportation & storage, Spain7,869 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Accommodation & food services, Spain12,063 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Information & communication, Spain8,101 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Financial & insurance activities, Spain2,313 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Real estate activities, Spain334 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Professional, scientific & technical activities, Spain9,924 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Administrative & support services, Spain10,872 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Public administration & defence; social security, Spain48,027 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Education, Spain4,356 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Health & social work activities, Spain13,436 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Arts, entertainment & recreation, Spain2,308 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Other services, Spain1,395 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Source: Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es
Job Vacancies by Region (ETCL)
Autonomous communityValueVintage
Andalusia24,511 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Aragon4,707 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Asturias1,788 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Balearic Islands3,144 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Canary Islands7,622 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Cantabria1,393 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Castile and León8,578 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Castile-La Mancha6,525 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Catalonia31,943 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Valencian Community18,597 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Extremadura1,166 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Galicia7,030 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Community of Madrid30,672 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Region of Murcia4,069 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Navarre2,468 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Basque Country4,709 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
La Rioja862 vacancies2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Source: Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es
System B · INE EFPA
Labour-Market Flows Between Quarters (EFPA)

Quarter-to-quarter flows between employment states, both sexes, ages 16+, in thousands of persons. A separate system from the vacancy counts above, and NOT comparable to US JOLTS hires or quits — different country, survey and definitions (F4).

Flow (previous quarter → current quarter)ValueVintage
Population aged 16+ (total)42478.4 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Employed (current quarter, total)22293 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Employed ← employed (stayed employed)21256.5 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Employed ← unemployed (entered employment)566.8 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Employed ← inactive (entered employment)465.4 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Unemployed ← employed (left employment)623.6 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Inactive ← employed (left employment)587.4 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Source: Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es
Flows Into Employment, by Sector (EFPA)

Persons employed this quarter who were unemployed the previous quarter, by current sector.

Sector (current quarter)ValueVintage
Agriculture — employed, from unemployment57.3 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Industry — employed, from unemployment50.3 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Construction — employed, from unemployment39.4 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Services — employed, from unemployment419.9 thousand persons2026 Q1 (Definitivo)
Source: Fuente: Sitio web del INE: www.ine.es
Definition traps
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F4 · Definition trap
Vacancies, openings, and offers are three different metrics
“Job openings” (a stock, measured at a point in time), “vacancies” (used loosely as a synonym in some national statistics), and “offers extended/accepted” (a recruiting-funnel flow metric) measure different things. Offer Acceptance Rate on this site uses the NACE definition — accepted ÷ (accepted + declined) × 100 — not a vacancy-fill rate.