Unemployment rate in Spain by government
Definition. Tasa de desempleo LFS, total, ambos sexos, % de la población activa, ajustada estacionalmente (Eurostat une_rt_m).
Unit: % población activa (SA) ·
Frequency: monthly ·
Source: Eurostat
(une_rt_m)
dataset · sync 2026-09-17 10:07
Bands mark who governed. The series shows the official value. No causality claim.
Valores por mandato
| Mandato | Partido | Inicio–fin | Valor inicial | Valor final | Δ abs | Δ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfo Suárez | UCD | 1977-07-15 → 1981-02-25 | — | — | — | — |
| Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo | UCD | 1981-02-26 → 1982-12-01 | — | — | — | — |
| Felipe González | PSOE | 1982-12-02 → 1996-05-04 | — | 20.10 | — | — |
| José María Aznar | PP | 1996-05-05 → 2004-04-16 | 20.10 | 11.20 | -8.90 | -44.3% |
| José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero | PSOE | 2004-04-17 → 2011-12-20 | 11.20 | 22.90 | 11.70 | 104.5% |
| Mariano Rajoy | PP | 2011-12-21 → 2018-06-01 | 22.90 | 15.20 | -7.70 | -33.6% |
| Pedro Sánchez | PSOE | 2018-06-02 → hoy | 15.20 | 10.00 | -5.20 | -34.2% |