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Employment rate in Madrid
1999 – 2025 · 27 data points
1 of 19 · Regions of Spain
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
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6 figures
People
13 figures
Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
5 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2025
77.9%
+1.1 pp
since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025
1 of 19
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+8.2 pp
vs Spain
+5.5 pp
Spain: 72.4% · 2025
Employment rate, 1999 – 2025 percent · Madrid · Spain · European Union
+8.2 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1999
2010
2015
2025
Madrid
Spain
European Union
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
Compared with Employment rate · percent
Source: Eurostat
The series at a glance Madrid · 1999 – 2025
Latest value
77.9% · 2025
First value
61.6% · 1999
Highest
77.9% · 2025
Lowest
61.6% · 1999
Data points
27
By year
All years · 1999 – 2025
| Year | Madrid | Change | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 77.9% | +1.1 pp | 72.4% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 76.8% | +1.3 pp | 71.4% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +1.0 pp | 70.5% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.4 pp | 69.3% | 74.6% |
| 2021break in series | 74.1% | +2.1 pp | 67.5% | 73.1% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | −2.2 pp | 65.7% | 72.2% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.3 pp | 68.0% | 73.1% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +1.0 pp | 67.0% | 72.3% |
| 2017 | 71.9% | +1.5 pp | 65.5% | 71.3% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +0.7 pp | 63.9% | 70.1% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +2.4 pp | 62.0% | 69.0% |
| 2014 | 67.3% | +0.7 pp | 59.9% | 68.1% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | −1.0 pp | 58.6% | 67.4% |
| 2012 | 67.6% | −1.5 pp | 59.6% | 67.6% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | −0.9 pp | 62.0% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | −0.8 pp | 62.8% | 67.8% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | −3.4 pp | 64.0% | 68.1% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | −1.2 pp | 68.5% | 69.5% |
| 2007 | 75.4% | +0.8 pp | 69.7% | 69.0% |
| 2006break in series | 74.6% | +1.5 pp | 69.0% | 67.9% |
| 2005break in series | 73.1% | +2.0 pp | 67.5% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | +1.7 pp | 65.2% | 66.1% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +0.8 pp | 64.3% | 66.0% |
| 2002 | 68.6% | +1.7 pp | 63.2% | 65.7% |
| 2001break in series | 66.9% | +3.5 pp | 62.0% | — |
| 2000 | 63.4% | +1.8 pp | 60.6% | — |
| 1999 | 61.6% | 58.2% | — |
Source: Eurostat, 1999 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Spain
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Employment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comunidad de Madrid | 74.1% | |
| 2 | La Rioja | 73.3% | |
| 3 | Aragón | 73.0% | |
| 4 | Cataluña | 72.8% | |
| 5 | País Vasco | 71.8% | |
| 6 | Comunidad Foral de Navarra | 71.8% | |
| 7 | Illes Balears | 69.7% | |
| 8 | Castilla y León | 69.4% | |
| 9 | Cantabria | 68.8% | |
| 10 | Galicia | 68.0% | |
| 11 | Región de Murcia | 66.7% | |
| 12 | Castilla-La Mancha | 66.6% | |
| 13 | Comunitat Valenciana | 65.9% | |
| 14 | Principado de Asturias | 65.2% | |
| 15 | Extremadura | 60.8% | |
| 16 | Andalucía | 59.3% | |
| 17 | Canarias | 57.6% | |
| 18 | Ciudad de Melilla | 55.6% | |
| 19 | Ciudad de Ceuta | 50.3% |
Source: Eurostat, 2021
What it means
The share of working-age people who have a job.
How it is calculated
Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.
Economy & jobs
Madrid in numbers
GDP per person
€44,700
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$59,868
2025 · Spain
GDP per person, EU = 100
125
2024
Gross domestic product
€316B
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2025 · Spain
Inflation
2.7%
2025 · Spain
Unemployment rate
8.0%
2025
Youth unemployment
19.3%
2025
Labour force participation
57.4%
2025 · Spain
Household income per person
€22,600
2023
At risk of poverty
12.7%
2025
Income inequality (Gini)
33.4
2023 · Spain