Madrid Leads Spain's Employment Surge in 2025 with Record Job Creation
Madrid tops Spain's job growth in 2025 with over 107,000 jobs created and the lowest unemployment rates since 2007.
- • Madrid generated 107,280 new jobs in the last year, representing 20.5% of Spain's new employment.
- • Unemployment in Madrid fell by 1.4% from October, with a year-on-year decrease of 3.9%, lowest since 2007.
- • The number of self-employed workers rose by 5,122, reaching a record 440,162 individuals.
- • Unemployment decreased across all demographics and economic sectors, signaling broad-based recovery.
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The Community of Madrid has emerged as the national leader in employment growth during 2025, creating 107,280 new jobs in the past year. This figure represents 20.5% of all new employment across Spain, with an average of 294 people finding jobs daily in the region. The number of self-employed workers in Madrid has also increased by 5,122, or 1.2%, reaching a historic high of 440,162 individuals, a 0.4% rise since October.
Unemployment in Madrid decreased by 1.4% between October and December, equating to 3,903 fewer unemployed compared to the previous month, outperforming the national average decline of 0.8%. Over the past year, the unemployment rate fell by 3.9%, dropping to its lowest point for an October since 2007. This reduction spans all demographics and sectors: unemployment reduced by 3.4% among women and 4.6% among men, and across age groups under 30 (-3.5%), 30 to 54 (-6%), and over 55 (-0.8%). Long-term unemployment also lessened by 2.4%, and short-term unemployment (less than a year) fell by 4.9%.
The decline in unemployment affects all economic sectors, including Services (-2.7%), Construction (-10.4%), Industry (-4.2%), and Agriculture (-14.4%). These trends underscore Madrid's robust economic performance and employment resilience in 2025, marking the best labor market conditions seen in almost two decades in the region.
This article was synthesized and translated from native language sources to provide English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
