ES · 2016 · lfsa_egan

Employment — foreign citizens (any)

Spain, 2016

Employment — foreign citizens (any)
1,969k
Spain, 2016
▲ 3.9% vs 2015 (1,895k)
Analysis

In 2016, Spain's employment increased by 3.9% compared to 2015, reaching 1,969k.

Spain accounts for 14.7% of the EU-27 total of 13,375k.

Spain ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 14.0% (from 2,288k in 2011).

Source: Eurostat dataset lfsa_egan, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2016
14.7%
EU-27: 13,375k
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