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From the first quarter of 2026, the tables containing information on establishment activity in the EPA (main employment activity, secondary employment activity and last employment activity) will be coded according to the National Classification of Economic Activities CNAE 2025.

Furthermore, during the four quarters of 2026, dual coding will be facilitated, so data will be available not only from the new CNAE 2025 but also from the CNAE 2009. The latter will appear in the subsection "Results with classifications or methodologies not in force", included in the section "Quarterly/Series from the first quarter of 2002".

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Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS). First Quarter 2026 28 April 2026

The number of people in employment decreased by 170,300 compared with the previous quarter to 22,293,000. In seasonally adjusted terms, the quarterly variation rate was 0.43%. Employment has increased by 527,600 in the last 12 months.

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Economically Active Population Survey - Quarter 1/2026
Indicator Note Value Variation
Employed persons 1 22,293.0 2.42
Unemployed 1 2,708.6 -2.89
Economic activity rate 2 58.86 0.28
Unemployment Rate 2 10.83 -0.53
  • Value in thousands. Variation over the same period the previous year
  • Value as a percentage. Variation: difference with regard to the rate for the same period the previous year
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Quarter 1/2026 Published: 28/04/2026
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The Economically Active Population Survey (EAPS) has been conducted since 1964. The current methodology has been used since 2021.

This is a continuous, quarterly survey targeting family dwellings, intended to collect data on the labour force and its various categories (employed, unemployed) as well as on the population outside the labour market (inactive).

From the third quarter of 2025, the initial sample for all of Spain is approximately 46,000 dwellings per quarter, equivalent to approximately 110,000 people.

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