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The active population in figures

	2018	2019	2020
Labor force	23,065,836	23,227,683	22,799,921

Font: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Font: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database

Employed Persons, by Occupation (% of total labor force)	2015
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	16.3%
Manufacturing	12.5%
Accommodation and food service activities	8.4%
Human health and social work activities	8.1%
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7.4%
Education	6.6%
Construction	6.0%
Administrative and support service activities	5.2%
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5.0%
Transportation and storage	4.9%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4.1%
Information and communication	3.0%
Financial and insurance activities	2.5%
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.0%
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	0.7%
Real estate activities	0.6%
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	0.5%
Mining and quarrying	0.2%

For further statistics: Statistics on the labor market from INE
For further information about the labor market: ILO, International Labor Organization
INEM, Publications of the employment institute

Legal weekly duration: 40 hours
Retirement age: 65 or 64 years. In January 2011, a pension reform was introduced, increasing the legal retirement age from 65 to 67 over a 15-year period beginning in 2013.
Working contracts: The labor contract can be written or oral; for an indefinite period or for a defined duration, training contract, relief contract, termporary contract for work or defined assignment.
For further information, please visit the website of INEM.
To consult social laws in English: Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Minimum wage: In 2022, the interprofessional minimum wage in Spain was 1,000 euros per month, or 33.3 euros per day (SEPE).
Average wage: In 2020, the average annual salary was USD 37,922 (OECD).
Social contributions: Social security contributions paid by employers: As of January 2022, the employer contribution is 29.9% for general contingencies, plus a variable rate for occupational accidents (e.g. 1.5% for office work).
Social security contributions paid by employees: The general contribution rates as of January 2022 are 6.35% for employees.

Bargaining power: There are about forty trade unions (general or regional) and a large number of sector-based / regional unions (gremios). Collective bargaining is widespread in both the private and public sectors. The Constitution guarantees the right to strike, and this right has been interpreted to include the right to call general strikes to protest government policy.
Unions: National Labor Union
Association of Trade Unions
Workers' Commission
Unionization rate: Union membership is low: around 10%. 50% of the working population is covered by collective bargaining agreements.
Labor regulation bodies: Department of Labor and Social welfare

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