Osakidetza’s 2023-2024-2025 recruitment exams opened in Vitoria-Gasteiz on 6 November. A total of 21,408 candidates are registered across 41 categories, with tests scheduled over six dates this month.
Aragon has published provisional admission and exclusion lists for the 0593-093 INSTRUMENTOS DE PÚA waiting-list expansion. Candidates can submit allegations or correct omissions through PADDOC from 6 to 10 November.
Four years after graduating in 2019-20, 77.9% of Spain’s university graduates were affiliated with Social Security in 2024. The analysis also records a €2,423 annual contribution-base gap between men and women.
CCOO Granada is urging workers to join a general strike on 11 November over pay and job insecurity. The union cited 649 more unemployed people in October, bringing the provincial total to 63,125.
The Andalusian Health Service has released provisional results for its FEA Ophthalmology transfer competition. Candidates can submit objections electronically from 4 to 24 November inclusive.
More than six million people are expected to celebrate across Spain. Nightlife businesses forecast 1.7% revenue growth and 29,000 temporary jobs as Halloween falls on a Saturday.
Fátima Báñez, Spain’s employment minister from 2011 to 2018, died aged 59 in the Toledo rail crash. She was in the last carriage of an Iryo train travelling to Seville for a business event.
Spain had 22,852,600 people in work in the third quarter, a record, but employment rose by just 73,600. Unemployment increased by 95,900 to 2,591,200 and the jobless rate returned to 10.2%.
Spain recorded 95,900 more unemployed people in the third quarter as the jobless rate reached 10.18%. Net employment growth came from the public sector and foreign workers.
Spain's unemployment rate rose three tenths of a percentage point to 10.2% in July to September, even as employment reached 22.85 million. The labour force hit 25.4 million, while unemployment fell by 21,900 over the year.
The FAPE’s second 2026-2027 forum brought journalism and communication professionals to Madrid on 26 October to discuss emerging jobs and digital change. Speakers urged students to build multifunctional skills while upholding journalistic standards.
A 24-hour general strike is scheduled for 11 November 2026. KPMG Abogados says employers cannot replace strikers or ask staff in advance whether they will join; necessary and safety services follow separate rules.
Doctors’ unions have dropped a planned nationwide stoppage but are continuing with strikes in five autonomous communities. The regions represent more than 32 million people, with further walkouts scheduled from 28 October.
Castilla-La Mancha will offer 949 posts in its June 2027 teaching exams, combining 374 new positions with 575 carried over from 2025. Schools must also adjust lessons for the 3 December union vote.
Faconauto has sent political parties 35 proposals for Spain’s next legislature, including multi-year purchase aid and a national fleet-renewal plan. It also wants 4,000 heavy-vehicle charging points above 350 kW by 2030.
The visit brought €29.3 million in income and expenses, leaving organisers with balanced accounts and no borrowing. EY estimates its wider economic impact at €139.48 million in value added and 3,080 full-time equivalent jobs.
Oxfam Intermón says housing costs leave 770,000 workers in Spain in poverty after they pay market-rate rent. Among working tenants the rate rises from 19.35% before rent to 34.08% afterwards.
A restaurant manager in Málaga province drives 220 km each working day because coastal housing is unaffordable. Her 48,400 km annual commute brings heavy fuel and vehicle costs.
Volkswagen is pressing European leaders and industry to close ranks against global rivals. The For Europe plan aims to protect 476,400 jobs and ramp up electric-car output, with Spain set as the launchpad for new urban EVs.
Rocío Blanco says the future army logistics base could bring investment and jobs to Córdoba, while opening the door to new suppliers. Construction delays and a legal challenge could slow the project, as could the lack of an internal rail terminal.
Thousands of small businesses have disappeared from rural Spain, leaving entire regions struggling to maintain jobs and attract new residents. The challenge goes beyond population loss: businesses also face a growing burden of bureaucracy.
A surge in fleet movements is reshaping Spain’s car transport sector. Demand for professional drivers has soared, with Madrid and Barcelona, along with Valencia and Málaga, basic to a fast-developing logistics map.
Spain’s automotive industry saw profits plunge by 56 percent even as manufacturers poured record sums into new investments. Chinese brands and used cars are reshaping the market, while job losses and an aging vehicle fleet add to the pressure.
The Ibex 35 rebounds as weaker US hiring eases rate fears. G7 oil reserves add relief, while banks and Repsol lag behind.
Gotion High-Tech and Inobat are launching a new battery environment in Valladolid, starting with a €940 million investment and plans for 1,000 jobs. The project signals a new phase in Spain’s electric vehicle industry and intensifies competition among global battery makers.
Galloper is relaunching with Chinese SUVs under its badge while also pursuing vehicle production in Spain. The brand plans to partner with Coronet at the Santana Factory in Linares. The move could reshape Spain’s automotive field.
CaixaBank expects mortgage growth to slow in 2027 as home prices and interest rates shut more buyers out. Consumer and business lending are holding up better.
Ismaray left medicine in Cuba for a new life in Spain. Now she waits tables, caught between strict work rules and a system that keeps her medical skills on ice.
Ford’s Almussafes factory in Valencia is operating at a fraction of its capacity, with taxpayers footing the bill to keep jobs alive. The plant’s future now hinges on delayed investment from China’s Geely.
Car sales in Spain have returned to pre-pandemic levels, while Chinese brands are rapidly gaining ground. The market is growing, but its winners are changing.
Renault will invest €600 million to launch five new models in Valladolid and Palencia, including two electric cars and a battery assembly line. The investment will bring Renault’s first electric-car production to Spain and protect thousands of jobs.
Spanish car plants are adding jobs as production shifts toward electric and hybrid models, even though overall output is down from last year. New figures show these vehicles make up a record share of production.
Volkswagen’s Navarra plant has begun building the ID Cross, a major step in the group’s shift to electric cars. The move places Spain and Portugal at the center of Volkswagen’s European EV plans.
Morocco’s car factories are pulling ahead of Spain on wages and worker attendance. Absenteeism is below three percent, and a younger workforce is helping make the country a serious rival for European automakers seeking efficiency.
Most Spanish workers still lead to work, clogging roads and filling parking lots. A new law now forces large companies to make real mobility plans, but real alternatives are still hard to find.
