- The Community of Madrid registers 283,285 unemployed people, 2,773 more than in August.
- In September, 241,722 contracts were signed in the region, 4.39% more than in the same month of 2025.
- More than half of the contracts signed are indefinite: 126,432, 7.61% more than a year ago.
The number of unemployed people registered in the offices of the public employment services of the Community of Madrid has increased by 2,773 people during the month of September, 0.99% more than the previous month to reach the global figure of 283,285 unemployed people.
As for the unoccupied workers, that is, those plaintiffs who have seasonal jobs and who also compute on the lists, their number has also risen, although below the general. In fact, at a year-on-year level, it has fallen by 0.56% in this sector.
This upward trend has been replicated in 16 of the 19 Autonomous Communities and Cities during the last month. In year-on-year terms, unemployment in Madrid has increased by 5,229 people, which represents a slight increase of 1.88%.
Of the total number of unemployed in the Community of Madrid, 40.33% (114,254) are men and 59.66% (169,031) are women. Young people under the age of 25 break the trend and of the 20,807 unemployed, 53.75 are men. By sector, the largest number of unemployed registered are Services (228,889), which represents 45.36% of the new unemployed and Construction (17,203) a sector that has risen by 6 people. For its part, Industry has 14,604 unemployed people, increases by 36 people compared to the previous month and Agriculture has 1,687, which also increases by 53 people. On the other hand, there is also an increase in unemployed persons without previous employment, from 19,942 to 20,902.
Among the group without previous employment (20,902) by age group, it should be noted that most of them, 58.9% are in the 30-44 age group (5,767) and in those over 44 age group (6,561).
As for the unemployment among foreigners in the Community of Madrid, it stood at 55,599 people in September, which translates into 2,472 unemployed more than the previous month, an increase of 4.65%. Of the total, 16,379 come from EU countries, among which unemployment has fallen by 59 people, while it rises by 2,528 among non-EU countries from 36,692 to 39,220.
More recruitment and greater stability
The evolution of the recruitment offers a positive behavior. During September, 241,722 contracts were registered in the Community of Madrid, 10,157 more than in the same month last year, which means a year-on-year growth of 4.39%.
Especially significant is the evolution of indefinite hiring. In September, 126,432 indefinite contracts were concluded, representing 52.3% of all the contracts registered in the region. There are 8,937 indefinite contracts more than a year ago, an increase of 7.61% year-on-year.
Spain
The number of unemployed persons registered at the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) offices, at the end of August, has increased by 44,419 persons in relation to the previous month (1.92%).
Total registered unemployment stands at 2,355,918, below the barrier of 2.4 million. It is its lowest level in a month of August since 2007, in the run-up to the financial crisis.
Unemployment by economic sectors
By economic sectors with respect to the month of July, the registered unemployment fell in Agriculture by 912 people (-1.30%). It increases in the Services sectors by 28,563 people (1.71%), in Construction by 4,669 people (2.89%), Industry