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Unemployment benefits. By type

Unemployment benefits. By type Catalonia Value. Benefits (average number)
Contributory benefits Total unemployment Partial unemployment Welfare benefits
2022 126,421 126,396 25 88,319
2021 142,911 142,873 38 99,945
2020 299,314 279,408 19,906 105,106
2019 134,555 134,530 25 92,552
2018 124,288 124,255 34 86,743
2017 119,014 118,978 36 97,608
2016 125,256 125,202 55 114,044
2015 139,433 139,342 90 132,282
2014 174,630 174,272 358 153,294
2013 215,996 215,318 678 168,132
2012 235,764 234,846 918 173,500
2011 239,507 239,093 414 176,808
2010 269,530 269,411 119 186,179
2009 299,141 298,989 152 113,054
2008 203,560 203,546 14 61,335
2007 147,194 147,192 2 55,090
2006 136,451 136,448 3 46,531
2005 133,044 133,037 7 46,426
2004 127,808 127,797 11 46,056
2003 119,432 119,422 10 45,571
2002 108,533 108,503 31 44,183
2001 92,934 92,925 10 43,079
2000 80,840 80,833 7 45,778
1999 81,618 81,599 19 51,382
1998 86,351 86,310 41 60,336
1997 101,034 100,966 68 70,242
1996 115,729 115,643 86 77,642
1995 132,139 132,061 78 84,828
1994 167,694 167,456 238 105,106
1993 182,130 180,828 1,302 105,778
1992 147,914 147,235 679 84,320
1991 125,653 125,114 539 72,637
Source: Idescat, based on data from the State Public Employment Service.
Note: The average benefit of unemployment benefits is in December.
Unemployment benefits. By type Spain Value. Benefits (average number)
Contributory benefits Total unemployment Partial unemployment Welfare benefits Agricultural subsidy
2022 772,673 772,305 371 795,019 87,566
2021 818,249 817,794 455 876,886 92,526
2020 1,056,953 937,031 119,922 919,833 97,566
2019 807,614 804,630 2,984 809,502 102,882
2018 751,172 747,888 3,284 745,936 107,500
2017 768,928 765,654 3,274 775,652 112,775
2016 780,074 774,950 5,124 850,764 117,350
2015 838,391 830,239 8,152 980,108 122,422
2014 1,059,799 1,045,352 14,447 1,093,246 128,144
2013 1,310,915 1,289,190 21,725 1,180,643 133,343
2012 1,398,477 1,381,261 17,216 1,327,027 140,203
2011 1,328,020 1,319,668 8,352 1,184,119 147,197
2010 1,471,826 1,468,609 3,217 1,291,467 153,761
2009 1,606,373 1,603,496 2,877 764,805 158,910
2008 1,100,879 1,100,647 232 479,920 166,266
2007 780,205 780,159 46 400,485 175,190
2006 720,385 720,327 58 373,839 184,900
2005 687,034 686,837 197 367,236 191,300
2004 663,153 662,938 215 362,780 197,251
2003 630,443 630,126 317 355,390 202,033
2002 565,903 565,701 202 354,092 224,621
2001 501,257 500,963 294 357,072 233,495
2000 446,678 446,413 265 367,851 224,170
1999 440,803 440,704 99 400,308 210,650
1998 464,222 464,108 114 466,168 201,595
1997 530,680 530,494 186 517,403 192,738
1996 592,587 592,357 230 557,445 192,277
1995 619,466 619,167 299 614,021 216,099
1994 739,094 738,365 729 793,074 227,215
1993 837,847 834,413 3,434 871,198 223,924
1992 730,880 728,342 2,538 700,579 201,372
1991 616,159 613,148 3,011 575,504 236,327
Source: State Public Employment Service.

Last update: May 12, 2023.

ATURP

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on Unemployment Benefits (ATURP).

Methodological note

Unemployment benefits are managed by the SEPE (State Public Employment Service).

The contributory benefits for unemployment may be for full or partial unemployment, depending on whether the loss of the job affects the whole or part of the working day.

The SEPE also manages welfare unemployment benefits, which are not contributory and which can be received by collectives of unemployed people with certain socio-economic characteristics.

The agricultural subsidy is only applicable to the autonomous communities of Extremadura and Andalucía.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.