The employed population in Catalonia grew by 0.4% year over year in the first quarter of 2026. The unemployment rate stood at 10.12%, with a total of 435,600 unemployed people (59,200 people more than the previous year, with a increase of 15.7%).
The General Retail Trade Index without service stations, at current prices, increased by 6.3% on a year-over-year basis in Catalonia in March 2026.
A total of 23.6% of the employed population in Catalonia stated that they had worked at least one Saturday each month in 2025.
The industrial products price index (which does not include energy) increased by 0,3% in year-over-year terms in Catalonia in March 2026.
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