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Spain Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
17.66% decade average (1980-1989)

Spain's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 11.01% (1980) to 21.31% (1985), averaging 17.66% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 11.01% 37th
1981 13.76% +2.74pp 41st
1982 15.77% +2.02pp 42nd
1983 17.22% +1.45pp 46th
1984 19.94% +2.72pp 50th
1985 21.31% +1.37pp 55th
1986 20.91% −0.40pp 59th
1987 20.22% −0.68pp 59th
1988 19.24% −0.98pp 61st
1989 17.24% −2.00pp 59th