General Trends

GoinGlobal’s expert career researchers regularly update Employment and Industry Trends with detailed descriptions of the current economic and employment situation. This starts with a general overview and summary.

Below is a brief excerpt from this section:

Spain suffered the deepest economic contraction in the EU during to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. However, the national economy recovered significantly in the following terms, mainly boosted by the tourism sector and private demand. Despite these improvements, the Spanish economy has not returned to pre-pandemic levels yet. Just like most global economies, it is severely affected today by the impact of the war in Ukraine, rising energy prices, unprecedented inflation growth and shortages of certain raw materials.

These are the biggest employment-generating industries in the country:

  • Aerospace and defense
  • Agriculture
  • Automotive
  • Banking and finance
  • Education and English language teaching
  • Energy and clean-tech
  • Information and communications technology
  • Life sciences and pharma
  • Tourism

This is just a brief sample of the extensive information in the GoinGlobal Spain Career Guide, which is carefully researched and regularly updated by career experts.

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