https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The launch of the ‘EU Talent Pool’ has moved a step closer. It will be the first digital platform that will match vacancies in shortage occupations in EU countries with non-EU jobseekers. https://www.thelocal.es/20251122/explained-what-the-approval-of-the-eu-talent-pool-means-in-practice Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:00:02 +0100 explained-what-the-approval-of-the-eu-talent-pool-means-in-practice Spanish unemployment crept up in the third quarter as the dynamic economy's service sector shed seasonally dependent jobs, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20251024/spains-unemployment-rate-creeps-up-as-services-sector-loses-steam Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:10:59 +0200 spains-unemployment-rate-creeps-up-as-services-sector-loses-steam Spain isn't known for its high salaries but there are several sectors in the country that pay €2,500 a month or more. https://www.thelocal.es/20251007/which-job-sectors-offer-salaries-above-e2500-a-month-in-spain Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:47:52 +0200 which-job-sectors-offer-salaries-above-e2500-a-month-in-spain Spanish telecoms firm MasOrange plans to cut around 800 jobs, or around 10 percent of its workforce, in Spain, a union and the firm said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of layoffs in the sector in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20240903/spanish-telecoms-firm-masorange-to-cut-nearly-800-jobs Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:55:14 +0200 spanish-telecoms-firm-masorange-to-cut-nearly-800-jobs If you’re looking for your next career challenge in Spain or indeed are new to the country and are looking for employment, here are some of the best websites to look for jobs. https://www.thelocal.es/20230315/the-best-websites-to-look-for-jobs-in-spain Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:44:23 +0100 the-best-websites-to-look-for-jobs-in-spain US carmaker Ford on Friday said it would seek to cut another 1,600 jobs at its factory near Valencia in eastern Spain, where it already axed 1,100 positions last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20240613/ford-to-cut-1600-more-jobs-at-valencia-factory Thu, 13 Jun 2024 11:08:32 +0200 ford-to-cut-1600-more-jobs-at-valencia-factory Vodafone Spain said Wednesday it was planning to axe almost 1,200 staff, more than a third of its workforce, weeks after its acquisition by an investment fund. https://www.thelocal.es/20240612/vodafone-spain-to-axe-a-third-of-staff Wed, 12 Jun 2024 18:53:32 +0200 vodafone-spain-to-axe-a-third-of-staff If you have dreams of starting a business in Spain aimed at other foreigners, here are the best regions do it in and your potential target markets. https://www.thelocal.es/20200813/where-are-the-best-places-in-spain-to-set-up-a-business-aimed-at-foreigners Thu, 13 Aug 2020 19:01:08 +0200 where-are-the-best-places-in-spain-to-set-up-a-business-aimed-at-foreigners Psychological harm suffered by people moderating graphic online content should be considered a work-related injury, a Spanish judge has ruled in a case involving a subcontractor for Facebook parent company Meta. https://www.thelocal.es/20240120/content-moderators-trauma-a-work-related-injury-spain-court-rules Sat, 20 Jan 2024 10:19:45 +0100 content-moderators-trauma-a-work-related-injury-spain-court-rules Companies across Europe are in need of workers but a lack of mobility for workers across the European Union means most do not recruit from abroad. The EU is making moves to remedy the situation. https://www.thelocal.es/20231204/why-few-companies-in-europe-are-hiring-workers-from-abroad-despite-shortages Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:43:40 +0100 why-few-companies-in-europe-are-hiring-workers-from-abroad-despite-shortages Important changes regarding incentives employers receive for hiring certain types of workers come into force in September 1st and will impact any contracts signed after that date. https://www.thelocal.es/20230828/the-changes-to-job-contracts-in-spain-in-september-2023 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:18:38 +0200 the-changes-to-job-contracts-in-spain-in-september-2023 E-commerce in Spain is growing with more online shoppers than ever. If you want to get in on the action, here's everything you need to know, from how to set one up, to the online rules you need to follow and your tax implications. https://www.thelocal.es/20220304/how-to-set-up-an-online-shop-in-spain Fri, 04 Mar 2022 11:49:31 +0100 how-to-set-up-an-online-shop-in-spain As contract jobs are few and far between in Spain (especially if you don't speak the language well), many new foreign residents come with the idea of setting up their own businesses, such as a B&B. But just how easy is it to successfully run a bed and breakfast in Spain? https://www.thelocal.es/20211008/whats-it-like-to-set-up-a-bed-and-breakfast-in-spain Fri, 08 Oct 2021 18:18:28 +0200 whats-it-like-to-set-up-a-bed-and-breakfast-in-spain Spain will allocate 1.3 billion euros to vocational training in a bid to fight youth unemployment, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230429/spain-to-invest-e1-3-billion-in-vocational-training Sat, 29 Apr 2023 19:29:46 +0200 spain-to-invest-e1-3-billion-in-vocational-training US carmaker Ford announced Friday it will cut around 1,100 jobs at its factory in the Spanish city of Valencia as it reorganises its operations in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20230310/ford-to-cut-1100-jobs-in-spain Fri, 10 Mar 2023 15:23:38 +0100 ford-to-cut-1100-jobs-in-spain If you're thinking of coming to work in Spain or you're already here and are looking for a new job or career change, here are the jobs that will be in demand in 2023. https://www.thelocal.es/20230119/the-jobs-in-spain-that-will-be-in-demand-in-2023 Thu, 19 Jan 2023 17:09:39 +0100 the-jobs-in-spain-that-will-be-in-demand-in-2023 A surprisingly strong year for the Spanish job market in 2022 means that Spain enters the new year with the lowest level of unemployment since before the 2008 financial crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20230103/spain-records-lowest-unemployment-level-since-2007 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 12:26:25 +0100 spain-records-lowest-unemployment-level-since-2007 The Spanish government Friday launched a pilot scheme designed to allow small and medium sized firms to test the effect of a shortened working week, without salary loss, on productivity. https://www.thelocal.es/20221217/spain-to-test-effect-of-shorter-working-week-on-productivity Sat, 17 Dec 2022 12:55:49 +0100 spain-to-test-effect-of-shorter-working-week-on-productivity Amazon cloud computing unit AWS plans to invest €2.5 billion in Spain over the next 10 years which will create over 1,300 jobs, the US e-commerce giant said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20221116/amazons-new-cloud-computing-unit-in-spain-to-create-1300-jobs Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:28:58 +0100 amazons-new-cloud-computing-unit-in-spain-to-create-1300-jobs Spain recently changed its migration laws to recruit more foreigners from overseas for industries with labour shortages, and its primary focus for 2023 is to hire carpenters, plumbers, electricians and other workers involved in construction.   https://www.thelocal.es/20221107/explained-spains-plans-to-recruit-thousands-of-foreigners-for-construction-and-trade-jobs Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:33:45 +0100 explained-spains-plans-to-recruit-thousands-of-foreigners-for-construction-and-trade-jobs