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Galicia Sets Employment Record in 2025 With Most New Jobs Filled by Foreign Workers

Economists call immigration an economic necessity to keep Galicia growing.

Un grupo de trabajadores extranjeros en una obra de la construcción en Galicia.
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Dolores Outerelo, de 95 años, y Mª del Carmen Retamal, de 104.

Overview

  • The region closed 2025 with 1,097,000 people employed, up 17,715 year over year, with nearly six in ten new positions taken by non-Spanish workers.
  • Foreign-registered workers in Galicia rose by 9,983 to about 78,000, marking a 14.7% annual increase.
  • The latest IGE update shows a modest mid-2025 population rise to 2,720,738 residents, roughly 6,000 more than at the start of the year.
  • Construction added the most foreign contributors in 2025 (+1,670), followed by hospitality (+1,480), commerce and vehicle repair (+1,422), manufacturing (+1,204) and transport/storage (+1,177).
  • Venezuela became the leading country of origin among migrant workers in Galicia with 10,347 employed, overtaking Portugal, as national data also link post-reform policies to sharp gains in foreign affiliations.