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Spain’s Q3 Absenteeism Reaches 6.6% as Murcia Tops 9.2%

Using INE data, Randstad Research warns of strain on productivity as well as higher labor costs.

Overview

  • Randstad Research’s analysis of INE’s Quarterly Labour Costs Survey reports a national absenteeism rate of 6.6% in Q3 2025.
  • Murcia posted the highest rate at 9.2%, a jump of more than two points from the previous quarter that the report describes as grave.
  • Cantabria reached 8.2%, standing well above the national figure with a year-on-year increase of 1.2 points.
  • Asturias rose by 0.5 points quarter on quarter to 7.6%, placing it notably above the national average.
  • The Services sector is identified as the main driver of higher absences during the July–September vacation period.