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.