Spanish companies face the closure of 2025 with a climate of hiring optimism. According to the latest employment projection study by ManpowerGroup, the net employment expectation is 17%. The figure represents a six -point rebound with respect to the previous quarter, although it still places Spain below the global average.
The report reveals that 35% of companies expect to expand workforce before the end of the year, while 43% will keep their equipment without variations. At the other end, 20% anticipate cuts. This balance reflects a labor market in transition, marked by the growth of dynamic sectors such as technology and prudence derived from international economic uncertainty.
“Spanish companies maintain a positive attitude towards hiring, although with a more moderate trend than at the end of the previous year,” says Luis Miguel Jiménez, general director of Manpower Spain. “Business growth remains the engine of job creation, but factors such as changes in demand and global situation condition the decisions of the companies.”
Technology and hiring optimism
Among the sectors, the technology leads expectations with a 31% intention of hiring. They are followed by transport, logistics and automotive (25%), and advertising and communication (23%), the latter with a notable increase compared to summer. In contrast, the field of energy and supplies maintains negative forecasts, although with some improvement against previous periods.
Differences according to the size of the companies
The size of the organization also makes differences. The medium -sized companies, with templates between 50 and 249 workers, are the most optimistic, with a 23%projection. On the contrary, microenterprises show clearly negative perspectives (-12%), reflecting the greatest difficulties of smaller structures to expand equipment.
Spanish companies face the closure of 2025 with a climate of hiring optimism
Spain against the international context
On the global level, the hiring forecasts are at 23%. United Arab Emirates, India and Costa Rica lead the international ranking with figures much higher than average, while countries such as Argentina or Hungary show almost total stagnation. Spain remains six points below the world average and in line with the rest of Europe, where the expectation is placed around 18%. This difference reflects the solidity of emerging markets against the moderation of the most mature economies.
In Latin America, disparity is evident: while Costa Rica leads regional growth, other economies such as Argentina continue to be trapped by inflationary uncertainty. In Europe, the trend is more homogeneous, with markets such as Germany and France showing a contained evolution, although stable.
Everything indicates that next year’s work geography will be marked by growing contrasts between dynamic regions and others that still struggle to consolidate their recovery processes.
