The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Public Administration / Defence Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 84 - Public administration and defence; compulsory social security
40,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
30 June 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
The Government of Spain has announced over 40,000 new civil service posts this June. This surge is primarily driven by the imminent retirement of up to 330,000 public employees in 2025, a figure projected to reach 1.5 million over the next decade.
The new employment opportunities will span critical sectors including justice, health, education, taxation, the security forces, and the general state administration, with a notable emphasis on technological roles in cybersecurity and digital management.
Remarkably, examinations are increasingly attracting candidates over 50, who now represent 9% of applicants, motivated by the pursuit of stability in the final stretch of their careers. In total, over 100,000 public sector positions may be offered throughout the coming decade.
Eurofound (2025), Government of Spain, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 202722, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202722.
Digitisation and automation technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), can affect working conditions in a variety of ways and their use in the workplace raises a host of new ethical concerns.
The retail banking sector is fertile ground for studying the impacts of digitalisation on work and employment. Financial services are increasingly provided online, without the intermediary of customer-facing institutions.
European labour markets have recovered strongly from COVID-19. By the end of 2021, little more than 18 months after the start of the pandemic, employment rates in the EU were almost at pre-crisis levels.
