Public bidding increased by 16.5% through July
Public tenders up to July 2025 amounted to 19.984 billion euros, representing an increase of 16.5% compared to the volume tendered in the same period of the previous year, when 17.148 billion euros were reached. Of the total tendered, 37% corresponds to tenders from Local Administration, 33.3% to the […]
Cement consumption grows by 8.1% between January and August
Cement consumption has increased to 8.1% at the end of the first eight months of the year, which brings the cumulative figure to 10,463,904 tons, 779,846 more than in the same period of 2024, according to the latest data published in the Cement Statistics and collected by the Industrial Observatory of the Spanish Cement Industry (Observatorio Industrial de la [...]
Construction companies grow in August
These figures show that construction continues to be the fastest growing sector of the economy. By company size, in the annual variation, it is worth noting that all segments grew. Companies with 250 to 499 workers increased the most (5.7%). The five communities with the highest annual percentage variations were: [...] [...
Construction visas increase until April
According to data provided by the Industrial Construction Observatory, the total number of building permits accumulated up to this month reached 54,374. The data from the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility have been collected by the Barometer of the Industrial Observatory of Construction. These same sources pointed out that the number of building permits [...]
Increase in the number of people employed in the construction industry
The Infographic «Figures of the Construction Sector in June 2025», elaborated by the Industrial Observatory of the Construction Industry, summarizes the main magnitudes of the sector at the end of the first semester of the current year. Among other aspects, the document highlights the increase in the number of people employed in construction, which amounted to 1,479,111, which [...]
The Pact for Skills has trained more than 6 million people
The Pact for Skills is an essential initiative to equalize professional skills in Europe, including in the construction sector. Among the more than 3,200 organizations that are part of the Pact are companies, social partners, training providers, local authorities and employment services. They all identify [...]
Mortgages soar 14.4% in April
According to data published by the Industrial Construction Observatory, in the fourth month of the year, a total of 39,176 operations were formalized. The number of mortgages constituted on homes in April 2025 was 39,176, 14.4% more than in the same month of the previous year, according to the Industrial Observatory of the [...]
Unemployment in construction down by 7.2%
According to the latest infographic just released, the unemployed with Certificates of Professionalism, VET and university degrees only account for 9.5% of the unemployed in construction. The number of unemployed registered in the construction sector in 2024 was reduced by 7.2% compared to the previous year, reaching the figure of [...]
Construction enrollment increased by 2.6 % in May, up 2.6 % from a year ago
The average number of professionals affiliated to the construction sector reached 1,453,998 workers in May. According to the information published by the Construction Industrial Observatory, based on figures from the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, this figure represented a monthly increase of 0.6% and an annual increase of [...]
Construction, an economic and labor engine
The number of people affiliated in the sector in 2024 was 1.9 % higher than in the previous year. The increase in the General Regime was 2.2 %, thus registering the highest figure since 2010. The Construction Industrial Observatory (OIC) of the Fundación Laboral de la Construcción [...]