Skills mismatch between labour supply and demand in Spain

Sergio Puente and Alejandro Casado

Economic Bulletin, 2016, issue SEP, No 3, 35-44

Abstract: The Spanish labour market has a much higher and persistent long-term unemployment level than that of other developed countries, especially in certain groups, such as that of the lesser skilled. The causes of this problem are manifold, but one might be the mismatch between the working skills demanded and those offered by job-seekers. With a view to analysing this matter, this article estimates a skills mismatch index based on the on-the-job tasks used. It also analyses the differences in this index relative to other countries and the contributions of different types of tasks to the employability of the different groups of unemployed in Spain.

Date: 2016
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