Business · Companies · 22 hrs ago
Ibex 35 companies led job creation among major European listed firms
Spanish Ibex 35 companies added about 11,600 workers in 2025, the largest increase among companies in four major European stock indexes.
The figures cover 155 companies listed on Spain’s Ibex 35, Germany’s DAX 40, France’s CAC 40 and Italy’s FTSE MIB 40.
Spanish and Italian companies each grew their workforces by 0.9%, while German firms cut 46,000 jobs and French firms cut 7,905.
Across all four indexes, employment fell by 31,513 to about 11.35 million workers worldwide.
In Spain, job growth came only from domestic operations: staffing there rose 1.8%, while employment at Spanish companies’ overseas sites fell by almost 1%.
Jobs across Europe fell by 78,500, even as hiring in North America and Asia-Pacific reduced the overall global decline.
Ibex 35 companies added about 11,600 workers in 2025, the largest increase among companies in four major European stock indices.
Their global workforce grew by 0.9%, matching the rate for Italian index companies.
German DAX 40 companies cut 46,000 jobs, while French CAC 40 companies cut 7,905.
Across all four indices, employment fell by a net 31,513 jobs, to 11,348,920 workers.
Within Europe, the companies cut 78,500 jobs, a decline of 1.1%.
- Who
- Companies in the Ibex 35, DAX 40, CAC 40 and FTSE MIB 40.
- What
- Ibex 35 companies led job creation among the four indices in 2025. Overall employment across the four indices fell by a net 31,513.
- When
- During 2025.
- Where
- The companies operate worldwide, with employment changes reported globally and by region.
- Why
- The article says the overall decline was driven by job cuts at German companies; increases at subsidiaries in North America and Asia-Pacific reduced the global net loss.
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The four indices’ companies had a combined global workforce of 11,380,433.
Ibex 35 companies added about 11,600 workers, while the combined workforce across the four indices fell by 31,513.
El País published its report on the employment figures.
- Ibex 35
- About 11,600 workers added; workforce growth of 0.9% in 2025
- FTSE MIB 40
- 10,900 jobs added; workforce growth of 0.9%
- DAX 40
- 46,000 jobs cut; workforce decline of 1.2%
- CAC 40
- 7,905 jobs cut; workforce decline of 0.2%
- Four indices
- 11,348,920 workers globally in 2025, down 31,513 from 2024
What people are saying
más allá del comportamiento positivo de España, [hay] una tendencia de fondo: que el crecimiento del empleo se está desplazando progresivamente hacia estas zonas de Norteamérica y Asia, en un escenario de competencia global creciente por la inversión, el talento y la productividad