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Registered unemployment in Barcelona province

Registered unemployment in Barcelona province was 247,374 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is up 0.7% from August 2025. That is the 2nd highest of 52 provinces in August 2026.

August 2026, persons247,374 Estimated
Change on August 2025+0.7%
Rank2nd of 52Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high370,768February 2021
Series low230,676June 2026

Registered unemployment in Barcelona province, January 2019 to August 2026

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200K250K300K350K400K2019-012020-022021-042022-052023-062024-072025-082026-082019-01: 287,911 persons2019-02: 286,865 persons2019-03: 287,714 persons2019-04: 281,317 persons2019-05: 275,670 persons2019-06: 267,764 persons2019-07: 270,092 persons2019-08: 279,507 persons2019-09: 277,267 persons2019-10: 283,743 persons2019-11: 283,888 persons2019-12: 282,332 persons2020-01: 285,305 persons2020-02: 287,731 persons2020-03: 304,439 persons2020-04: 340,989 persons2020-05: 355,021 persons2020-06: 358,247 persons2020-07: 349,048 persons2020-08: 357,040 persons2020-09: 350,597 persons2020-10: 351,676 persons2020-11: 350,830 persons2021-01: 367,366 persons2021-02: 370,768 persons2021-03: 367,237 persons2021-04: 360,969 persons2021-05: 352,767 persons2021-06: 329,303 persons2021-07: 302,378 persons2021-08: 288,808 persons2021-09: 276,360 persons2021-10: 273,866 persons2021-11: 266,348 persons2021-12: 265,789 persons2022-01: 267,433 persons2022-02: 267,617 persons2022-03: 268,282 persons2022-04: 265,531 persons2022-05: 255,110 persons2022-06: 248,807 persons2022-07: 251,707 persons2022-08: 258,214 persons2022-09: 258,750 persons2022-10: 256,508 persons2022-11: 256,212 persons2022-12: 254,274 persons2023-01: 257,689 persons2023-02: 257,856 persons2023-03: 256,722 persons2023-04: 250,925 persons2023-05: 249,948 persons2023-06: 245,846 persons2023-07: 247,540 persons2023-08: 252,978 persons2023-09: 249,431 persons2023-10: 251,915 persons2023-11: 251,483 persons2023-12: 254,237 persons2024-01: 257,098 persons2024-02: 256,411 persons2024-03: 255,859 persons2024-04: 250,609 persons2024-05: 246,677 persons2024-06: 242,632 persons2024-07: 244,853 persons2024-08: 251,032 persons2024-09: 247,043 persons2024-10: 247,876 persons2024-11: 246,061 persons2024-12: 248,218 persons2025-01: 249,428 persons2025-02: 247,937 persons2025-03: 246,349 persons2025-04: 243,123 persons2025-05: 239,296 persons2025-06: 236,136 persons2025-07: 239,761 persons2025-08: 245,727 persons2025-09: 240,934 persons2025-10: 241,874 persons2025-11: 239,110 persons2025-12: 240,446 persons2026-01: 241,555 persons2026-02: 243,582 persons2026-03: 241,822 persons2026-04: 235,779 persons2026-05: 230,945 persons2026-06: 230,676 persons2026-07: 236,625 persons2026-08: 247,374 persons
persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-07.
All 91 values
Periodpersons
2026-08247,374 Estimated
2026-07236,625 Estimated
2026-06230,676 Estimated
2026-05230,945 Estimated
2026-04235,779 Estimated
2026-03241,822 Estimated
2026-02243,582 Estimated
2026-01241,555 Estimated
2025-12240,446 Estimated
2025-11239,110 Estimated
2025-10241,874 Estimated
2025-09240,934 Estimated
2025-08245,727 Estimated
2025-07239,761 Estimated
2025-06236,136 Estimated
2025-05239,296 Estimated
2025-04243,123 Estimated
2025-03246,349 Estimated
2025-02247,937 Estimated
2025-01249,428 Estimated
2024-12248,218 Estimated
2024-11246,061 Estimated
2024-10247,876 Estimated
2024-09247,043 Estimated
2024-08251,032 Estimated
2024-07244,853 Estimated
2024-06242,632 Estimated
2024-05246,677 Estimated
2024-04250,609 Estimated
2024-03255,859 Estimated
2024-02256,411 Estimated
2024-01257,098 Estimated
2023-12254,237 Estimated
2023-11251,483 Estimated
2023-10251,915 Estimated
2023-09249,431 Estimated
2023-08252,978 Estimated
2023-07247,540 Estimated
2023-06245,846 Estimated
2023-05249,948 Estimated
2023-04250,925 Estimated
2023-03256,722 Estimated
2023-02257,856 Estimated
2023-01257,689 Estimated
2022-12254,274 Estimated
2022-11256,212 Estimated
2022-10256,508 Estimated
2022-09258,750 Estimated
2022-08258,214 Estimated
2022-07251,707 Estimated
2022-06248,807 Estimated
2022-05255,110 Estimated
2022-04265,531 Estimated
2022-03268,282 Estimated
2022-02267,617 Estimated
2022-01267,433 Estimated
2021-12265,789
2021-11266,348
2021-10273,866
2021-09276,360
2021-08288,808
2021-07302,378
2021-06329,303
2021-05352,767
2021-04360,969
2021-03367,237
2021-02370,768
2021-01367,366
2020-11350,830
2020-10351,676
2020-09350,597
2020-08357,040
2020-07349,048
2020-06358,247
2020-05355,021
2020-04340,989
2020-03304,439
2020-02287,731
2020-01285,305
2019-12282,332
2019-11283,888
2019-10283,743
2019-09277,267
2019-08279,507
2019-07270,092
2019-06267,764
2019-05275,670
2019-04281,317
2019-03287,714
2019-02286,865
2019-01287,911

Compared with Catalonia and Spain

PlaceAugust 2026
Barcelona province247,374
Catalonia329,168
Spain2,352,221

Rankings

Definition

Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.

Administrative count, available down to municipality. Not the survey-based unemployment rate.

How to cite

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://sede.sepe.gob.es/es/portaltrabaja/resources/sede/datos_abiertos/datos/Paro_por_municipios_2026_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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What is the registered unemployment in Barcelona province?

Registered unemployment in Barcelona province was 247,374 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is up 0.7% from August 2025. That is the 2nd highest of 52 provinces in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. Paro registrado por municipios. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-08.

What was the highest registered unemployment in Barcelona province?

370,768 in February 2021, the highest value since January 2019 in this series.

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