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Registered unemployment in Basque Country

Registered unemployment in Basque Country was 106,809 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 2.1% from August 2025. That is the 8th highest of 19 autonomous communities in August 2026.

August 2026, persons106,809 Estimated
Change on August 2025-2.1%
Rank8th of 19Autonomous communities of Spain ranked
Series high146,450August 2020
Series low103,357June 2025

Registered unemployment in Basque Country, January 2019 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

100K110K120K130K140K150K2019-012020-022021-042022-052023-062024-072025-082026-082019-01: 120,750 persons2019-02: 119,863 persons2019-03: 117,952 persons2019-04: 115,644 persons2019-05: 113,873 persons2019-06: 111,343 persons2019-07: 113,084 persons2019-08: 116,078 persons2019-09: 113,634 persons2019-10: 115,341 persons2019-11: 113,777 persons2019-12: 114,162 persons2020-01: 117,649 persons2020-02: 117,239 persons2020-03: 128,213 persons2020-04: 138,643 persons2020-05: 141,715 persons2020-06: 144,448 persons2020-07: 143,360 persons2020-08: 146,450 persons2020-09: 144,758 persons2020-10: 138,471 persons2020-11: 132,436 persons2021-01: 130,730 persons2021-02: 129,028 persons2021-03: 130,021 persons2021-04: 126,982 persons2021-05: 122,618 persons2021-06: 122,359 persons2021-07: 119,202 persons2021-08: 122,260 persons2021-09: 119,492 persons2021-10: 118,429 persons2021-11: 117,779 persons2021-12: 114,845 persons2022-01: 115,910 persons2022-02: 115,768 persons2022-03: 117,030 persons2022-04: 115,515 persons2022-05: 113,319 persons2022-06: 111,605 persons2022-07: 111,156 persons2022-08: 113,702 persons2022-09: 111,636 persons2022-10: 111,704 persons2022-11: 110,677 persons2022-12: 110,765 persons2023-01: 112,863 persons2023-02: 112,240 persons2023-03: 109,137 persons2023-04: 107,951 persons2023-05: 107,229 persons2023-06: 105,344 persons2023-07: 106,136 persons2023-08: 108,614 persons2023-09: 106,685 persons2023-10: 109,599 persons2023-11: 108,105 persons2023-12: 107,744 persons2024-01: 111,196 persons2024-02: 110,507 persons2024-03: 111,440 persons2024-04: 109,514 persons2024-05: 106,370 persons2024-06: 106,319 persons2024-07: 108,006 persons2024-08: 111,327 persons2024-09: 107,965 persons2024-10: 108,469 persons2024-11: 107,847 persons2024-12: 107,348 persons2025-01: 109,323 persons2025-02: 108,422 persons2025-03: 108,278 persons2025-04: 106,778 persons2025-05: 104,622 persons2025-06: 103,357 persons2025-07: 104,961 persons2025-08: 109,129 persons2025-09: 106,920 persons2025-10: 107,575 persons2025-11: 106,461 persons2025-12: 107,412 persons2026-01: 108,106 persons2026-02: 106,950 persons2026-03: 107,135 persons2026-04: 103,766 persons2026-05: 103,696 persons2026-06: 104,172 persons2026-07: 105,536 persons2026-08: 106,809 persons
persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-07.
All 91 values
Periodpersons
2026-08106,809 Estimated
2026-07105,536 Estimated
2026-06104,172 Estimated
2026-05103,696 Estimated
2026-04103,766 Estimated
2026-03107,135 Estimated
2026-02106,950 Estimated
2026-01108,106 Estimated
2025-12107,412 Estimated
2025-11106,461 Estimated
2025-10107,575 Estimated
2025-09106,920 Estimated
2025-08109,129 Estimated
2025-07104,961 Estimated
2025-06103,357 Estimated
2025-05104,622 Estimated
2025-04106,778 Estimated
2025-03108,278 Estimated
2025-02108,422 Estimated
2025-01109,323 Estimated
2024-12107,348 Estimated
2024-11107,847 Estimated
2024-10108,469 Estimated
2024-09107,965 Estimated
2024-08111,327 Estimated
2024-07108,006 Estimated
2024-06106,319 Estimated
2024-05106,370 Estimated
2024-04109,514 Estimated
2024-03111,440 Estimated
2024-02110,507 Estimated
2024-01111,196 Estimated
2023-12107,744 Estimated
2023-11108,105 Estimated
2023-10109,599 Estimated
2023-09106,685 Estimated
2023-08108,614 Estimated
2023-07106,136 Estimated
2023-06105,344 Estimated
2023-05107,229 Estimated
2023-04107,951 Estimated
2023-03109,137 Estimated
2023-02112,240 Estimated
2023-01112,863 Estimated
2022-12110,765 Estimated
2022-11110,677 Estimated
2022-10111,704 Estimated
2022-09111,636 Estimated
2022-08113,702 Estimated
2022-07111,156 Estimated
2022-06111,605 Estimated
2022-05113,319 Estimated
2022-04115,515 Estimated
2022-03117,030 Estimated
2022-02115,768 Estimated
2022-01115,910 Estimated
2021-12114,845
2021-11117,779
2021-10118,429
2021-09119,492
2021-08122,260
2021-07119,202
2021-06122,359
2021-05122,618
2021-04126,982
2021-03130,021
2021-02129,028
2021-01130,730
2020-11132,436
2020-10138,471
2020-09144,758
2020-08146,450
2020-07143,360
2020-06144,448
2020-05141,715
2020-04138,643
2020-03128,213
2020-02117,239
2020-01117,649
2019-12114,162
2019-11113,777
2019-10115,341
2019-09113,634
2019-08116,078
2019-07113,084
2019-06111,343
2019-05113,873
2019-04115,644
2019-03117,952
2019-02119,863
2019-01120,750

Compared with Spain

PlaceAugust 2026
Basque Country106,809
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 Basque Country?

Registered unemployment in Basque Country was 106,809 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 2.1% from August 2025. That is the 8th highest of 19 autonomous communities 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 Basque Country?

146,450 in August 2020, the highest value since January 2019 in this series.

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