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Registered unemployment in Biscay province

Registered unemployment in Biscay province was 60,461 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 1.6% from August 2025. That is the 12th highest of 52 provinces in August 2026.

August 2026, persons60,461 Estimated
Change on August 2025-1.6%
Rank12th of 52Provinces of Spain ranked
Series high81,641August 2020
Series low58,263June 2025

Registered unemployment in Biscay province, January 2019 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

55K60K65K70K75K80K85K2019-012020-022021-042022-052023-062024-072025-082026-082019-01: 68,472 persons2019-02: 68,233 persons2019-03: 67,295 persons2019-04: 66,289 persons2019-05: 64,953 persons2019-06: 63,913 persons2019-07: 64,902 persons2019-08: 66,456 persons2019-09: 64,966 persons2019-10: 66,039 persons2019-11: 65,108 persons2019-12: 65,117 persons2020-01: 67,119 persons2020-02: 66,875 persons2020-03: 72,668 persons2020-04: 78,061 persons2020-05: 79,616 persons2020-06: 80,967 persons2020-07: 80,133 persons2020-08: 81,641 persons2020-09: 80,381 persons2020-10: 77,601 persons2020-11: 75,252 persons2021-01: 73,579 persons2021-02: 72,774 persons2021-03: 73,559 persons2021-04: 71,639 persons2021-05: 69,422 persons2021-06: 69,793 persons2021-07: 68,003 persons2021-08: 69,528 persons2021-09: 67,930 persons2021-10: 67,555 persons2021-11: 67,154 persons2021-12: 64,878 persons2022-01: 65,543 persons2022-02: 65,475 persons2022-03: 66,022 persons2022-04: 65,073 persons2022-05: 63,781 persons2022-06: 62,987 persons2022-07: 63,008 persons2022-08: 64,229 persons2022-09: 63,015 persons2022-10: 63,211 persons2022-11: 62,607 persons2022-12: 62,357 persons2023-01: 63,153 persons2023-02: 62,984 persons2023-03: 61,389 persons2023-04: 60,738 persons2023-05: 60,247 persons2023-06: 59,245 persons2023-07: 59,897 persons2023-08: 60,901 persons2023-09: 59,892 persons2023-10: 61,675 persons2023-11: 60,939 persons2023-12: 60,301 persons2024-01: 62,755 persons2024-02: 62,474 persons2024-03: 62,901 persons2024-04: 61,613 persons2024-05: 60,212 persons2024-06: 60,232 persons2024-07: 61,238 persons2024-08: 62,991 persons2024-09: 61,379 persons2024-10: 61,297 persons2024-11: 61,046 persons2024-12: 60,609 persons2025-01: 61,758 persons2025-02: 61,233 persons2025-03: 61,073 persons2025-04: 60,003 persons2025-05: 58,743 persons2025-06: 58,263 persons2025-07: 59,376 persons2025-08: 61,417 persons2025-09: 60,296 persons2025-10: 60,917 persons2025-11: 60,251 persons2025-12: 60,470 persons2026-01: 61,025 persons2026-02: 60,280 persons2026-03: 60,426 persons2026-04: 58,659 persons2026-05: 58,701 persons2026-06: 58,951 persons2026-07: 59,780 persons2026-08: 60,461 persons
persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-07.
All 91 values
Periodpersons
2026-0860,461 Estimated
2026-0759,780 Estimated
2026-0658,951 Estimated
2026-0558,701 Estimated
2026-0458,659
2026-0360,426
2026-0260,280
2026-0161,025
2025-1260,470 Estimated
2025-1160,251 Estimated
2025-1060,917 Estimated
2025-0960,296 Estimated
2025-0861,417
2025-0759,376 Estimated
2025-0658,263 Estimated
2025-0558,743
2025-0460,003
2025-0361,073
2025-0261,233 Estimated
2025-0161,758 Estimated
2024-1260,609 Estimated
2024-1161,046 Estimated
2024-1061,297 Estimated
2024-0961,379
2024-0862,991 Estimated
2024-0761,238 Estimated
2024-0660,232 Estimated
2024-0560,212 Estimated
2024-0461,613 Estimated
2024-0362,901 Estimated
2024-0262,474 Estimated
2024-0162,755 Estimated
2023-1260,301 Estimated
2023-1160,939 Estimated
2023-1061,675 Estimated
2023-0959,892 Estimated
2023-0860,901 Estimated
2023-0759,897 Estimated
2023-0659,245
2023-0560,247
2023-0460,738 Estimated
2023-0361,389 Estimated
2023-0262,984 Estimated
2023-0163,153 Estimated
2022-1262,357 Estimated
2022-1162,607 Estimated
2022-1063,211 Estimated
2022-0963,015 Estimated
2022-0864,229 Estimated
2022-0763,008 Estimated
2022-0662,987 Estimated
2022-0563,781 Estimated
2022-0465,073 Estimated
2022-0366,022 Estimated
2022-0265,475 Estimated
2022-0165,543 Estimated
2021-1264,878
2021-1167,154
2021-1067,555
2021-0967,930
2021-0869,528
2021-0768,003
2021-0669,793
2021-0569,422
2021-0471,639
2021-0373,559
2021-0272,774
2021-0173,579
2020-1175,252
2020-1077,601
2020-0980,381
2020-0881,641
2020-0780,133
2020-0680,967
2020-0579,616
2020-0478,061
2020-0372,668
2020-0266,875
2020-0167,119
2019-1265,117
2019-1165,108
2019-1066,039
2019-0964,966
2019-0866,456
2019-0764,902
2019-0663,913
2019-0564,953
2019-0466,289
2019-0367,295
2019-0268,233
2019-0168,472

Compared with Basque Country and Spain

PlaceAugust 2026
Biscay province60,461
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 Biscay province?

Registered unemployment in Biscay province was 60,461 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 1.6% from August 2025. That is the 12th 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 Biscay province?

81,641 in August 2020, the highest value since January 2019 in this series.

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