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Registered unemployment in Canary Islands

Registered unemployment in Canary Islands was 144,459 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 3.8% from August 2025. That is the 5th highest of 19 autonomous communities in August 2026.

August 2026, persons144,459
Change on August 2025-3.8%
Rank5th of 19Autonomous communities of Spain ranked
Series high283,477February 2021
Series low142,409June 2026

Registered unemployment in Canary Islands, January 2019 to August 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

100K150K200K250K300K2019-012020-022021-042022-052023-062024-072025-082026-082019-01: 209,419 persons2019-02: 209,466 persons2019-03: 209,235 persons2019-04: 207,618 persons2019-05: 206,041 persons2019-06: 202,683 persons2019-07: 204,662 persons2019-08: 205,173 persons2019-09: 204,529 persons2019-10: 210,131 persons2019-11: 210,893 persons2019-12: 208,249 persons2020-01: 211,164 persons2020-02: 207,837 persons2020-03: 227,634 persons2020-04: 254,981 persons2020-05: 261,074 persons2020-06: 261,714 persons2020-07: 257,649 persons2020-08: 257,406 persons2020-09: 254,280 persons2020-10: 262,487 persons2020-11: 268,319 persons2021-01: 279,230 persons2021-02: 283,477 persons2021-03: 280,650 persons2021-04: 282,523 persons2021-05: 277,417 persons2021-06: 274,475 persons2021-07: 254,101 persons2021-08: 234,257 persons2021-09: 213,558 persons2021-10: 208,316 persons2021-11: 206,431 persons2021-12: 202,819 persons2022-01: 207,156 persons2022-02: 205,134 persons2022-03: 201,753 persons2022-04: 198,981 persons2022-05: 193,742 persons2022-06: 190,244 persons2022-07: 191,437 persons2022-08: 190,289 persons2022-09: 188,661 persons2022-10: 187,904 persons2022-11: 186,284 persons2022-12: 183,160 persons2023-01: 186,440 persons2023-02: 189,166 persons2023-03: 183,391 persons2023-04: 179,692 persons2023-05: 176,552 persons2023-06: 174,019 persons2023-07: 172,483 persons2023-08: 172,929 persons2023-09: 170,098 persons2023-10: 173,170 persons2023-11: 170,534 persons2023-12: 167,845 persons2024-01: 169,818 persons2024-02: 169,730 persons2024-03: 165,044 persons2024-04: 167,468 persons2024-05: 166,064 persons2024-06: 164,460 persons2024-07: 163,488 persons2024-08: 163,045 persons2024-09: 158,670 persons2024-10: 159,498 persons2024-11: 158,885 persons2024-12: 156,344 persons2025-01: 156,523 persons2025-02: 157,851 persons2025-03: 157,428 persons2025-04: 154,644 persons2025-05: 152,171 persons2025-06: 150,704 persons2025-07: 151,088 persons2025-08: 150,215 persons2025-09: 145,373 persons2025-10: 147,679 persons2025-11: 146,649 persons2025-12: 146,293 persons2026-01: 146,406 persons2026-02: 145,656 persons2026-03: 146,499 persons2026-04: 145,361 persons2026-05: 144,598 persons2026-06: 142,409 persons2026-07: 144,168 persons2026-08: 144,459 persons
persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-07.
All 91 values
Periodpersons
2026-08144,459
2026-07144,168
2026-06142,409
2026-05144,598
2026-04145,361
2026-03146,499
2026-02145,656
2026-01146,406
2025-12146,293
2025-11146,649
2025-10147,679
2025-09145,373
2025-08150,215
2025-07151,088
2025-06150,704
2025-05152,171
2025-04154,644
2025-03157,428
2025-02157,851
2025-01156,523
2024-12156,344
2024-11158,885
2024-10159,498
2024-09158,670
2024-08163,045
2024-07163,488
2024-06164,460
2024-05166,064
2024-04167,468
2024-03165,044
2024-02169,730
2024-01169,818
2023-12167,845
2023-11170,534
2023-10173,170
2023-09170,098
2023-08172,929
2023-07172,483
2023-06174,019
2023-05176,552
2023-04179,692
2023-03183,391
2023-02189,166
2023-01186,440
2022-12183,160
2022-11186,284
2022-10187,904
2022-09188,661
2022-08190,289
2022-07191,437
2022-06190,244
2022-05193,742
2022-04198,981
2022-03201,753
2022-02205,134
2022-01207,156
2021-12202,819
2021-11206,431
2021-10208,316
2021-09213,558
2021-08234,257
2021-07254,101
2021-06274,475
2021-05277,417
2021-04282,523
2021-03280,650
2021-02283,477
2021-01279,230
2020-11268,319
2020-10262,487
2020-09254,280
2020-08257,406
2020-07257,649
2020-06261,714
2020-05261,074
2020-04254,981
2020-03227,634
2020-02207,837
2020-01211,164
2019-12208,249
2019-11210,893
2019-10210,131
2019-09204,529
2019-08205,173
2019-07204,662
2019-06202,683
2019-05206,041
2019-04207,618
2019-03209,235
2019-02209,466
2019-01209,419

Compared with Spain

PlaceAugust 2026
Canary Islands144,459
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 Canary Islands?

Registered unemployment in Canary Islands was 144,459 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is down 3.8% from August 2025. That is the 5th 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 Canary Islands?

283,477 in February 2021, the highest value since January 2019 in this series.

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