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Registered unemployment in Catalonia

Registered unemployment in Catalonia was 329,168 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is up 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 2nd highest of 19 autonomous communities in August 2026.

August 2026, persons329,168 Estimated
Change on August 2025+0.6%
Rank2nd of 19Autonomous communities of Spain ranked
Series high512,290February 2021
Series low306,810June 2026

Registered unemployment in Catalonia, January 2019 to August 2026

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300K350K400K450K500K550K2019-012020-022021-042022-052023-062024-072025-082026-082019-01: 398,376 persons2019-02: 396,642 persons2019-03: 395,740 persons2019-04: 381,598 persons2019-05: 371,091 persons2019-06: 357,272 persons2019-07: 358,830 persons2019-08: 371,418 persons2019-09: 372,623 persons2019-10: 387,267 persons2019-11: 390,182 persons2019-12: 388,124 persons2020-01: 393,682 persons2020-02: 395,214 persons2020-03: 417,047 persons2020-04: 467,810 persons2020-05: 483,149 persons2020-06: 485,019 persons2020-07: 469,349 persons2020-08: 480,642 persons2020-09: 478,201 persons2020-10: 484,559 persons2020-11: 484,748 persons2021-01: 508,081 persons2021-02: 512,290 persons2021-03: 505,900 persons2021-04: 497,185 persons2021-05: 481,817 persons2021-06: 445,862 persons2021-07: 408,314 persons2021-08: 391,128 persons2021-09: 378,470 persons2021-10: 377,960 persons2021-11: 369,822 persons2021-12: 369,158 persons2022-01: 371,513 persons2022-02: 371,377 persons2022-03: 371,216 persons2022-04: 364,403 persons2022-05: 347,704 persons2022-06: 337,753 persons2022-07: 341,087 persons2022-08: 350,667 persons2022-09: 354,016 persons2022-10: 347,706 persons2022-11: 348,713 persons2022-12: 346,043 persons2023-01: 351,329 persons2023-02: 351,000 persons2023-03: 347,972 persons2023-04: 338,444 persons2023-05: 335,788 persons2023-06: 329,421 persons2023-07: 331,069 persons2023-08: 338,574 persons2023-09: 335,102 persons2023-10: 339,394 persons2023-11: 339,617 persons2023-12: 343,088 persons2024-01: 346,762 persons2024-02: 346,074 persons2024-03: 344,077 persons2024-04: 336,683 persons2024-05: 330,436 persons2024-06: 324,617 persons2024-07: 326,935 persons2024-08: 335,615 persons2024-09: 331,546 persons2024-10: 334,486 persons2024-11: 332,199 persons2024-12: 334,882 persons2025-01: 336,351 persons2025-02: 334,007 persons2025-03: 331,431 persons2025-04: 325,364 persons2025-05: 319,156 persons2025-06: 314,735 persons2025-07: 319,075 persons2025-08: 327,057 persons2025-09: 321,726 persons2025-10: 324,153 persons2025-11: 321,019 persons2025-12: 322,891 persons2026-01: 324,880 persons2026-02: 326,922 persons2026-03: 323,129 persons2026-04: 314,201 persons2026-05: 307,266 persons2026-06: 306,810 persons2026-07: 314,527 persons2026-08: 329,168 persons
persons. Source: SEPE. Retrieved 2026-10-08, published 2026-09-07.
All 91 values
Periodpersons
2026-08329,168 Estimated
2026-07314,527 Estimated
2026-06306,810 Estimated
2026-05307,266 Estimated
2026-04314,201 Estimated
2026-03323,129 Estimated
2026-02326,922 Estimated
2026-01324,880 Estimated
2025-12322,891 Estimated
2025-11321,019 Estimated
2025-10324,153 Estimated
2025-09321,726 Estimated
2025-08327,057 Estimated
2025-07319,075 Estimated
2025-06314,735 Estimated
2025-05319,156 Estimated
2025-04325,364 Estimated
2025-03331,431 Estimated
2025-02334,007 Estimated
2025-01336,351 Estimated
2024-12334,882 Estimated
2024-11332,199 Estimated
2024-10334,486 Estimated
2024-09331,546 Estimated
2024-08335,615 Estimated
2024-07326,935 Estimated
2024-06324,617 Estimated
2024-05330,436 Estimated
2024-04336,683 Estimated
2024-03344,077 Estimated
2024-02346,074 Estimated
2024-01346,762 Estimated
2023-12343,088 Estimated
2023-11339,617 Estimated
2023-10339,394 Estimated
2023-09335,102 Estimated
2023-08338,574 Estimated
2023-07331,069 Estimated
2023-06329,421 Estimated
2023-05335,788 Estimated
2023-04338,444 Estimated
2023-03347,972 Estimated
2023-02351,000 Estimated
2023-01351,329 Estimated
2022-12346,043 Estimated
2022-11348,713 Estimated
2022-10347,706 Estimated
2022-09354,016 Estimated
2022-08350,667 Estimated
2022-07341,087 Estimated
2022-06337,753 Estimated
2022-05347,704 Estimated
2022-04364,403 Estimated
2022-03371,216 Estimated
2022-02371,377 Estimated
2022-01371,513 Estimated
2021-12369,158
2021-11369,822
2021-10377,960
2021-09378,470
2021-08391,128
2021-07408,314
2021-06445,862
2021-05481,817
2021-04497,185
2021-03505,900
2021-02512,290
2021-01508,081
2020-11484,748
2020-10484,559
2020-09478,201
2020-08480,642
2020-07469,349
2020-06485,019
2020-05483,149
2020-04467,810
2020-03417,047
2020-02395,214
2020-01393,682
2019-12388,124
2019-11390,182
2019-10387,267
2019-09372,623
2019-08371,418
2019-07358,830
2019-06357,272
2019-05371,091
2019-04381,598
2019-03395,740
2019-02396,642
2019-01398,376

Compared with Spain

PlaceAugust 2026
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 Catalonia?

Registered unemployment in Catalonia was 329,168 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal. That is up 0.6% from August 2025. That is the 2nd 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 Catalonia?

512,290 in February 2021, the highest value since January 2019 in this series.

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