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Provinces of Spain by employment rate, Q2 2026

Balearic Islands province had the highest employment rate of 52 provinces in Q2 2026, at 62.97%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 41.16%. The median was 51.71% and the figure for Spain was 53.44%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest62.97Balearic Islands province
Lowest41.16Melilla province
Median51.7152 provinces
Spain53.44History

All provinces, Q2 2026

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Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 62.97 %62.97Madrid provinceMadrid province: 59.08 %59.08Girona provinceGirona province: 58.35 %58.35Lleida provinceLleida province: 57.54 %57.54Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 57.34 %57.34Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 57.13 %57.13Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 56.23 %56.23Murcia provinceMurcia province: 55.3 %55.3Huesca provinceHuesca province: 55.09 %55.09Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.77 %54.77Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.71 %54.71Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.14 %54.14Málaga provinceMálaga province: 53.76 %53.76La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 53.73 %53.73Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.68 %53.68Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 53.61 %53.61Álava provinceÁlava province: 53.22 %53.22Castellón provinceCastellón province: 53.14 %53.14Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 52.96 %52.96Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.85 %52.85Huelva provinceHuelva province: 52.62 %52.62Teruel provinceTeruel province: 52.52 %52.52Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 52.49 %52.49Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 52.41 %52.41Soria provinceSoria province: 51.98 %51.98Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 51.73 %51.73Alicante provinceAlicante province: 51.69 %51.69Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 51.49 %51.49Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.24 %51.24Burgos provinceBurgos province: 51.17 %51.17Palencia provincePalencia province: 51.06 %51.06Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 51.06 %51.06Biscay provinceBiscay province: 50.76 %50.76Almería provinceAlmería province: 50.56 %50.56Seville provinceSeville province: 50.12 %50.12A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 50.04 %50.04Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 50 %50Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 49.68 %49.68Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 48.83 %48.83Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 48.71 %48.71Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 47.88 %47.88Asturias provinceAsturias province: 47.63 %47.63Zamora provinceZamora province: 46.99 %46.99Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 46.17 %46.17Ávila provinceÁvila province: 46.08 %46.08Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 45.75 %45.75León provinceLeón province: 45.48 %45.48Granada provinceGranada province: 45.35 %45.35Lugo provinceLugo province: 45.08 %45.08Jaén provinceJaén province: 44.13 %44.13Ourense provinceOurense province: 41.38 %41.38Melilla provinceMelilla province: 41.16 %41.16
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ2 2026 (%)Change on Q2 2025
1Balearic Islands province62.97+2.16 pts
2Madrid province59.08+0.42 pts
3Girona province58.35+0.96 pts
4Lleida province57.54-0.6 pts
5Barcelona province57.34-0.37 pts
6Guadalajara province57.13+0.26 pts
7Albacete province56.23+2.37 pts
8Murcia province55.3+2.51 pts
9Huesca province55.09+0.56 pts
10Segovia province54.77+0.61 pts
11Tarragona province54.71+1.93 pts
12Zaragoza province54.14+0.92 pts
13Málaga province53.76+1.75 pts
14La Rioja province53.73-0.75 pts
15Navarre province53.68-1.2 pts
16Ceuta province53.61+6.13 pts
17Álava province53.22+1.2 pts
18Castellón province53.14-0.86 pts
19Valladolid province52.96-0.98 pts
20Valencia province52.85+0.04 pts
21Huelva province52.62+1.24 pts
22Teruel province52.52-3.93 pts
23Gipuzkoa province52.49+4.23 pts
24Santa Cruz de Tenerife province52.41+0.18 pts
25Soria province51.98-3.08 pts
26Las Palmas province51.73+0.18 pts
27Alicante province51.69+1.78 pts
28Cantabria province51.49-0.16 pts
29Toledo province51.24+0.99 pts
30Burgos province51.17-0.51 pts
31Palencia province51.06+3.08 pts
31Pontevedra province51.06+1.31 pts
33Biscay province50.76-2.54 pts
34Almería province50.56-0.94 pts
35Seville province50.12+0.64 pts
36A Coruña province50.04+0.54 pts
37Cuenca province50-1.93 pts
38Salamanca province49.68-0.36 pts
39Ciudad Real province48.83+2.77 pts
40Badajoz province48.71+0.84 pts
41Córdoba province47.88+0.93 pts
42Asturias province47.63-1.11 pts
43Zamora province46.99+0.35 pts
44Cádiz province46.17+1.79 pts
45Ávila province46.08+0.6 pts
46Cáceres province45.75-0.92 pts
47León province45.48+0.54 pts
48Granada province45.35+0.34 pts
49Lugo province45.08-4.65 pts
50Jaén province44.13+1.61 pts
51Ourense province41.38-1.54 pts
52Melilla province41.16+1.73 pts

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About this ranking

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the provinces are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=65349. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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Which province has the highest employment rate?

Balearic Islands province, with 62.97% in Q2 2026, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest employment rate?

Melilla province, with 41.16% in Q2 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Encuesta de Población Activa: tasas de actividad, paro y empleo por provincia (tabla 65349). Retrieved 2026-10-07.

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