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Provinces of Spain by employment rate

Balearic Islands province had the highest employment rate of 52 provinces in Q3 2023, at 63.2%. Jaén province had the lowest, at 40.32%. The median was 51.08% and the figure for Spain was 52.24%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest63.2Balearic Islands province
Lowest40.32Jaén province
Median51.0852 provinces
Spain52.24History

All provinces, Q3 2023

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Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 63.2 %63.2Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 57.1 %57.1Girona provinceGirona province: 56.75 %56.75Madrid provinceMadrid province: 56.65 %56.65Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 56.11 %56.11Lleida provinceLleida province: 55.74 %55.74Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 54.24 %54.24Valencia provinceValencia province: 54.18 %54.18La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 53.86 %53.86Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.72 %53.72Huesca provinceHuesca province: 53.58 %53.58Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 53.55 %53.55Segovia provinceSegovia province: 53.2 %53.2Biscay provinceBiscay province: 53.13 %53.13Toledo provinceToledo province: 53.03 %53.03Burgos provinceBurgos province: 53 %53Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 52.93 %52.93Soria provinceSoria province: 52.74 %52.74Teruel provinceTeruel province: 52.52 %52.52Álava provinceÁlava province: 52.25 %52.25Murcia provinceMurcia province: 52.24 %52.24Alicante provinceAlicante province: 52.16 %52.16Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 51.88 %51.88Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 51.44 %51.44Palencia provincePalencia province: 51.22 %51.22Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 51.12 %51.12Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 51.04 %51.04Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 50.43 %50.43Almería provinceAlmería province: 49.96 %49.96Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.42 %49.42A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 49.24 %49.24Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 48.75 %48.75Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 48.65 %48.65Castellón provinceCastellón province: 48.28 %48.28Seville provinceSeville province: 48.23 %48.23Lugo provinceLugo province: 48.02 %48.02Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 47.91 %47.91Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 47.54 %47.54Granada provinceGranada province: 46.76 %46.76Ávila provinceÁvila province: 46.75 %46.75Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 46.52 %46.52Zamora provinceZamora province: 45.77 %45.77Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 45.66 %45.66Huelva provinceHuelva province: 45.64 %45.64León provinceLeón province: 45.33 %45.33Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 45.18 %45.18Ourense provinceOurense province: 44.96 %44.96Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 44.91 %44.91Asturias provinceAsturias province: 44.35 %44.35Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 44.15 %44.15Melilla provinceMelilla province: 43.19 %43.19Jaén provinceJaén province: 40.32 %40.32
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ3 2023 (%)Change on Q3 2022
1Balearic Islands province63.2+0.27 pts
2Barcelona province57.1+1.01 pts
3Girona province56.75-1.12 pts
4Madrid province56.65+0.74 pts
5Guadalajara province56.11+0.55 pts
6Lleida province55.74+3.19 pts
7Tarragona province54.24+3.06 pts
8Valencia province54.18+2.43 pts
9La Rioja province53.86-0.5 pts
10Navarre province53.72+0.51 pts
11Huesca province53.58+1.34 pts
12Zaragoza province53.55+0.38 pts
13Segovia province53.2+0.07 pts
14Biscay province53.13+1.18 pts
15Toledo province53.03+1.94 pts
16Burgos province53-2.11 pts
17Albacete province52.93+2.24 pts
18Soria province52.74-2.35 pts
19Teruel province52.52-0.76 pts
20Álava province52.25-0.54 pts
21Murcia province52.24+1.73 pts
22Alicante province52.16+2.14 pts
23Las Palmas province51.88+0.96 pts
24Cantabria province51.44+0.72 pts
25Palencia province51.22-0.3 pts
26Gipuzkoa province51.12-0.73 pts
27Cuenca province51.04-0.06 pts
28Valladolid province50.43+0.58 pts
29Almería province49.96+1.75 pts
30Málaga province49.42+1.1 pts
31A Coruña province49.24+0.2 pts
32Pontevedra province48.75+2.05 pts
33Santa Cruz de Tenerife province48.65+2.56 pts
34Castellón province48.28-2.84 pts
35Seville province48.23-0.42 pts
36Lugo province48.02+0.95 pts
37Salamanca province47.91+0.38 pts
38Badajoz province47.54-0.15 pts
39Granada province46.76+1.73 pts
40Ávila province46.75+0.3 pts
41Ciudad Real province46.52+1.94 pts
42Zamora province45.77+1.57 pts
43Cáceres province45.66+0.91 pts
44Huelva province45.64+1.03 pts
45León province45.33-1.81 pts
46Córdoba province45.18+2.05 pts
47Ourense province44.96+1.57 pts
48Ceuta province44.91+1.85 pts
49Asturias province44.35+0.99 pts
50Cádiz province44.15+1.3 pts
51Melilla province43.19-1.42 pts
52Jaén province40.32-1.87 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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Questions

Which province has the highest employment rate?

Balearic Islands province, with 63.2% in Q3 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest employment rate?

Jaén province, with 40.32% in Q3 2023.

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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