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Provinces of Spain by employment rate

Guadalajara province had the highest employment rate of 52 provinces in Q4 2023, at 58.92%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 39.65%. The median was 50.22% and the figure for Spain was 51.89%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest58.92Guadalajara province
Lowest39.65Melilla province
Median50.2252 provinces
Spain51.89History

All provinces, Q4 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 58.92 %58.92Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 57.58 %57.58Madrid provinceMadrid province: 57.1 %57.1Soria provinceSoria province: 56.63 %56.63Lleida provinceLleida province: 56.09 %56.09Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 55.19 %55.19Biscay provinceBiscay province: 54.59 %54.59Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 54.13 %54.13Girona provinceGirona province: 53.85 %53.85Segovia provinceSegovia province: 53.66 %53.66Valencia provinceValencia province: 53.65 %53.65Álava provinceÁlava province: 53.47 %53.47Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.39 %53.39Teruel provinceTeruel province: 52.6 %52.6Burgos provinceBurgos province: 52.57 %52.57Murcia provinceMurcia province: 52.47 %52.47La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 52.46 %52.46Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 52.21 %52.21Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 51.72 %51.72Palencia provincePalencia province: 51.43 %51.43Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.09 %51.09Huesca provinceHuesca province: 50.97 %50.97Alicante provinceAlicante province: 50.83 %50.83Almería provinceAlmería province: 50.54 %50.54Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.47 %50.47Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 50.43 %50.43Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 50.01 %50.01Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 49.99 %49.99Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 49.88 %49.88Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 49.87 %49.87Seville provinceSeville province: 48.91 %48.91Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.79 %48.79A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 48.76 %48.76Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 48.35 %48.35Lugo provinceLugo province: 47.77 %47.77Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 47.26 %47.26Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 47.15 %47.15Castellón provinceCastellón province: 46.82 %46.82Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 46.55 %46.55Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 46.16 %46.16Ávila provinceÁvila province: 46.15 %46.15Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 45.88 %45.88Granada provinceGranada province: 45.63 %45.63Huelva provinceHuelva province: 45.29 %45.29Ourense provinceOurense province: 44.73 %44.73Asturias provinceAsturias province: 44.23 %44.23Zamora provinceZamora province: 44.21 %44.21León provinceLeón province: 43.9 %43.9Jaén provinceJaén province: 42.61 %42.61Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 42.57 %42.57Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 40.33 %40.33Melilla provinceMelilla province: 39.65 %39.65
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ4 2023 (%)Change on Q4 2022
1Guadalajara province58.92+1.85 pts
2Barcelona province57.58+2.82 pts
3Madrid province57.1+1.11 pts
4Soria province56.63+3.53 pts
5Lleida province56.09+3.67 pts
6Zaragoza province55.19+1.63 pts
7Biscay province54.59+3 pts
8Balearic Islands province54.13-0.22 pts
9Girona province53.85-2.53 pts
10Segovia province53.66+1.15 pts
11Valencia province53.65+1.17 pts
12Álava province53.47-0.49 pts
13Navarre province53.39+0.26 pts
14Teruel province52.6+2.92 pts
15Burgos province52.57-1.48 pts
16Murcia province52.47+0.65 pts
17La Rioja province52.46-1.86 pts
18Gipuzkoa province52.21+2.28 pts
19Las Palmas province51.72-1.07 pts
20Palencia province51.43+1.42 pts
21Toledo province51.09-0.07 pts
22Huesca province50.97-0.49 pts
23Alicante province50.83+0.2 pts
24Almería province50.54-1.41 pts
25Albacete province50.47-1.49 pts
26Cantabria province50.43+1.99 pts
27Valladolid province50.01-0.05 pts
28Cuenca province49.99+0.02 pts
29Tarragona province49.88-1.65 pts
30Santa Cruz de Tenerife province49.87+2.21 pts
31Seville province48.91+0.33 pts
32Málaga province48.79+2.66 pts
33A Coruña province48.76+1.18 pts
34Pontevedra province48.35+0.84 pts
35Lugo province47.77-0.05 pts
36Córdoba province47.26+2.46 pts
37Salamanca province47.15-0.66 pts
38Castellón province46.82-1.14 pts
39Badajoz province46.55+0.81 pts
40Ciudad Real province46.16+2.34 pts
41Ávila province46.15-2 pts
42Cáceres province45.88+1.47 pts
43Granada province45.63+0.02 pts
44Huelva province45.29+2.53 pts
45Ourense province44.73+2.73 pts
46Asturias province44.23+1.54 pts
47Zamora province44.21+1.08 pts
48León province43.9-2.33 pts
49Jaén province42.61+0.63 pts
50Cádiz province42.57+2.29 pts
51Ceuta province40.33-1.12 pts
52Melilla province39.65-1.13 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?

Guadalajara province, with 58.92% in Q4 2023, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest employment rate?

Melilla province, with 39.65% in Q4 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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