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Provinces of Spain by employment rate

Lleida province had the highest employment rate of 52 provinces in Q1 2024, at 57.5%. Melilla province had the lowest, at 40.24%. The median was 49.71% and the figure for Spain was 51.42%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest57.5Lleida province
Lowest40.24Melilla province
Median49.7152 provinces
Spain51.42History

All provinces, Q1 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Lleida provinceLleida province: 57.5 %57.5Madrid provinceMadrid province: 57.46 %57.46Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 56.87 %56.87Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 55.69 %55.69Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.66 %54.66Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.21 %54.21Navarre provinceNavarre province: 53.57 %53.57Valencia provinceValencia province: 53.5 %53.5Girona provinceGirona province: 53.42 %53.42Teruel provinceTeruel province: 52.92 %52.92Biscay provinceBiscay province: 52.77 %52.77Almería provinceAlmería province: 52.63 %52.63Burgos provinceBurgos province: 52.54 %52.54Huesca provinceHuesca province: 52.41 %52.41Álava provinceÁlava province: 52.1 %52.1Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 51.95 %51.95Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 51.85 %51.85La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 51.75 %51.75Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.74 %51.74Soria provinceSoria province: 51.66 %51.66Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 51.6 %51.6Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 50.88 %50.88Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 50.63 %50.63Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 50.58 %50.58Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 50.08 %50.08Toledo provinceToledo province: 49.83 %49.83Palencia provincePalencia province: 49.58 %49.58Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 49.45 %49.45A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 48.74 %48.74Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 48.6 %48.6Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 48.39 %48.39Málaga provinceMálaga province: 48.31 %48.31Lugo provinceLugo province: 48.29 %48.29Alicante provinceAlicante province: 48.09 %48.09Castellón provinceCastellón province: 48.06 %48.06Seville provinceSeville province: 47.98 %47.98Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 47.25 %47.25Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 46.33 %46.33Huelva provinceHuelva province: 46.29 %46.29Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 45.49 %45.49Asturias provinceAsturias province: 45.02 %45.02Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 44.69 %44.69Granada provinceGranada province: 44.21 %44.21Ourense provinceOurense province: 43.94 %43.94Zamora provinceZamora province: 43.91 %43.91Ávila provinceÁvila province: 43.83 %43.83León provinceLeón province: 43.19 %43.19Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 42.52 %42.52Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 42.28 %42.28Jaén provinceJaén province: 41.49 %41.49Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 41.04 %41.04Melilla provinceMelilla province: 40.24 %40.24
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ1 2024 (%)Change on Q1 2023
1Lleida province57.5+5.2 pts
2Madrid province57.46+1.05 pts
3Barcelona province56.87+2.25 pts
4Guadalajara province55.69-2.26 pts
5Segovia province54.66+1.6 pts
6Zaragoza province54.21+0.42 pts
7Navarre province53.57+2.24 pts
8Valencia province53.5+0.8 pts
9Girona province53.42-0.65 pts
10Teruel province52.92+3.75 pts
11Biscay province52.77+2.07 pts
12Almería province52.63-2.19 pts
13Burgos province52.54-0.01 pts
14Huesca province52.41+0.31 pts
15Álava province52.1-2.6 pts
16Balearic Islands province51.95+1.14 pts
17Las Palmas province51.85-0.8 pts
18La Rioja province51.75-1.35 pts
19Murcia province51.74+0.54 pts
20Soria province51.66+2.37 pts
21Cantabria province51.6+2.73 pts
22Valladolid province50.88+1.37 pts
23Tarragona province50.63-0.24 pts
24Santa Cruz de Tenerife province50.58+4.41 pts
25Cuenca province50.08+2.9 pts
26Toledo province49.83-0.45 pts
27Palencia province49.58+2.01 pts
28Gipuzkoa province49.45-0.44 pts
29A Coruña province48.74+1.3 pts
30Córdoba province48.6+3.53 pts
31Albacete province48.39-2.39 pts
32Málaga province48.31+1.37 pts
33Lugo province48.29+0.25 pts
34Alicante province48.09-0.83 pts
35Castellón province48.06+0.31 pts
36Seville province47.98-0.74 pts
37Pontevedra province47.25-0.11 pts
38Badajoz province46.33+0.51 pts
39Huelva province46.29+1.78 pts
40Salamanca province45.49-2.21 pts
41Asturias province45.02+2.25 pts
42Ciudad Real province44.69+0.4 pts
43Granada province44.21-1.63 pts
44Ourense province43.94+1.84 pts
45Zamora province43.91+2.07 pts
46Ávila province43.83-2.65 pts
47León province43.19-1.59 pts
48Cáceres province42.52-0.67 pts
49Ceuta province42.28-2.41 pts
50Jaén province41.49-2.24 pts
51Cádiz province41.04+0.16 pts
52Melilla province40.24+2.4 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?

Lleida province, with 57.5% in Q1 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest employment rate?

Melilla province, with 40.24% in Q1 2024.

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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