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Provinces of Spain by employment rate

Madrid province had the highest employment rate of 52 provinces in Q4 2024, at 58.03%. Cádiz province had the lowest, at 42.36%. The median was 50.88% and the figure for Spain was 52.28%. Source: the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Highest58.03Madrid province
Lowest42.36Cádiz province
Median50.8852 provinces
Spain52.28History

All provinces, Q4 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Madrid provinceMadrid province: 58.03 %58.03Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 57.9 %57.9Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 56.83 %56.83Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 56.73 %56.73Lleida provinceLleida province: 56.09 %56.09Girona provinceGirona province: 55.52 %55.52Teruel provinceTeruel province: 55.52 %55.52Navarre provinceNavarre province: 55.48 %55.48Segovia provinceSegovia province: 54.92 %54.92Soria provinceSoria province: 54.26 %54.26La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 54.25 %54.25Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 54.17 %54.17Huesca provinceHuesca province: 53.64 %53.64Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 53.5 %53.5Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 53.11 %53.11Valencia provinceValencia province: 52.71 %52.71Burgos provinceBurgos province: 52.08 %52.08Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 51.87 %51.87Álava provinceÁlava province: 51.68 %51.68Castellón provinceCastellón province: 51.56 %51.56Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 51.45 %51.45Murcia provinceMurcia province: 51.15 %51.15Almería provinceAlmería province: 51.13 %51.13Toledo provinceToledo province: 51.13 %51.13Seville provinceSeville province: 50.94 %50.94Biscay provinceBiscay province: 50.92 %50.92Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 50.83 %50.83Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 50.73 %50.73Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 50.3 %50.3Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 50.29 %50.29Alicante provinceAlicante province: 49.98 %49.98Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 49.89 %49.89Palencia provincePalencia province: 49.55 %49.55Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 49.1 %49.1Málaga provinceMálaga province: 49.1 %49.1A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 48.88 %48.88Lugo provinceLugo province: 48.31 %48.31Asturias provinceAsturias province: 47.94 %47.94Ávila provinceÁvila province: 47.57 %47.57Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 47.55 %47.55Zamora provinceZamora province: 47.35 %47.35Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 46.73 %46.73Huelva provinceHuelva province: 46.65 %46.65Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 46.4 %46.4Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 45.93 %45.93Granada provinceGranada province: 44.88 %44.88Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 44.8 %44.8León provinceLeón province: 44.43 %44.43Jaén provinceJaén province: 43.14 %43.14Melilla provinceMelilla province: 43.02 %43.02Ourense provinceOurense province: 42.94 %42.94Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 42.36 %42.36
%. Source: INE. Retrieved 2026-10-07.

Full ranking

RankProvincesQ4 2024 (%)Change on Q4 2023
1Madrid province58.03+0.93 pts
2Guadalajara province57.9-1.02 pts
3Barcelona province56.83-0.75 pts
4Balearic Islands province56.73+2.6 pts
5Lleida province56.090 pts
6Girona province55.52+1.67 pts
6Teruel province55.52+2.92 pts
8Navarre province55.48+2.09 pts
9Segovia province54.92+1.26 pts
10Soria province54.26-2.37 pts
11La Rioja province54.25+1.79 pts
12Zaragoza province54.17-1.02 pts
13Huesca province53.64+2.67 pts
14Valladolid province53.5+3.49 pts
15Las Palmas province53.11+1.39 pts
16Valencia province52.71-0.94 pts
17Burgos province52.08-0.49 pts
18Cuenca province51.87+1.88 pts
19Álava province51.68-1.79 pts
20Castellón province51.56+4.74 pts
21Tarragona province51.45+1.57 pts
22Murcia province51.15-1.32 pts
23Almería province51.13+0.59 pts
23Toledo province51.13+0.04 pts
25Seville province50.94+2.03 pts
26Biscay province50.92-3.67 pts
27Santa Cruz de Tenerife province50.83+0.96 pts
28Cantabria province50.73+0.3 pts
29Gipuzkoa province50.3-1.91 pts
30Albacete province50.29-0.18 pts
31Alicante province49.98-0.85 pts
32Pontevedra province49.89+1.54 pts
33Palencia province49.55-1.88 pts
34Córdoba province49.1+1.84 pts
34Málaga province49.1+0.31 pts
36A Coruña province48.88+0.12 pts
37Lugo province48.31+0.54 pts
38Asturias province47.94+3.71 pts
39Ávila province47.57+1.42 pts
40Salamanca province47.55+0.4 pts
41Zamora province47.35+3.14 pts
42Badajoz province46.73+0.18 pts
43Huelva province46.65+1.36 pts
44Ciudad Real province46.4+0.24 pts
45Ceuta province45.93+5.6 pts
46Granada province44.88-0.75 pts
47Cáceres province44.8-1.08 pts
48León province44.43+0.53 pts
49Jaén province43.14+0.53 pts
50Melilla province43.02+3.37 pts
51Ourense province42.94-1.79 pts
52Cádiz province42.36-0.21 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?

Madrid province, with 58.03% in Q4 2024, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.

Which province has the lowest employment rate?

Cádiz province, with 42.36% in Q4 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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