# Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate, 2025

All 19 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/spain-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Melilla | 16.3 |
| 2 | Ceuta | 14.8 |
| 3 | Canary Islands | 5.4 |
| 4 | Andalusia | 5.1 |
| 5 | Castilla-La Mancha | 4.6 |
| 5 | Extremadura | 4.6 |
| 7 | Region of Murcia | 4.1 |
| 8 | Valencian Community | 3.5 |
| 9 | Asturias | 3.2 |
| 10 | Catalonia | 2.6 |
| 11 | Community of Madrid | 2.5 |
| 11 | Galicia | 2.5 |
| 11 | Navarre | 2.5 |
| 14 | Basque Country | 2.3 |
| 14 | Castile and León | 2.3 |
| 16 | Aragon | 2.2 |
| 17 | Cantabria | 2 |
| 17 | La Rioja | 2 |
| 19 | Balearic Islands | 1.6 |