Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate

Ceuta had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2023, at 16.1%. Balearic Islands had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Spain was 4.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest16.1Ceuta

Lowest2.1Balearic Islands

Median3.619 autonomous communities

Spain4.3History

Map of autonomous communities, 2023

Under 3.1
3.1 to 3.4
3.4 to 4.1
4.1 to 6.3
6.3 and over

%, 2023. Source: 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). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2023

%. Source: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

Rank	Autonomous communities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Ceuta	16.1	-1.6 pts
2	Melilla	15.7	+0.4 pts
3	Canary Islands	6.6	-2 pts
4	Extremadura	6.5	+0.4 pts
5	Andalusia	6.2	-1.2 pts
6	Asturias	5.7	+0.5 pts
7	Castilla-La Mancha	4.7	-1.3 pts
8	Valencian Community	4.2	-1.1 pts
9	Community of Madrid	3.8	-0.9 pts
10	Region of Murcia	3.6	-1.1 pts
11	Castile and León	3.5	-0.2 pts
12	Galicia	3.4	-0.7 pts
13	Basque Country	3.1	-0.4 pts
13	Catalonia	3.1	-0.4 pts
13	Navarre	3.1	-0.4 pts
16	Aragon	3	0 pts
17	La Rioja Low reliability	2.7	-0.5 pts
18	Cantabria	2.6	-0.8 pts
19	Balearic Islands	2.1	-0.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). 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) (Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table

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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), Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate, 2023. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/spain-regions?period=2023. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. 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). Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/spain-regions?period=2023.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) 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), Autonomous communities of Spain by long-term unemployment rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/spain-regions?period=2023 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest long-term unemployment rate?

Ceuta, with 16.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?

Balearic Islands, with 2.1% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-18.