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Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate

Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in September 2025, at 16.41%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 3.03%. The median was 7.85% and the figure for Spain was 7.54%. Source: SEPE and INE.

Highest16.41Ceuta province
Lowest3.03Balearic Islands province
Median7.8552 provinces
Spain7.54History

All provinces, September 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 16.41 %16.41Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 13.48 %13.48Melilla provinceMelilla province: 12.92 %12.92Seville provinceSeville province: 11.15 %11.15Granada provinceGranada province: 10.96 %10.96Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 10.59 %10.59Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 10.01 %10.01Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 9.8 %9.8Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 9.32 %9.32Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.22 %9.22Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 9.17 %9.17Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 9.15 %9.15Alicante provinceAlicante province: 8.98 %8.98Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.92 %8.92Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.89 %8.89Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.7 %8.7Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.51 %8.51Almería provinceAlmería province: 8.51 %8.51Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 8.28 %8.28Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.23 %8.23Zamora provinceZamora province: 8.11 %8.11Asturias provinceAsturias province: 8 %8Valencia provinceValencia province: 7.9 %7.9Ourense provinceOurense province: 7.9 %7.9Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 7.89 %7.89Ávila provinceÁvila province: 7.88 %7.88Castellón provinceCastellón province: 7.82 %7.82León provinceLeón province: 7.33 %7.33Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.28 %7.28Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.22 %7.22Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.1 %7.1Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 6.65 %6.65Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 6.61 %6.61Navarre provinceNavarre province: 6.46 %6.46A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 6.39 %6.39Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 6.32 %6.32Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 6.19 %6.19Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 6.11 %6.11Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 6.1 %6.1Palencia provincePalencia province: 6.01 %6.01Madrid provinceMadrid province: 5.85 %5.85Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 5.85 %5.85Lugo provinceLugo province: 5.75 %5.75La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 5.63 %5.63Burgos provinceBurgos province: 5.54 %5.54Lleida provinceLleida province: 5.17 %5.17Girona provinceGirona province: 5.13 %5.13Teruel provinceTeruel province: 4.4 %4.4Huesca provinceHuesca province: 4.27 %4.27Segovia provinceSegovia province: 4.22 %4.22Soria provinceSoria province: 4.1 %4.1Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 3.03 %3.03
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from SEPE, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvincesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Ceuta province16.41-1.65 pts
2Cádiz province13.48-1.05 pts
3Melilla province12.92-2.47 pts
4Seville province11.15-0.83 pts
5Granada province10.96-0.7 pts
6Córdoba province10.59-0.9 pts
7Badajoz province10.01-1.07 pts
8Ciudad Real province Estimated9.8-0.82 pts
9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province9.32-0.95 pts
10Málaga province Estimated9.22-0.79 pts
11Las Palmas province9.17-0.9 pts
12Cáceres province Estimated9.15-0.96 pts
13Alicante province Estimated8.98-0.8 pts
14Jaén province8.92-0.95 pts
15Toledo province Estimated8.89-0.68 pts
16Huelva province8.7-0.86 pts
17Álava province Estimated8.51-0.02 pts
18Almería province Estimated8.51-1.02 pts
19Albacete province Estimated8.28-0.78 pts
20Biscay province Estimated8.23-0.2 pts
21Zamora province Estimated8.11-0.51 pts
22Asturias province Estimated8-0.71 pts
23Valencia province Estimated7.9-0.73 pts
24Ourense province7.9-0.47 pts
25Salamanca province Estimated7.89-0.6 pts
26Ávila province Estimated7.88-0.43 pts
27Castellón province Estimated7.82-0.89 pts
28León province Estimated7.33-0.38 pts
29Cantabria province Estimated7.28-0.47 pts
30Pontevedra province7.22-0.56 pts
31Murcia province7.1-0.49 pts
32Cuenca province Estimated6.65-0.59 pts
33Tarragona province Estimated6.61-0.38 pts
34Navarre province Estimated6.46-0.35 pts
35A Coruña province6.39-0.47 pts
36Valladolid province Estimated6.32-0.32 pts
37Gipuzkoa province Estimated6.19-0.06 pts
38Barcelona province Estimated6.11-0.27 pts
39Guadalajara province Estimated6.1-0.44 pts
40Palencia province Estimated6.010 pts
41Madrid province Estimated5.85-0.39 pts
42Zaragoza province Estimated5.85-0.43 pts
43Lugo province5.75-0.4 pts
44La Rioja province Estimated5.63-0.31 pts
45Burgos province Estimated5.54-0.37 pts
46Lleida province Estimated5.17-0.35 pts
47Girona province Estimated5.13-0.36 pts
48Teruel province Estimated4.4-0.24 pts
49Huesca province Estimated4.27-0.43 pts
50Segovia province Estimated4.22-0.29 pts
51Soria province Estimated4.1-0.15 pts
52Balearic Islands province Estimated3.03-0.27 pts

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About this ranking

Registered unemployment divided by resident population aged 16 to 64 of the same year, times 100. Comparable across municipalities, provinces, regions and Spain.

Use this for municipal comparisons. The survey-based rate (unemployment_rate) is only published down to province.

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

Invokely calculation from Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#registered_unemployment_rate. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which province has the highest registered unemployment rate?

Ceuta province, with 16.41% in September 2025, according to SEPE and INE.

Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?

Balearic Islands province, with 3.03% in September 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Invokely, Paro registrado (SEPE) entre población de 16 a 64 años (Censo anual, INE). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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