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Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate

Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in October 2025, at 16.74%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 3.22%. The median was 7.84% and the figure for Spain was 7.61%. Source: SEPE and INE.

Highest16.74Ceuta province
Lowest3.22Balearic Islands province
Median7.8452 provinces
Spain7.61History

All provinces, October 2025

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Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 16.74 %16.74Melilla provinceMelilla province: 13.65 %13.65Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 13.62 %13.62Seville provinceSeville province: 11.14 %11.14Granada provinceGranada province: 11.05 %11.05Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 10.53 %10.53Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 10.1 %10.1Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 9.85 %9.85Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 9.52 %9.52Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.3 %9.3Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 9.27 %9.27Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 9.18 %9.18Alicante provinceAlicante province: 9.07 %9.07Toledo provinceToledo province: 9 %9Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.98 %8.98Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.74 %8.74Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.53 %8.53Almería provinceAlmería province: 8.46 %8.46Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 8.38 %8.38Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.31 %8.31Zamora provinceZamora province: 8.27 %8.27Asturias provinceAsturias province: 8.23 %8.23Ávila provinceÁvila province: 8.2 %8.2Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 8.03 %8.03Castellón provinceCastellón province: 7.95 %7.95Valencia provinceValencia province: 7.85 %7.85Ourense provinceOurense province: 7.82 %7.82León provinceLeón province: 7.45 %7.45Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.43 %7.43Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.25 %7.25Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.15 %7.15Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 6.88 %6.88Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 6.71 %6.71Navarre provinceNavarre province: 6.59 %6.59Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 6.47 %6.47A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 6.4 %6.4Palencia provincePalencia province: 6.26 %6.26Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 6.2 %6.2Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 6.19 %6.19Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 6.13 %6.13Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 5.95 %5.95Madrid provinceMadrid province: 5.9 %5.9Lugo provinceLugo province: 5.84 %5.84Burgos provinceBurgos province: 5.78 %5.78La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 5.77 %5.77Lleida provinceLleida province: 5.27 %5.27Girona provinceGirona province: 5.25 %5.25Teruel provinceTeruel province: 4.59 %4.59Huesca provinceHuesca province: 4.4 %4.4Segovia provinceSegovia province: 4.39 %4.39Soria provinceSoria province: 4.27 %4.27Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 3.22 %3.22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from SEPE, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvincesOctober 2025 (%)Change on October 2024
1Ceuta province16.74-1.64 pts
2Melilla province13.65-1.98 pts
3Cádiz province13.62-1.13 pts
4Seville province11.14-0.92 pts
5Granada province11.05-0.83 pts
6Córdoba province10.53-0.98 pts
7Badajoz province10.1-1.05 pts
8Ciudad Real province Estimated9.85-1.01 pts
9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province9.52-0.85 pts
10Málaga province Estimated9.3-0.9 pts
11Las Palmas province9.27-0.81 pts
12Cáceres province Estimated9.18-0.92 pts
13Alicante province Estimated9.07-0.81 pts
14Toledo province Estimated9-0.92 pts
15Jaén province8.98-0.99 pts
16Huelva province8.74-0.98 pts
17Álava province Estimated8.53-0.17 pts
18Almería province Estimated8.46-1.08 pts
19Albacete province Estimated8.38-0.96 pts
20Biscay province Estimated8.31-0.11 pts
21Zamora province Estimated8.27-0.58 pts
22Asturias province8.23-0.68 pts
23Ávila province Estimated8.2-0.35 pts
24Salamanca province Estimated8.03-0.57 pts
25Castellón province Estimated7.95-0.77 pts
26Valencia province Estimated7.85-0.73 pts
27Ourense province7.82-0.69 pts
28León province Estimated7.45-0.39 pts
29Cantabria province Estimated7.43-0.47 pts
30Pontevedra province7.25-0.62 pts
31Murcia province7.15-0.55 pts
32Cuenca province Estimated6.88-0.62 pts
33Tarragona province Estimated6.71-0.46 pts
34Navarre province Estimated6.59-0.33 pts
35Valladolid province Estimated6.47-0.22 pts
36A Coruña province6.4-0.48 pts
37Palencia province Estimated6.26+0.12 pts
38Guadalajara province Estimated6.2-0.52 pts
39Gipuzkoa province Estimated6.19-0.11 pts
40Barcelona province Estimated6.13-0.27 pts
41Zaragoza province Estimated5.95-0.45 pts
42Madrid province Estimated5.9-0.35 pts
43Lugo province5.84-0.45 pts
44Burgos province Estimated5.78-0.32 pts
45La Rioja province Estimated5.77-0.26 pts
46Lleida province Estimated5.27-0.37 pts
47Girona province Estimated5.25-0.39 pts
48Teruel province Estimated4.59-0.34 pts
49Huesca province Estimated4.4-0.45 pts
50Segovia province Estimated4.39-0.34 pts
51Soria province Estimated4.27-0.1 pts
52Balearic Islands province Estimated3.22-0.27 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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Which province has the highest registered unemployment rate?

Ceuta province, with 16.74% in October 2025, according to SEPE and INE.

Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?

Balearic Islands province, with 3.22% in October 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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