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Provinces of Spain by registered unemployment rate

Ceuta province had the highest registered unemployment rate of 52 provinces in November 2025, at 16.08%. Balearic Islands province had the lowest, at 3.51%. The median was 7.73% and the figure for Spain was 7.55%. Source: SEPE and INE.

Highest16.08Ceuta province
Lowest3.51Balearic Islands province
Median7.7352 provinces
Spain7.55History

All provinces, November 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Ceuta provinceCeuta province: 16.08 %16.08Melilla provinceMelilla province: 13.83 %13.83Cádiz provinceCádiz province: 13.56 %13.56Seville provinceSeville province: 10.97 %10.97Granada provinceGranada province: 10.88 %10.88Córdoba provinceCórdoba province: 10.23 %10.23Badajoz provinceBadajoz province: 9.91 %9.91Ciudad Real provinceCiudad Real province: 9.82 %9.82Santa Cruz de Tenerife provinceSanta Cruz de Tenerife province: 9.47 %9.47Málaga provinceMálaga province: 9.34 %9.34Las Palmas provinceLas Palmas province: 9.19 %9.19Cáceres provinceCáceres province: 9.19 %9.19Alicante provinceAlicante province: 9.08 %9.08Toledo provinceToledo province: 8.96 %8.96Huelva provinceHuelva province: 8.66 %8.66Jaén provinceJaén province: 8.66 %8.66Zamora provinceZamora province: 8.45 %8.45Álava provinceÁlava province: 8.4 %8.4Almería provinceAlmería province: 8.37 %8.37Albacete provinceAlbacete province: 8.31 %8.31Ávila provinceÁvila province: 8.31 %8.31Asturias provinceAsturias province: 8.24 %8.24Biscay provinceBiscay province: 8.22 %8.22Salamanca provinceSalamanca province: 8.02 %8.02Castellón provinceCastellón province: 7.76 %7.76Valencia provinceValencia province: 7.73 %7.73Ourense provinceOurense province: 7.73 %7.73León provinceLeón province: 7.64 %7.64Cantabria provinceCantabria province: 7.46 %7.46Pontevedra provincePontevedra province: 7.09 %7.09Cuenca provinceCuenca province: 7.08 %7.08Murcia provinceMurcia province: 7.07 %7.07Tarragona provinceTarragona province: 6.7 %6.7Navarre provinceNavarre province: 6.65 %6.65Valladolid provinceValladolid province: 6.49 %6.49A Coruña provinceA Coruña province: 6.31 %6.31Palencia provincePalencia province: 6.27 %6.27Gipuzkoa provinceGipuzkoa province: 6.15 %6.15Guadalajara provinceGuadalajara province: 6.11 %6.11Barcelona provinceBarcelona province: 6.06 %6.06Zaragoza provinceZaragoza province: 5.93 %5.93Madrid provinceMadrid province: 5.82 %5.82Lugo provinceLugo province: 5.82 %5.82Burgos provinceBurgos province: 5.78 %5.78La Rioja provinceLa Rioja province: 5.77 %5.77Lleida provinceLleida province: 5.22 %5.22Girona provinceGirona province: 5.21 %5.21Teruel provinceTeruel province: 4.68 %4.68Segovia provinceSegovia province: 4.47 %4.47Soria provinceSoria province: 4.4 %4.4Huesca provinceHuesca province: 4.38 %4.38Balearic Islands provinceBalearic Islands province: 3.51 %3.51
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from SEPE, INE. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankProvincesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Ceuta province16.08-1.77 pts
2Melilla province13.83-1.77 pts
3Cádiz province13.56-1.18 pts
4Seville province10.97-0.92 pts
5Granada province Estimated10.88-0.88 pts
6Córdoba province10.23-0.97 pts
7Badajoz province9.91-1.09 pts
8Ciudad Real province Estimated9.82-1.05 pts
9Santa Cruz de Tenerife province9.47-0.86 pts
10Málaga province9.34-0.88 pts
11Las Palmas province9.19-0.85 pts
12Cáceres province Estimated9.19-0.97 pts
13Alicante province Estimated9.08-0.83 pts
14Toledo province Estimated8.96-0.9 pts
15Huelva province8.66-1.03 pts
16Jaén province8.66-0.68 pts
17Zamora province Estimated8.45-0.55 pts
18Álava province Estimated8.4-0.22 pts
19Almería province Estimated8.37-0.92 pts
20Albacete province Estimated8.31-0.99 pts
21Ávila province Estimated8.31-0.31 pts
22Asturias province8.24-0.62 pts
23Biscay province Estimated8.22-0.16 pts
24Salamanca province Estimated8.02-0.64 pts
25Castellón province Estimated7.76-0.85 pts
26Valencia province Estimated7.73-0.85 pts
27Ourense province7.73-0.77 pts
28León province Estimated7.64-0.37 pts
29Cantabria province Estimated7.46-0.45 pts
30Pontevedra province7.09-0.7 pts
31Cuenca province Estimated7.08-0.44 pts
32Murcia province7.07-0.62 pts
33Tarragona province Estimated6.7-0.42 pts
34Navarre province Estimated6.65-0.29 pts
35Valladolid province Estimated6.49-0.19 pts
36A Coruña province6.31-0.55 pts
37Palencia province Estimated6.27+0.02 pts
38Gipuzkoa province Estimated6.15-0.1 pts
39Guadalajara province Estimated6.11-0.47 pts
40Barcelona province Estimated6.06-0.29 pts
41Zaragoza province Estimated5.93-0.36 pts
42Madrid province Estimated5.82-0.34 pts
43Lugo province5.82-0.55 pts
44Burgos province Estimated5.78-0.41 pts
45La Rioja province Estimated5.77-0.28 pts
46Lleida province Estimated5.22-0.32 pts
47Girona province Estimated5.21-0.43 pts
48Teruel province Estimated4.68-0.36 pts
49Segovia province Estimated4.47-0.39 pts
50Soria province Estimated4.4-0.32 pts
51Huesca province Estimated4.38-0.36 pts
52Balearic Islands province Estimated3.51-0.18 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 16.08% in November 2025, according to SEPE and INE.

Which province has the lowest registered unemployment rate?

Balearic Islands province, with 3.51% in November 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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