Municipalities in Albacete province by registered unemployment
Albacete had the highest registered unemployment of 83 municipalities in January 2026, at 9,180. La Recueja had the lowest, at 7. The median was 58 and the figure for Albacete province was 21,457. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Top 40 municipalities, January 2026
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| Rank | Municipalities | January 2026 | Change on January 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albacete | 9,180 | -11% |
| 2 | Hellín | 1,792 | -12.8% |
| 3 | Almansa | 1,525 | -6.8% |
| 4 | Villarrobledo | 1,294 | -11.4% |
| 5 | La Roda | 938 | -9.1% |
| 6 | Caudete | 678 | -4.4% |
| 7 | Tarazona de la Mancha | 409 | -3.8% |
| 8 | Tobarra | 355 | -12.8% |
| 9 | Elche de la Sierra | 289 | -17% |
| 10 | Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón | 225 | -12.8% |
| 11 | Casas-Ibáñez | 224 | -11.5% |
| 12 | Madrigueras | 209 | -14.3% |
| 13 | Villamalea | 208 | -8% |
| 14 | Pozo Cañada | 180 | -7.7% |
| 15 | Yeste | 168 | -12% |
| 16 | El Bonillo | 164 | -0.6% |
| 17 | Fuente-Álamo | 156 | -21.2% |
| 18 | La Gineta | 155 | -11.4% |
| 19 | Munera | 142 | -15.5% |
| 20 | Socovos | 129 | -11% |
| 21 | Alpera | 123 | -10.2% |
| 22 | Ossa de Montiel | 121 | -15.4% |
| 23 | Barrax | 115 | -29.4% |
| 24 | Balazote | 113 | -12.4% |
| 25 | Liétor | 107 | -8.5% |
| 26 | Valdeganga | 103 | -14.2% |
| 27 | Casas de Juan Núñez | 102 | -6.4% |
| 28 | Ontur | 100 | -10.7% |
| 29 | Pozohondo | 93 | -22.5% |
| 30 | Riópar | 91 | -5.2% |
| 31 | Montealegre del Castillo | 89 | -19.1% |
| 32 | Mahora | 87 | -3.3% |
| 33 | Nerpio | 85 | -15.8% |
| 34 | Alcaraz | 83 | -30.8% |
| 35 | Fuentealbilla | 81 | -26.4% |
| 36 | Letur | 77 | -18.9% |
| 37 | Peñas de San Pedro | 73 | -7.6% |
| 38 | Lezuza | 67 | -16.3% |
| 39 | Férez | 63 | -10% |
| 40 | Minaya | 62 | -26.2% |
| 41 | San Pedro | 61 | -9% |
| 42 | Villalgordo del Júcar | 58 | -7.9% |
| 43 | Molinicos | 56 | -11.1% |
| 44 | Higueruela | 54 | +1.9% |
| 45 | Bonete | 53 | -13.1% |
| 45 | Cenizate | 53 | -18.5% |
| 47 | Alborea | 45 | 0% |
| 47 | Alcalá del Júcar | 45 | -26.2% |
| 47 | Bogarra | 45 | -8.2% |
| 50 | Alcadozo | 42 | -2.3% |
| 51 | Motilleja | 38 | -19.1% |
| 52 | Bienservida | 37 | -15.9% |
| 53 | Albatana | 34 | -8.1% |
| 54 | Pétrola | 31 | -6.1% |
| 54 | Villaverde de Guadalimar | 31 | -11.4% |
| 56 | Alatoz | 30 | -14.3% |
| 57 | Navas de Jorquera | 29 | +11.5% |
| 58 | Pozo-Lorente | 28 | -17.6% |
| 59 | Pozuelo | 27 | -22.9% |
| 60 | Ayna | 26 | -18.8% |
| 61 | Hoya-Gonzalo | 25 | -24.2% |
| 62 | Peñascosa | 24 | -7.7% |
| 62 | Povedilla | 24 | -4% |
| 62 | Villapalacios | 24 | -11.1% |
| 65 | Carcelén | 22 | -31.3% |
| 65 | Fuensanta | 22 | -15.4% |
| 67 | Abengibre | 21 | +10.5% |
| 68 | Jorquera | 19 | -5% |
| 69 | Casas de Ves | 18 | -25% |
| 69 | La Herrera | 18 | -14.3% |
| 71 | Paterna del Madera | 17 | -5.6% |
| 71 | Robledo | 17 | -10.5% |
| 73 | El Ballestero | 16 | -15.8% |
| 74 | Balsa de Ves | 14 | 0% |
| 74 | Casas de Lázaro | 14 | -17.6% |
| 74 | Corral-Rubio | 14 | +27.3% |
| 74 | Vianos | 14 | -41.7% |
| 78 | Salobre | 13 | -35% |
| 79 | Cotillas | 11 | -8.3% |
| 80 | Villavaliente | 9 | 0% |
| 80 | Viveros | 9 | +12.5% |
| 82 | Golosalvo | 7 | +16.7% |
| 82 | La Recueja | 7 | -30% |
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About this ranking
Job seekers registered as unemployed at public employment offices on the last working day of the month.
Administrative count, available down to municipality. Not the survey-based unemployment rate.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the municipalities are compared on one definition. 4 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for January 2026 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal (SEPE). Paro registrado por municipios. https://sede.sepe.gob.es/es/portaltrabaja/resources/sede/datos_abiertos/datos/Paro_por_municipios_2026_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?
Albacete, with 9,180 in January 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
La Recueja, with 7 in January 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
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