Municipalities in Almería province by registered unemployment, August 2026
Almería had the highest registered unemployment of 101 municipalities in August 2026, at 13,812. Benitagla had the lowest, at 5. The median was 47 and the figure for Almería province was 39,766. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Top 40 municipalities, August 2026
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| Rank | Municipalities | August 2026 | Change on August 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almería | 13,812 | -8.3% |
| 2 | Roquetas de Mar | 5,397 | -10.7% |
| 3 | El Ejido | 3,781 | -9% |
| 4 | Vícar | 1,343 | -8.8% |
| 5 | Adra | 1,294 | -13.2% |
| 6 | Níjar | 1,195 | -10.4% |
| 7 | Huércal de Almería | 1,183 | -7.9% |
| 8 | Vera | 884 | -10.9% |
| 9 | Huércal-Overa | 825 | -8.6% |
| 10 | Berja | 706 | -11.4% |
| 11 | Albox | 666 | -1.9% |
| 12 | Cuevas del Almanzora | 656 | -9.9% |
| 13 | Olula del Río | 483 | -6.4% |
| 14 | Garrucha | 423 | -11.5% |
| 15 | Viator | 388 | -9.3% |
| 16 | Carboneras | 364 | -2.2% |
| 17 | Macael | 354 | -3.8% |
| 18 | Pechina | 326 | -7.9% |
| 19 | La Mojonera | 302 | -10.1% |
| 20 | Pulpí | 292 | +3.2% |
| 21 | Gádor | 291 | -10.2% |
| 22 | Vélez-Rubio | 270 | -1.1% |
| 23 | Benahadux | 251 | -9.1% |
| 24 | Alhama de Almería | 250 | -12.9% |
| 25 | Tabernas | 244 | -5.1% |
| 26 | Turre | 219 | +3.3% |
| 27 | Tíjola | 170 | -14.1% |
| 28 | Mojácar | 168 | -13.8% |
| 29 | Cantoria | 163 | -5.8% |
| 30 | Dalías | 156 | 0% |
| 30 | Sorbas | 156 | -2.5% |
| 32 | Rioja | 153 | -12.1% |
| 33 | Antas | 141 | +8.5% |
| 34 | Fines | 131 | -9.7% |
| 35 | Zurgena | 121 | -4% |
| 36 | Fiñana | 115 | +0.9% |
| 37 | Serón | 100 | +5.3% |
| 38 | Balanegra | 96 | -22.6% |
| 39 | Arboleas | 93 | -13.9% |
| 40 | Vélez-Blanco | 85 | +11.8% |
| 41 | Laujar de Andarax | 81 | -15.6% |
| 42 | Los Gallardos | 78 | -17% |
| 42 | Purchena | 78 | -2.5% |
| 44 | Oria | 74 | +8.8% |
| 45 | Canjáyar | 72 | +14.3% |
| 46 | Abla | 61 | -15.3% |
| 47 | Chirivel | 58 | +7.4% |
| 48 | Gérgal | 55 | +1.9% |
| 49 | Alcolea | 51 | +8.5% |
| 50 | Lúcar | 48 | -17.2% |
| 51 | Abrucena | 47 | -2.1% |
| 52 | Fondón | 45 | -2.2% |
| 52 | Lubrín | 45 | -11.8% |
| 54 | Alhabia | 41 | -24.1% |
| 55 | María | 38 | -11.6% |
| 55 | Ohanes | 38 | -9.5% |
| 57 | Santa Fe de Mondújar | 36 | +5.9% |
| 57 | Uleila del Campo | 36 | -23.4% |
| 59 | Taberno | 34 | -17.1% |
| 60 | Paterna del Río | 33 | -2.9% |
| 61 | Lucainena de las Torres | 32 | -27.3% |
| 62 | Enix | 29 | +26.1% |
| 62 | Felix | 29 | -6.5% |
| 64 | Alboloduy | 27 | +22.7% |
| 65 | Bédar | 26 | -16.1% |
| 66 | Instinción | 25 | +13.6% |
| 66 | Terque | 25 | -13.8% |
| 68 | Armuña de Almanzora | 23 | -4.2% |
| 68 | Íllar | 23 | -4.2% |
| 68 | Líjar | 23 | 0% |
| 71 | Albanchez | 22 | 0% |
| 72 | Huécija | 21 | -19.2% |
| 72 | Padules | 21 | +10.5% |
| 72 | Sierro | 21 | -25% |
| 72 | Tahal | 21 | +10.5% |
| 76 | Nacimiento | 18 | +28.6% |
| 76 | Senés | 18 | -25% |
| 76 | Suflí | 18 | -21.7% |
| 79 | Las Tres Villas | 17 | -19% |
| 79 | Somontín | 17 | 0% |
| 79 | Urrácal | 17 | -10.5% |
| 82 | Alcóntar | 16 | +23.1% |
| 83 | Bentarique | 15 | +36.4% |
| 83 | Chercos | 15 | 0% |
| 85 | Santa Cruz de Marchena | 14 | -6.7% |
| 86 | Partaloa | 13 | 0% |
| 87 | Almócita | 12 | 0% |
| 88 | Benizalón | 11 | -8.3% |
| 89 | Alicún | 10 | -23.1% |
| 89 | Beires | 10 | +11.1% |
| 89 | Laroya | 10 | -23.1% |
| 92 | Cóbdar | 9 | +12.5% |
| 93 | Bayárcal | 8 | -38.5% |
| 93 | Rágol | 8 | -38.5% |
| 93 | Velefique | 8 | -11.1% |
| 96 | Bacares | 7 | -12.5% |
| 96 | Bayarque | 7 | -41.7% |
| 96 | Turrillas | 7 | -22.2% |
| 99 | Alsodux | 6 | |
| 99 | Olula de Castro | 6 | -25% |
| 101 | Benitagla | 5 |
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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. 2 municipalities with data in other periods have no value for August 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?
Almería, with 13,812 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Benitagla, with 5 in August 2026.
Where does this ranking come from?
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