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Municipalities in Barcelona province by registered unemployment, August 2026
Barcelona had the highest registered unemployment of 289 municipalities in August 2026, at 66,029. Viver i Serrateix had the lowest, at 0. The median was 160 and the figure for Barcelona province was 247,374. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Median 160 289 municipalities
Barcelona Barcelona: 66,029 persons 66,029 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 11,845 persons 11,845 Badalona Badalona: 11,716 persons 11,716 Terrassa Terrassa: 11,636 persons 11,636 Sabadell Sabadell: 10,901 persons 10,901 Mataró Mataró: 6,597 persons 6,597 Santa Coloma de Gramenet Santa Coloma de Gramenet: 6,188 persons 6,188 Manresa Manresa: 4,442 persons 4,442 Rubí Rubí: 3,934 persons 3,934 Cornellà de Llobregat Cornellà de Llobregat: 3,902 persons 3,902 Sant Boi de Llobregat Sant Boi de Llobregat: 3,663 persons 3,663 Vilanova i la Geltrú Vilanova i la Geltrú: 3,427 persons 3,427 Granollers Granollers: 2,899 persons 2,899 El Prat de Llobregat El Prat de Llobregat: 2,819 persons 2,819 Viladecans Viladecans: 2,770 persons 2,770 Sant Adrià de Besòs Sant Adrià de Besòs: 2,443 persons 2,443 Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès: 2,441 persons 2,441 Mollet del Vallès Mollet del Vallès: 2,420 persons 2,420 Castelldefels Castelldefels: 2,354 persons 2,354 Vic Vic: 2,344 persons 2,344 Cerdanyola del Vallès Cerdanyola del Vallès: 2,235 persons 2,235 Montcada i Reixac Montcada i Reixac: 1,956 persons 1,956 Igualada Igualada: 1,945 persons 1,945 Ripollet Ripollet: 1,931 persons 1,931 Gavà Gavà: 1,829 persons 1,829 Vilafranca del Penedès Vilafranca del Penedès: 1,748 persons 1,748 Sant Feliu de Llobregat Sant Feliu de Llobregat: 1,653 persons 1,653 Esplugues de Llobregat Esplugues de Llobregat: 1,574 persons 1,574 Sant Pere de Ribes Sant Pere de Ribes: 1,516 persons 1,516 Pineda de Mar Pineda de Mar: 1,448 persons 1,448 Barberà del Vallès Barberà del Vallès: 1,333 persons 1,333 Sant Vicenç dels Horts Sant Vicenç dels Horts: 1,314 persons 1,314 Martorell Martorell: 1,303 persons 1,303 Sant Joan Despí Sant Joan Despí: 1,256 persons 1,256 Premià de Mar Premià de Mar: 1,236 persons 1,236 Manlleu Manlleu: 1,187 persons 1,187 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda Santa Perpètua de Mogoda: 1,131 persons 1,131 Sant Andreu de la Barca Sant Andreu de la Barca: 1,111 persons 1,111 Olesa de Montserrat Olesa de Montserrat: 986 persons 986 Canovelles Canovelles: 974 persons 974 persons. Source: SEPE . Retrieved 2026-10-08. Full ranking Rank Municipalities August 2026persons Change on August 2025 1 Barcelona 66,029 +3.7% 2 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 11,845 +1.3% 3 Badalona 11,716 -0.9% 4 Terrassa 11,636 -2.1% 5 Sabadell 10,901 -0.7% 6 Mataró 6,597 -1.2% 7 Santa Coloma de Gramenet 6,188 +1% 8 Manresa 4,442 +0.2% 9 Rubí 3,934 -0.7% 10 Cornellà de Llobregat 3,902 +1.4% 11 Sant Boi de Llobregat 3,663 +5.3% 12 Vilanova i la Geltrú 3,427 -1.7% 13 Granollers 2,899 +0.5% 14 El Prat de Llobregat 2,819 +0.6% 15 Viladecans 2,770 -2.6% 16 Sant Adrià de Besòs 2,443 -0.3% 17 Sant Cugat del Vallès 2,441 -1.9% 18 Mollet del Vallès 2,420 -0.1% 19 Castelldefels 2,354 +1.2% 20 Vic 2,344 +9.9% 21 Cerdanyola del Vallès 2,235 +1.9% 22 Montcada i Reixac 1,956 -0.2% 23 Igualada 1,945 +1.2% 24 Ripollet 1,931 -1.9% 25 Gavà 1,829 -7.1% 26 Vilafranca del Penedès 1,748 +2.1% 27 Sant Feliu de Llobregat 1,653 +3.8% 28 Esplugues de Llobregat 1,574 -2.5% 29 Sant Pere de Ribes 1,516 +0.6% 30 Pineda de Mar 1,448 +3.7% 31 Barberà del Vallès 1,333 -4.1% 32 Sant Vicenç dels Horts 1,314 -2.8% 33 Martorell 1,303 +5.8% 34 Sant Joan Despí 1,256 -2.3% 35 Premià de Mar 1,236 +0.7% 36 Manlleu 1,187 +5.5% 37 Santa Perpètua de Mogoda 1,131 -0.7% 38 Sant Andreu de la Barca 1,111 -4.3% 39 Olesa de Montserrat 986 -4.5% 40 Canovelles 974 -4.1% 41 Esparreguera 970 -10% 42 El Masnou 961 +2.6% 43 Sitges 948 +2.2% 44 Molins de Rei 923 -1.7% 45 Tordera 922 -5.8% 46 Castellar del Vallès 917 -4.1% 47 Piera 889 -2.9% 48 Les Franqueses del Vallès 874 -1.4% 49 Berga 843 +1.4% 50 Montornès del Vallès 833 -1.2% 51 Badia del Vallès 830 -7.6% 52 Sant Celoni 824 -5.5% 53 Calella 816 -1.4% 54 Cubelles 797 +5.3% 55 Malgrat de Mar 781 +1.4% 56 Cardedeu 748 -1.8% 57 Vilanova del Camí 740 -4.8% 58 Torelló 687 +6.3% 59 Arenys de Mar 686 -2% 60 Santa Margarida de Montbui 669 -0.1% 61 Canet de Mar 666 +9.2% 62 La Llagosta 660 +5.9% 63 Vilassar de Mar 659 +0.5% 64 Parets del Vallès 650 -11.2% 65 Lliçà d'Amunt 642 -6.6% 66 Caldes de Montbui 639 +1.1% 67 Sant Quirze del Vallès 638 +0.2% 68 Vallirana 619 -0.8% 69 Corbera de Llobregat 561 -3.4% 70 La Garriga 560 -7.4% 71 Sant Vicenç de Castellet 547 -1.6% 72 Sant Just Desvern 529 +0.4% 73 Palau-solità i Plegamans 527 -3.1% 74 Sant Sadurní d'Anoia 495 +4.2% 75 Castellbisbal 490 +1% 76 Llinars del Vallès 483 +1% 77 Montgat 478 +5.1% 78 Argentona 467 -4.5% 79 Masquefa 465 -0.6% 80 Santa Maria de Palautordera 455 0% 81 Sant Joan de Vilatorrada 452 +4.6% 82 Abrera 431 -8.7% 83 La Roca del Vallès 424 +4.4% 84 Pallejà 412 -3.1% 85 Bigues i Riells del Fai 409 +1.2% 86 Palafolls 381 -1% 87 Arenys de Munt 378 +0.5% 88 Cervelló 370 -1.3% 89 Gelida 355 +14.1% 90 Premià de Dalt 354 +3.8% 91 Sant Fruitós de Bages 350 +14% 92 Polinyà 344 -8.8% 93 Montmeló 330 -17.1% 94 Sant Andreu de Llavaneres 326 -5.2% 94 Sant Fost de Campsentelles 326 -3.3% 96 Sallent 309 +7.3% 96 Vilassar de Dalt 309 +4.7% 98 Sentmenat 307 -9.4% 98 Vacarisses 307 -10.8% 100 Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana 305 +0.3% 101 Moià 298 -0.3% 102 L'Ametlla del Vallès 293 -1.7% 103 Navàs 291 +6.2% 104 Santa Margarida i els Monjos 287 -9.2% 105 Roda de Ter 279 -1.8% 105 Viladecavalls 279 -3.1% 107 Sant Feliu de Codines 276 -1.1% 108 Tona 270 -6.9% 109 Canyelles 268 +0.4% 110 Dosrius 260 -4.1% 110 Sant Antoni de Vilamajor 260 +4.8% 112 Centelles 256 -9.2% 113 Tiana 254 +5.4% 114 La Torre de Claramunt 252 -0.8% 115 Navarcles 248 +17% 115 Súria 248 +3.8% 117 Sant Esteve Sesrovires 237 -4% 118 Alella 233 -5.3% 118 Castellbell i el Vilar 233 +10.4% 120 Capellades 230 +4.1% 121 Santpedor 222 -8.6% 122 Santa Coloma de Cervelló 221 -9.1% 123 Sant Pere de Vilamajor 219 +4.8% 124 Martorelles 216 -13.9% 125 Lliçà de Vall 212 -9% 126 Olivella 211 +10.5% 127 Artés 210 -2.8% 128 Torrelles de Llobregat 208 -5.5% 129 Balenyà 200 +7.5% 130 Cabrils 198 -4.3% 131 Begues 196 -3% 131 Sant Pol de Mar 196 +14.6% 131 Torrelles de Foix 196 +12.6% 134 Gironella 193 -12.7% 135 Sant Vicenç de Montalt 192 +15.7% 136 El Pont de Vilomara i Rocafort 188 -4.1% 137 Taradell 186 -15.8% 138 Teià 184 +8.2% 139 Vilanova del Vallès 181 +1.1% 140 Òdena 176 +2.3% 141 Puig-reig 162 +1.9% 142 Cardona 161 -10.6% 143 El Papiol 160 -1.8% 143 Mediona 160 +1.3% 143 Sant Cebrià de Vallalta 160 -0.6% 146 Els Hostalets de Pierola 159 -3% 147 Matadepera 158 -19% 148 Calaf 153 -8.9% 149 Collbató 150 +4.9% 150 Sant Climent de Llobregat 149 -4.5% 151 Sant Hipòlit de Voltregà 146 +7.4% 152 Cànoves i Samalús 145 +0.7% 153 Olèrdola 141 +4.4% 154 Sant Salvador de Guardiola 136 -4.9% 155 Balsareny 135 +6.3% 155 Vallgorguina 135 -4.3% 157 Santa Susanna 132 -7% 158 Monistrol de Montserrat 128 -7.2% 158 Seva 128 -0.8% 160 Cabrera de Mar 127 -0.8% 161 Sant Martí Sarroca 126 -6% 162 Les Masies de Voltregà 123 +32.3% 163 La Pobla de Claramunt 118 +19.2% 163 Sant Quintí de Mediona 118 -11.3% 165 Sant Esteve de Palautordera 117 +9.3% 166 Castellet i la Gornal 112 -3.4% 166 Sant Llorenç Savall 112 +4.7% 168 Aiguafreda 110 +8.9% 169 Caldes d'Estrac 109 -6% 169 Castellterçol 109 +18.5% 171 El Bruc 107 +40.8% 172 Subirats 106 +10.4% 173 Cabrera d'Anoia 104 -6.3% 173 Sant Pere de Torelló 104 +1% 175 Castellgalí 101 -12.9% 176 Prats de Lluçanès 100 +12.4% 177 Olesa de Bonesvalls 98 +7.7% 178 La Granada 94 +8% 179 Fogars de la Selva 92 -4.2% 180 La Palma de Cervelló 91 -4.2% 180 Santa Eugènia de Berga 91 +28.2% 182 Sant Julià de Vilatorta 90 +15.4% 183 Callús 86 -3.4% 184 Sant Quirze de Besora 83 +3.8% 185 Gualba 81 +22.7% 186 Avinyó 80 -4.8% 186 Vallromanes 80 -12.1% 188 Sant Llorenç d'Hortons 79 -3.7% 189 Calldetenes 76 +2.7% 190 Bagà 74 -9.8% 191 Sant Pere de Riudebitlles 73 -9.9% 192 Cercs 70 +18.6% 192 Sant Martí de Centelles 70 +1.4% 192 Sant Vicenç de Torelló 70 -13.6% 195 Ullastrell 68 -15% 196 Vallbona d'Anoia 67 -15.2% 197 Avià 65 +8.3% 197 Montesquiu 65 +3.2% 199 Casserres 64 -13.5% 199 Figaró-Montmany 64 +8.5% 201 Castellví de la Marca 63 +21.2% 202 Avinyonet del Penedès 61 -3.2% 203 Gurb 59 +25.5% 203 Sant Iscle de Vallalta 59 +1.7% 205 L'Esquirol 57 0% 206 Folgueroles 55 +7.8% 206 Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer 55 +44.7% 208 Fonollosa 54 -3.6% 209 Castellví de Rosanes 48 -27.3% 210 El Pla del Penedès 47 -28.8% 210 Monistrol de Calders 47 -2.1% 212 Castellnou de Bages 46 0% 212 Guardiola de Berguedà 46 +12.2% 214 La Llacuna 45 +9.8% 214 Santa Maria de Martorelles 45 +21.6% 216 Torrelavit 44 +22.2% 217 Pontons 40 +14.3% 217 Vilobí del Penedès 40 +17.6% 219 Olvan 39 +21.9% 220 Pacs del Penedès 38 +31% 220 Sant Martí de Tous 38 +15.2% 222 Castellcir 37 -2.6% 222 Rellinars 37 -5.1% 224 Olost 36 +12.5% 224 Sant Quirze Safaja 36 +28.6% 224 Vilalba Sasserra 36 -18.2% 227 Carme 35 -12.5% 227 Sant Bartomeu del Grau 35 +9.4% 229 Calders 32 +14.3% 229 Les Cabanyes 32 -15.8% 231 Sant Boi de Lluçanès 31 +93.8% 232 La Pobla de Lillet 30 -11.8% 232 Sant Cugat Sesgarrigues 30 -3.2% 234 Font-rubí 28 -31.7% 234 Òrrius 28 -15.2% 236 Jorba 27 -12.9% 237 Campins 25 +4.2% 238 Fogars de Montclús 23 +27.8% 239 Montseny 22 +37.5% 239 Muntanyola 22 -12% 239 Santa Maria d'Oló 22 0% 242 Marganell 21 +16.7% 243 Sant Feliu Sasserra 20 +33.3% 244 Les Masies de Roda 18 0% 244 Tagamanent 18 +20% 246 Puigdàlber 17 +13.3% 247 Perafita 16 +60% 247 Rajadell 16 +14.3% 247 Sant Mateu de Bages 16 -27.3% 250 Castellfollit del Boix 15 +66.7%
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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. 22 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 Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:
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Questions Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment? Barcelona, with 66,029 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment? Viver i Serrateix, with 0 in August 2026.
Where does this ranking come from? Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal, Paro registrado por municipios. Retrieved 2026-10-08. 22 municipalities have no value for August 2026 and are not ranked.
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