Municipalities in Granada province by registered unemployment, August 2026
Granada had the highest registered unemployment of 174 municipalities in August 2026, at 17,176. Cástaras had the lowest, at 5. The median was 65 and the figure for Granada province was 61,217. 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 | Granada | 17,176 | -6.5% |
| 2 | Motril | 3,510 | -10.8% |
| 3 | Armilla | 1,918 | -7.9% |
| 4 | Las Gabias | 1,753 | -9.7% |
| 5 | Maracena | 1,650 | -7.9% |
| 6 | Atarfe | 1,482 | -10.9% |
| 7 | Santa Fe | 1,438 | -8.2% |
| 8 | La Zubia | 1,390 | -7.1% |
| 9 | Guadix | 1,335 | -6.5% |
| 10 | Albolote | 1,300 | -6.7% |
| 11 | Almuñécar | 1,215 | -20% |
| 12 | Baza | 1,206 | -6.9% |
| 13 | Churriana de la Vega | 1,141 | -6.8% |
| 14 | Loja | 1,088 | -8% |
| 15 | Pinos Puente | 1,066 | -6.5% |
| 16 | Ogíjares | 937 | -7.2% |
| 17 | Peligros | 810 | -9.1% |
| 18 | Vegas del Genil | 761 | -11% |
| 19 | Salobreña | 760 | -12.7% |
| 20 | Huétor Vega | 752 | -5.9% |
| 21 | Alhendín | 691 | -13.5% |
| 22 | Dúrcal | 643 | -0.9% |
| 23 | Padul | 593 | -15% |
| 24 | Monachil | 589 | -9.7% |
| 25 | Cenes de la Vega | 586 | -13.6% |
| 26 | Cúllar Vega | 529 | -7.8% |
| 27 | Iznalloz | 494 | -6.1% |
| 28 | Huétor Tájar | 474 | -2.3% |
| 28 | Pulianas | 474 | -7.1% |
| 30 | Villa de Otura | 459 | -11.6% |
| 31 | Órgiva | 446 | -11.9% |
| 32 | Íllora | 441 | -7.7% |
| 33 | Fuente Vaqueros | 409 | -13.5% |
| 34 | Gójar | 383 | -6.6% |
| 35 | Huéscar | 367 | -8.3% |
| 36 | Alfacar | 364 | -11% |
| 37 | Chauchina | 349 | -13.8% |
| 38 | Benalúa | 321 | -13.5% |
| 39 | Cájar | 304 | -1.6% |
| 40 | Cijuela | 302 | -13.2% |
| 41 | Láchar | 300 | -14% |
| 42 | Albuñol | 298 | -7.5% |
| 43 | Jun | 226 | -12.7% |
| 44 | Cúllar | 223 | -9% |
| 45 | Lanjarón | 219 | -12.7% |
| 46 | Alhama de Granada | 204 | -6% |
| 47 | Güevéjar | 194 | -6.3% |
| 48 | Purullena | 184 | -13.6% |
| 49 | Caniles | 182 | -6.2% |
| 50 | Gualchos | 181 | -11.7% |
| 50 | Vélez de Benaudalla | 181 | -15.4% |
| 52 | Molvízar | 176 | +2.9% |
| 53 | Güéjar Sierra | 169 | -10.1% |
| 54 | Montefrío | 166 | +3.8% |
| 54 | Ugíjar | 166 | -14.9% |
| 56 | Moraleda de Zafayona | 161 | -8% |
| 57 | Deifontes | 153 | -10% |
| 58 | Guadahortuna | 150 | -3.2% |
| 59 | Moclín | 147 | -8.7% |
| 60 | Torrenueva Costa | 146 | -1.4% |
| 61 | La Malahá | 142 | +6% |
| 62 | Cogollos de la Vega | 140 | -12.5% |
| 63 | Huétor de Santillán | 130 | -18.8% |
| 64 | Benamaurel | 125 | -3.8% |
| 65 | Darro | 124 | -16.8% |
| 66 | Salar | 113 | -15% |
| 67 | Zújar | 111 | -17.2% |
| 68 | Lecrín | 110 | -10.6% |
| 69 | Dílar | 109 | -13.5% |
| 70 | Pinos Genil | 107 | +12.6% |
| 71 | Castril | 101 | -10.6% |
| 71 | Valderrubio | 101 | -1% |
| 73 | Valle del Zalabí | 98 | -14.8% |
| 74 | Cádiar | 95 | -22.8% |
| 75 | Puebla de Don Fadrique | 89 | -11% |
| 76 | Villamena | 88 | 0% |
| 77 | Nevada | 78 | +8.3% |
| 78 | Colomera | 77 | -11.5% |
| 78 | Pedro Martínez | 77 | -3.8% |
| 80 | Cortes de Baza | 75 | -17.6% |
| 80 | Nigüelas | 75 | -7.4% |
| 82 | La Peza | 72 | -21.7% |
| 83 | Cuevas del Campo | 70 | -2.8% |
| 83 | Los Guájares | 70 | -5.4% |
| 85 | Polopos | 68 | +11.5% |
| 86 | Castilléjar | 66 | -26.7% |
| 87 | Quéntar | 65 | -9.7% |
| 87 | Villanueva Mesía | 65 | -11% |
| 89 | Beas de Granada | 60 | +3.4% |
| 89 | Cortes y Graena | 60 | -26.8% |
| 89 | El Valle | 60 | +5.3% |
| 89 | Jérez del Marquesado | 60 | -20% |
| 93 | Chimeneas | 58 | -1.7% |
| 94 | Huéneja | 56 | -6.7% |
| 95 | Diezma | 55 | +3.8% |
| 95 | El Pinar | 55 | -9.8% |
| 97 | Escúzar | 54 | -11.5% |
| 98 | Orce | 53 | -3.6% |
| 99 | Fonelas | 52 | +2% |
| 100 | Jayena | 51 | -29.2% |
| 100 | Montejícar | 51 | -1.9% |
| 100 | Válor | 51 | -5.6% |
| 103 | Nívar | 50 | -24.2% |
| 104 | Alpujarra de la Sierra | 48 | +23.1% |
| 104 | Campotéjar | 48 | -4% |
| 104 | Domingo Pérez de Granada | 48 | -5.9% |
| 107 | Gor | 47 | -17.5% |
| 107 | Ítrabo | 47 | +4.4% |
| 107 | Víznar | 47 | -4.1% |
| 110 | Algarinejo | 46 | -20.7% |
| 111 | Freila | 45 | +2.3% |
| 112 | Galera | 43 | -6.5% |
| 112 | Otívar | 43 | -17.3% |
| 114 | Píñar | 42 | -20.8% |
| 115 | Albuñuelas | 41 | -2.4% |
| 115 | La Calahorra | 41 | -18% |
| 115 | La Taha | 41 | -18% |
| 118 | Cáñar | 40 | -7% |
| 118 | Torvizcón | 40 | -7% |
| 118 | Trevélez | 40 | 0% |
| 121 | Murtas | 39 | +2.6% |
| 122 | Ventas de Huelma | 38 | -5% |
| 123 | Benalúa de las Villas | 37 | -9.8% |
| 123 | Zafarraya | 37 | -5.1% |
| 125 | Alquife | 35 | -18.6% |
| 125 | Dólar | 35 | +12.9% |
| 125 | Lanteira | 35 | +9.4% |
| 128 | Aldeire | 34 | -8.1% |
| 128 | Calicasas | 34 | -27.7% |
| 128 | Cogollos de Guadix | 34 | +30.8% |
| 128 | Jete | 34 | -32% |
| 128 | Marchal | 34 | -2.9% |
| 128 | Montillana | 34 | -15% |
| 128 | Villanueva de las Torres | 34 | -2.9% |
| 135 | Albondón | 32 | -20% |
| 136 | Torre-Cardela | 31 | +24% |
| 137 | Pampaneira | 30 | +42.9% |
| 137 | Zagra | 30 | -11.8% |
| 139 | Capileira | 29 | -3.3% |
| 140 | Busquístar | 27 | -22.9% |
| 140 | Huélago | 27 | -10% |
| 140 | Lentegí | 27 | 0% |
| 140 | Sorvilán | 27 | -6.9% |
| 144 | Morelábor | 26 | -18.8% |
| 145 | Arenas del Rey | 25 | 0% |
| 145 | Cacín | 25 | -28.6% |
| 147 | Bérchules | 24 | -25% |
| 148 | Beas de Guadix | 22 | -24.1% |
| 148 | Dúdar | 22 | -18.5% |
| 150 | Játar | 21 | +23.5% |
| 151 | Dehesas Viejas | 20 | -23.1% |
| 151 | Polícar | 20 | -9.1% |
| 153 | Albuñán | 19 | -20.8% |
| 153 | Fornes | 19 | +5.6% |
| 153 | Pórtugos | 19 | -24% |
| 156 | Dehesas de Guadix | 18 | +28.6% |
| 156 | Gorafe | 18 | -28% |
| 156 | Rubite | 18 | 0% |
| 159 | Agrón | 17 | -5.6% |
| 159 | Ferreira | 17 | -19% |
| 161 | Alamedilla | 16 | -48.4% |
| 161 | Bubión | 16 | +14.3% |
| 161 | Carataunas | 16 | -15.8% |
| 164 | Lugros | 15 | -11.8% |
| 164 | Santa Cruz del Comercio | 15 | -16.7% |
| 166 | Alicún de Ortega | 13 | +18.2% |
| 166 | Almegíjar | 13 | -27.8% |
| 166 | Lújar | 13 | -23.5% |
| 169 | Juviles | 12 | +9.1% |
| 170 | Soportújar | 11 | -35.3% |
| 171 | Gobernador | 8 | -27.3% |
| 172 | Lobras | 7 | -30% |
| 172 | Turón | 7 | -22.2% |
| 174 | Cástaras | 5 | -16.7% |
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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. 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.
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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?
Granada, with 17,176 in August 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Cástaras, with 5 in August 2026.
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