Municipalities in Murcia province by registered unemployment
Murcia had the highest registered unemployment of 45 municipalities in January 2026, at 23,895. Ojós had the lowest, at 34. The median was 674 and the figure for Murcia province was 74,832. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
All municipalities, January 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | January 2026 | Change on January 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murcia | 23,895 | -6.2% |
| 2 | Cartagena | 12,313 | -6.1% |
| 3 | Molina de Segura | 3,835 | -5.9% |
| 4 | Lorca | 3,308 | -7.9% |
| 5 | Alcantarilla | 2,942 | -3.9% |
| 6 | Yecla | 1,804 | -12% |
| 7 | Águilas | 1,713 | -2.5% |
| 8 | San Javier | 1,630 | -9.6% |
| 9 | San Pedro del Pinatar | 1,519 | -4% |
| 10 | Mazarrón | 1,446 | -2.2% |
| 11 | Cieza | 1,383 | -2.2% |
| 12 | La Unión | 1,366 | -7.6% |
| 13 | Torre-Pacheco | 1,363 | -7% |
| 14 | Caravaca de la Cruz | 1,243 | -6.5% |
| 15 | Las Torres de Cotillas | 1,171 | -10.8% |
| 16 | Totana | 1,094 | -4.6% |
| 17 | Jumilla | 1,061 | -13% |
| 18 | Alhama de Murcia | 857 | -10.4% |
| 19 | Cehegín | 836 | -10.6% |
| 20 | Los Alcázares | 779 | -7.9% |
| 21 | Archena | 758 | -10% |
| 22 | Ceutí | 674 | -2.5% |
| 22 | Mula | 674 | -0.9% |
| 24 | Santomera | 620 | -6.6% |
| 25 | Alguazas | 613 | -4.1% |
| 26 | Fortuna | 587 | -6.4% |
| 26 | Fuente Álamo de Murcia | 587 | -10.1% |
| 28 | Bullas | 582 | -12.7% |
| 29 | Puerto Lumbreras | 534 | -6% |
| 30 | Calasparra | 467 | -15.2% |
| 31 | Abarán | 453 | -0.7% |
| 32 | Lorquí | 420 | -5.4% |
| 33 | Moratalla | 403 | -19.1% |
| 34 | Beniel | 399 | -5.2% |
| 35 | Abanilla | 290 | -5.2% |
| 36 | Librilla | 263 | -10.5% |
| 37 | Blanca | 250 | 0% |
| 38 | Villanueva del Río Segura | 199 | +13.1% |
| 39 | Pliego | 136 | -11.1% |
| 40 | Campos del Río | 123 | -1.6% |
| 41 | Albudeite | 89 | -9.2% |
| 42 | Ricote | 48 | -25% |
| 43 | Ulea | 36 | -12.2% |
| 44 | Aledo | 35 | 0% |
| 45 | Ojós | 34 | -10.5% |
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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. 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?
Murcia, with 23,895 in January 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Ojós, with 34 in January 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.
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