Municipalities in Region of Murcia by registered unemployment
Murcia had the highest registered unemployment of 45 municipalities in May 2026, at 23,273. Aledo had the lowest, at 33. The median was 609 and the figure for Region of Murcia was 72,501. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
All municipalities, May 2026
Full ranking
| Rank | Municipalities | May 2026 | Change on May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murcia | 23,273 | -5.6% |
| 2 | Cartagena | 11,813 | -6.2% |
| 3 | Molina de Segura | 3,752 | -4.8% |
| 4 | Lorca | 3,257 | -4.7% |
| 5 | Alcantarilla | 2,865 | -4.3% |
| 6 | Yecla | 1,787 | -5.6% |
| 7 | Águilas | 1,666 | +2% |
| 8 | San Javier | 1,555 | -5.7% |
| 9 | San Pedro del Pinatar | 1,384 | -7.3% |
| 10 | Mazarrón | 1,374 | -3.2% |
| 11 | Torre-Pacheco | 1,329 | -4.9% |
| 12 | La Unión | 1,308 | -8.3% |
| 13 | Cieza | 1,225 | -3% |
| 14 | Caravaca de la Cruz | 1,216 | -0.3% |
| 15 | Las Torres de Cotillas | 1,158 | -4.8% |
| 16 | Jumilla | 1,040 | -6.1% |
| 17 | Totana | 1,012 | -9% |
| 18 | Alhama de Murcia | 869 | -2% |
| 19 | Cehegín | 796 | -5.6% |
| 20 | Los Alcázares | 781 | -1% |
| 21 | Archena | 734 | -9% |
| 22 | Ceutí | 679 | 0% |
| 23 | Mula | 609 | -7.9% |
| 24 | Bullas | 597 | +5.3% |
| 25 | Alguazas | 589 | -2.2% |
| 26 | Fortuna | 584 | -1.5% |
| 27 | Santomera | 583 | -9% |
| 28 | Puerto Lumbreras | 564 | +2.9% |
| 29 | Fuente Álamo de Murcia | 556 | -11.2% |
| 30 | Calasparra | 454 | -5% |
| 31 | Lorquí | 430 | -3.8% |
| 32 | Moratalla | 415 | -9.2% |
| 33 | Beniel | 395 | -9.8% |
| 34 | Abarán | 374 | -5.6% |
| 35 | Abanilla | 281 | -8.5% |
| 36 | Librilla | 264 | +1.9% |
| 37 | Blanca | 238 | +11.2% |
| 38 | Villanueva del Río Segura | 184 | +2.2% |
| 39 | Pliego | 143 | -4.7% |
| 40 | Campos del Río | 124 | +4.2% |
| 41 | Albudeite | 78 | -19.6% |
| 42 | Ricote | 56 | -11.1% |
| 43 | Ulea | 43 | +4.9% |
| 44 | Ojós | 34 | +36% |
| 45 | Aledo | 33 | -5.7% |
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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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which municipality has the highest registered unemployment?
Murcia, with 23,273 in May 2026, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which municipality has the lowest registered unemployment?
Aledo, with 33 in May 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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