Autonomous communities of Spain by registered unemployment
Andalusia had the highest registered unemployment of 19 autonomous communities in November 2025, at 595,316. Melilla had the lowest, at 7,987. The median was 74,520 and the figure for Spain was 2.42 million. Source: the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
All autonomous communities, November 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Autonomous communities | November 2025 | Change on November 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andalusia Estimated | 595,316 | -7.9% |
| 2 | Catalonia Estimated | 321,019 | -3.4% |
| 3 | Valencian Community Estimated | 292,011 | -7.3% |
| 4 | Community of Madrid Estimated | 276,414 | -3.9% |
| 5 | Canary Islands | 146,649 | -7.7% |
| 6 | Castilla-La Mancha Estimated | 117,367 | -8.3% |
| 7 | Galicia | 111,572 | -8.4% |
| 8 | Basque Country Estimated | 106,461 | -1.3% |
| 9 | Castile and León Estimated | 99,732 | -4.9% |
| 10 | Region of Murcia | 74,520 | -6.9% |
| 11 | Extremadura Estimated | 64,803 | -10.3% |
| 12 | Asturias | 50,996 | -6.8% |
| 13 | Aragon Estimated | 48,116 | -5.2% |
| 14 | Balearic Islands Estimated | 30,217 | -3.4% |
| 15 | Navarre Estimated | 29,059 | -3.2% |
| 16 | Cantabria Estimated | 27,913 | -5.4% |
| 17 | La Rioja Estimated | 11,958 | -3.9% |
| 18 | Ceuta | 9,128 | -9.2% |
| 19 | Melilla | 7,987 | -9.8% |
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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 autonomous communities 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_2025_csv.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-08.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which autonomous community has the highest registered unemployment?
Andalusia, with 595,316 in November 2025, according to the Servicio Público de Empleo Estatal.
Which autonomous community has the lowest registered unemployment?
Melilla, with 7,987 in November 2025.
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.
Registered unemployment: other rankings
- EU regions (NUTS 2)
- Provinces of Spain
- Municipalities of Spain
- Municipalities in Castile and León
- Municipalities in Catalonia
- Municipalities in Castilla-La Mancha
- Municipalities in Andalusia
- Municipalities in Aragon
- Municipalities in Valencian Community
- Municipalities in Extremadura
- Municipalities in Burgos province
- Municipalities in Salamanca province
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