Unemployment by Municipality in Spain (2026)

Spain's unemployment rate has extraordinary dispersion: Barañáin/Barañain records 0.1% while Línea de la Concepción, La reaches 29.3%. A gap of nearly 30 points within the same labour market. Data comes from SEPE and is updated monthly.

The pattern is consistent: north and east have the lowest rates, the south concentrates the highest. The Balearic Islands top the low-unemployment ranking — a direct effect of tourism. Andalusia and Castile-La Mancha concentrate most municipalities with rates above 15%.

10.1%

national avg unemployment

0.1%

lowest rate · Barañáin/Barañain

29.3%

highest rate · Línea de la Concepción, La

5 highest unemployment municipalities

1Línea de la Concepción, La
29.3%
2Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo
24.5%
3Santa Fe
22.6%
4San Juan de Aznalfarache
22.4%
5Algeciras
22.1%

5 lowest unemployment municipalities

1Barañáin/Barañain
0.1%
2Arroyomolinos
0.2%
3Aranguren
0.2%
4Formentera
0.9%
5Sóller
1.3%

SEPE · Abril 2026

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