The autonomous city of Ceuta topped the list of the Spanish provinces with the highest unemployment rate as of the fourth quarter of 2023, with an unemployment rate of 28.35 percent, followed by the autonomous city of Melilla with 27.42 percent. As can be observed in the chart, the southern regions of Spain as well as Canary Islands are greatly affected by this phenomenon. In fact, the largest southern region, Andalusia, has a long history of unemployment difficulties, with seven of its eight provinces represented on this list and historical data that record unemployment figures of over 18 percent in the last years.
The national unemployment figures have improved significantly over the last few years after a sharp increase caused by the 2008 financial crisis, which launched the country to rates of approximately 26 percent in 2014 up from a record low of 8 percent in 2006.
Spanish provinces with the highest unemployment rate as of the 4th quarter 2023
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INE (Spain). (January 26, 2024). Spanish provinces with the highest unemployment rate as of the 4th quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187760/highest-nemployment-rates-in-spain-by-province/
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