Andalusia’s registered unemployment fell by 9,661 people, or 1.8%, in July, bringing the total to 526,862—the lowest figure since December 2007. Across Spain, unemployment rose by 19,517 people, or 0.85%, to 2,311,499. Andalusia recorded the largest decline among the country’s autonomous communities; its July reduction was more than seven times the combined declines in Extremadura, Cantabria, Melilla and Ceuta.
Over the 12 months to July, unemployment in Andalusia fell by 63,993 people, or 10.83%. This marked 63 consecutive months of year-on-year declines, dating back to May 2021. Spain’s total fell by 93,107 over the same period, with Andalusia accounting for 68.7% of the national reduction.
In July, the largest sectoral decrease in Andalusia was in services, down 8,437 people, or 2.27%, accounting for more than 83% of the overall decline. Unemployment also fell among people without previous employment (-1,075), in industry (-315) and in agriculture (-279). Construction was the only sector to record an increase, with 445 more people unemployed. Over the year, unemployment declined in every sector, led by services, which accounted for 40,762 of the 63,993 fewer unemployed people.
The release notes that a new statistical classification of economic activities, CNAE25, took effect in March. It reassigns some activities to different sectors than under the previous 2009 classification, which may cause changes in sectoral unemployment figures that do not reflect only movements in the labour market.
Unemployment fell in July among both women and men, with a larger decrease among women: 8,453, or 2.56%, compared with 1,208, or 0.59%, among men. It also declined across all age groups and in all eight provinces. Cádiz recorded the largest provincial drop, with 3,479 fewer unemployed people, followed by Sevilla, Málaga, Granada and Córdoba.
Social Security membership in Andalusia fell by 6,948 in July, or 0.19%, to 3,598,976. Spain’s total increased by 41,727, or 0.19%, to 22,508,065. Over the year, membership rose by 106,159 in Andalusia, a 3.04% increase.
The number of self-employed workers in Andalusia reached a record 602,442 in July, after rising by 173. The region has held the highest total among Spain’s autonomous communities continuously since May 2021. Nationally, the number of self-employed workers fell by 103 to 3,472,357. Compared with July 2025, Andalusia had 12,775 more self-employed workers, a 2.2% increase.