Andalusia recorded 3,394 more unemployed people in August 2026, a 0.64% increase that brought the total to 530,256. It was the region’s second-lowest total since December 2007. Across Spain, registered unemployment rose by 44,419 people, or 1.92%, to 2,355,918. Regional Employment, Enterprise and Self-Employment Minister Rocío Blanco said unemployment increased in every autonomous community, but the rise in Andalusia was less pronounced. She said the region had the fourth-smallest percentage increase in Spain.
Over the 12 months to August, unemployment in Andalusia fell by 62,355 people, or 10.52%, marking 64 consecutive months of year-on-year decreases since May 2021. Spain recorded a decline of 70,593 over the same period. Blanco said Andalusia accounted for 80.6% of the decrease among the seven Spanish regions where unemployment fell over the year.
In August, unemployment fell in Andalusia’s agricultural sector by 869 people (2.98%). It increased in services by 2,610 (0.72%), construction by 1,082 (2.39%), the group with no previous employment by 325 (0.54%), and industry by 246 (0.86%). Services accounted for 77% of the monthly increase; the release attributed the rise in that sector to the end of many tourism, hospitality and education contracts. Over the year, unemployment fell in every sector, led by services, down 40,829 (10.04%). The release cautioned that a new economic-activity classification, CNAE25, introduced in March, may shift some activities between sectors and affect unemployment figures independently of changes in the labour market.
By sex, unemployment in August rose by 1.08% among men and 0.37% among women. Over the year, it fell by 8.94% among men and 11.50% among women; women accounted for 67% of the decrease. By age, August unemployment fell 0.14% among people aged 45 and over, while it rose 2.52% among those under 25 and 1.50% among people aged 25 to 44.
Unemployment fell in August only in Málaga province, by 0.42%, and increased in the other seven provinces. Compared with August 2025, it fell in all eight, with declines ranging from 8.55% in Granada to 12.76% in Jaén.
Social Security affiliation in Andalusia fell by 11,956 in August (0.33%) to 3,587,020. Spain recorded a decrease of 162,840 (0.72%) to 22,345,226. Over the year, affiliation rose by 111,619 in Andalusia (3.21%), accounting for 16.4% of Spain’s annual increase.
The number of self-employed workers in Andalusia fell by 474 in August to 601,968. The region retained the national lead it has held continuously since May 2021. Compared with August 2025, Andalusia had 13,647 more self-employed workers, a 2.3% increase, accounting for 21.4% of Spain’s annual increase in registrations under the special self-employed workers’ scheme.