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Granada Records Lowest Unemployment Rate in Nearly Two Decades

The Andalusian province reaches 15.05% unemployment, a figure close to the best record before the 2008 crisis.

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The Active Population Survey (EPA) has revealed that the province of Granada has reached its lowest unemployment rate in the past 18 years, standing at 15.05%, a figure very close to the best record from 2008.

The data, released this Tuesday, indicates that this figure represents only 0.8 hundredths more than the historical low recorded in the first quarter of 2008, just before the onset of the real estate crisis. This decline marks a significant milestone in the region's economic recovery.
According to the National Institute of Statistics, the total number of working-age citizens in Granada amounts to 813,800, an increase of 5,000 people in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the last quarter of 2025. Despite this increase, the active population has decreased by 4,300 citizens, settling at 444,400.
The number of employed individuals has grown by 6,400 people, reaching 377,500, which represents 84.9% of the total. On the other hand, inactive individuals have increased by 9,300, reaching 369,500. The unemployed have decreased by 10,700, settling at 66,900, or 15.1% of the active population, the lowest figure since the first quarter of 2008. Additionally, the number of people seeking their first job has dropped to 3,400.
Granada's population activity rate stands at 54.6%, the lowest recorded since the third quarter of 2020, while the inactive rate has reached 45.4%, showing sustained growth since the third quarter of 2023. The unemployment rate has decreased by 2.3 points compared to the previous quarter, and the employment rate has risen by 0.5 points, to 46.38%.
By sector, the services sector accounts for the largest share of employed individuals with 283,000 people, being one of the two productive sectors that has seen an increase, with 3,200 new jobs. The other growing sector is construction, which has added 5,300 people, reaching 25,800 employed. In contrast, agriculture has seen a reduction of 100 workers, settling at 36,500, and industry has lost 2,100, now at 32,200.
Regarding the inactive population, retirees or pensioners have increased by 11,500 this quarter, totaling 187,400 in Granada. The number of people dedicated to household chores has also grown, with 1,500 more, reaching 74,200. Conversely, the number of working-age students has decreased by 3,400, to 73,100, and permanently incapacitated individuals by 1,800, to 20,200. The record of unemployed individuals seeking their first job or who left their last job more than a year ago has fallen from 30,000 to 29,700.

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