Canary Islands unemployment up 15,100 in Q3, 14,100 jobs lost

With the third‑quarter increase, the regional unemployment rate stands at 14.59%, the highest since 2022

Unemployment in the Canary Islands increased by 15,100 people during the third quarter, reaching 172,200 unemployed, a 9.6 % rise compared with the previous quarter, according to the Active Population Survey (EPA) published by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

• The unemployment rate now sits at 14.59 %, the highest third‑quarter level since 2022.
• Since the start of the INE series, the unemployment figure has risen as many times as it has fallen (12 times) in the third quarter, making this the sharpest quarterly increase since 2020.
• 14,100 jobs the Canary Islands in the third quarter (‑1.4 % versus the previous quarter), bringing total employment to 1,007,900 people, the highest third‑quarter employment level on record.
• The number of active workers closed the quarter at 1,180,100, up by 1,000 (+0.08 %) over the previous three months.

Year‑to‑date changes

• Unemployment rose by 4,400 people (+2.6 %) over the last year.
• 10,500 jobs were created in the same period (+1.1 %).
• The pool of active workers grew by 15,000 (+1.3 %).

Gender breakdown

• Female unemployment increased by 6,900 women (+8.3 %).
• Male unemployment rose by 8,000 men (+10.8 %).
• Women in unemployment: 90,100 (unemployment rate 16.19 %).
• Men in unemployment: 82,000 (unemployment rate 13.16 %).

Youth unemployment

• The number of job‑seekers under 25 grew by 1,600, pushing the youth unemployment rate to 33.37 %.

Types of contracts

The number of salaried workers with indefinite contracts fell by 5,600 in the third quarter.

• Temporary contracts decreased by 400.
• Total salaried workers: 871,200, of which 728,200 (83.59 %) hold indefinite contracts and 143,000 (16.41 %) are on temporary contracts.

Sectoral impact

• Public sector lost 7,000 jobs (‑4.03 %), leaving 166, occupied positions.

• ** sector** also shed 7,000 jobs (‑0.83 %), with 841,300 jobs remaining.

• Full‑time employment dropped by 16,700 (-1.80 %), down to 910,400.

• Part‑time employment rose by 2,700 (+2.85 %), reaching 97,500.

By industry

Canary Islands among the regions with the sharpest unemployment growth

• Andalusia (+32,300), Canary Islands (+15,100) and Murcia (+12,500) recorded the largest increases in unemployed persons.
• Balearic Islands, Extremadura and Castilla‑La Mancha saw the biggest declines, with reductions of 10,500, 10,300 and 5,400 respectively.

Employment creation

• Andalusia (+65,500), Valencian Community (+37,400) and Balearic Islands (+26,200) generated the most new jobs.
• Madrid, Canary Islands and Asturias lost jobs, with decreases of 60,700, 14,100 and 8,200 respectively.