Employment in Almería fell by 2.27% in the third quarter compared to the previous one, while unemployment decreased by 1.74%. Year-on-year, employment dropped by 2.06% and unemployment rose by 8.20%.
According to noticiasdealmeria.com, employment in the province of Almería decreased by 2.27% in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, according to the Active Population Survey (EPA). It is one of five provincial declines recorded in the region.
In the whole of Andalusia, employment increased by 44,100 people (1.22%) over the last year, while unemployment decreased by 10,400 people (-1.60%). In contrast to the previous quarter, Andalusian employment fell by 24,900 people and unemployment rose by 13,400, reaching 640,500.
In Almería, employment also fell by 2.06% compared to the same quarter in 2025. By province, employment grew in Granada (3.02%), Cádiz (2.70%) and Jaén (1.36%), while it declined in Huelva (-6.21%), Sevilla (-2.34%), Málaga (-1.18%) and Córdoba (-0.16%).
Unemployment in the province fell by 1.74% during the quarter, but rose by 8.20% compared to the same period in 2025. Almería is one of four Andalusian provinces where unemployment has increased this year, along with Huelva, Málaga and Sevilla.
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