Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Cataluña
Cataluña: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 8.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Cataluña, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Cataluña is 8.4, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Cataluña peaked at 23.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.5, in 2006.
Cataluña ranks 82nd of 437 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Cataluña, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.6 | — |
| 2000 | 8.8 | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 8.4 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 10.5 | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 9.8 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 6.9 | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 6.5 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9 | +36.9% |
| 2009 | 16.2 | +82.0% |
| 2010 | 17.7 | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 19.2 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 22.5 | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 20.3 | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 18.6 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 15.7 | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 13.4 | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5 | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 11 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 12.6 | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 11.7 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 9.3 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9 | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 8.4 | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.2 | 6.5 | 16.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.3 | 11 | 23.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 | 8.4 | 12.6 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Cataluña
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 6,277 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 4,267 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,267 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,910 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 3,910 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Cataluña?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Cataluña was 8.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Cataluña?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Cataluña?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5 in 2006.
- How does Cataluña rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Cataluña ranks 82nd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Cataluña?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cataluña data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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