Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Illes Balears
Illes Balears: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 8.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Illes Balears, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Illes Balears is 8.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Illes Balears peaked at 23.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Illes Balears ranks 67th of 436 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 Illes Balears, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +38.2% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -20.9% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +41.7% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +75.5% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 21.9% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 5.3% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 11.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 16.1% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Illes Balears
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 985.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 681.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 985.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 70.5% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 63.1% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 621.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 681.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 621.6 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Illes Balears?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Illes Balears was 8.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Illes Balears?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Illes Balears?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Illes Balears rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Illes Balears ranks 67th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Illes Balears?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Illes Balears 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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