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The Survey on the Population in Relation to Activity operation is a continuous source of information on the characteristics and dynamics of the labour force of the Basque Country. It records the relation to productive activity of the population resident in family households, as well as the changes produced in labour situations; it produces indicators of conjunctural variations in the evolution of the active population; it also estimates the degree of participation of the population in economically non-productive activities. It offers information on the province and capital level.

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The unemployment rate remained at 7% in the first quarter of 2025, after the number of employed people in the Basque Country fell by 5,400 and the number of unemployed people decreased by 1,300  (04/23/2025)
Reference period > I/2025
Last update > 04/23/2025
Next update: > 07/17/2025
 
 

Unemployment Rate (%) (I/2025)

7 

Unemployment Rate. Variation inter-annual (p.p.) (I/2025)

-0.9 

 
 
Unemployment rate and trend of the population aged 16 and over of the Basque Country, by quarter

Unemployment rate

Trend
Q1, 1985
Q1, 1991
Q1, 1997
Q1, 2003
Q1, 2009
Q1, 2015
Q1, 2021
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Q1, 1985
Q1, 1991
Q1, 1997
Q1, 2003
Q1, 2009
Q1, 2015
Q1, 2021
Source: EUSTAT Population with relation to activity survey

 
Press releases
The unemployment rate remained at 7% in the first quarter of 2025, after the number of employed people in the Basque Country fell by 5,400 and the number of unemployed people decreased by 1,300  (04/23/2025)04/23/2025
The number of people in work was down 0.2% and the employment rate remained at 7.1% but with 1,100 fewer unemployed people in the fourth quarter of 2024  (01/21/2025)01/21/2025
The number of people out of work in the Basque Country fell by 3,400 and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.1% in the third quarter of 2024  (10/17/2024)10/17/2024
The number of people out of work in the Basque Country fell by 4,500 and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% in the second quarter of 2024  (07/18/2024)07/18/2024
The population in work increased by 1,500 and the unemployment rate stood at 7.9% in the first quarter of 2024 in the Basque Country (04/18/2024)04/18/2024
The number of people out of work fell by 5,800 and the unemployment rate dropped to 7% in the fourth quarter of 2023 in the Basque Country (01/19/2024)01/19/2024
The population in work increased by 4,300 and the unemployment rate stood at 7.5% in the third quarter of 2023 in the Basque Country (10/20/2023)10/20/2023
The number of people out of work fell by 14,500 and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.4% in the second quarter of 2023 in the Basque Country (07/21/2023)07/21/2023
The population in work fell by 0.2% and the unemployment rate stood at 8.7% in the first quarter of 2023 in the Basque Country (04/21/2023)04/21/2023
The number of employed people fell by 0.5% and the unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in the fourth quarter of 2022 in the Basque Country (01/20/2023)01/20/2023
The number of people in work rose by 4,100 and the unemployment rate dropped to 7.9% in the third quarter of 2022 in the Basque Country (10/21/2022)10/21/2022
The number of people in work rose by 9,300 and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.5% in the second quarter of 2022 in the Basque Country (07/22/2022)07/22/2022
The number of people in work rose by 8,300 and the unemployment rate dropped to 9.1% in the first quarter of 2022 in the Basque Country (04/22/2022)04/22/2022
The number of people in work decreased by 0.2% and the unemployment rate rose to 9.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021 in the Basque Country (01/21/2022)01/21/2022
The number of people in work was up by more than 9,000 and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9% in the third quarter of 2021 in the Basque Country (10/22/2021)10/22/2021
The number of people in work was up by more than 15,000 and the unemployment rate dropped to 10.3% in the second quarter of 2021 in the Basque Country (07/23/2021)07/23/2021
The unemployed population fell by 3,900 and the unemployment rate stood at 11.1% in the first quarter of 2021 in the Basque Country (04/23/2021)04/23/2021
The unemployment rate stood at 11.2%, and the working population increased by 1.5% in the fourth quarter of 2020 in the Basque Country (01/22/2021)01/22/2021
The unemployment rate stood at 10%, and the working population increased by 0.3% in the third quarter of 2020 in the Basque Country (10/21/2020)10/21/2020
The unemployment rate stood at 10.8%, and the employed population was down 3.4% in the second quarter of 2020 in the Basque Country (07/21/2020)07/21/2020
The unemployment rate stood at 9.9%, and the employment population was down 0.4% in the first quarter of 2020 in the Basque Country (04/23/2020)04/23/2020
The unemployment rate stood at 9.3%, and the employment rate was down 1% in the fourth quarter of 2019 in the Basque Country (01/23/2020)01/23/2020
The unemployment rate fell to 9.2%, and the employment rate increased by 7,200 people in the third quarter of 2019 in the Basque Country (10/18/2019)10/18/2019
The unemployment rate stood at 9.6%, and the employment rate increased by 1.2% in the second quarter of 2019 in the Basque Country (07/19/2019)07/19/2019
The unemployment rate stood at 10.2%, and the employment rate was down 0.2% in the first quarter of 2019 in the Basque Country (04/17/2019)04/17/2019
The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5%, and the employment rate was down 0.1% in the third quarter of 2018 in the Basque Country (10/19/2018)10/19/2018
The unemployment rate fell to 10.1%, and the employment rate increased by 2.6% in the second quarter of 2018 in the Basque Country (07/20/2018)07/20/2018
The unemployment rate stood at 11.3%, and the employment rate decreased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2018 in the Basque Country (04/20/2018)04/20/2018
The population in work increased by 0.1% and the unemployment rate fell to 11.1% in the fourth quarter of 2017 in the Basque Country (01/19/2018)01/19/2018
The population in work fell by 1.0% and the unemployment figure stood at 11.5% in the third quarter of 2017 in the Basque Country (10/20/2017)10/20/2017
The unemployment rate fell to 11%, and the employment rate increased by 13,800 in the second quarter of 2017 in the Basque Country (07/21/2017)07/21/2017
The unemployment rate fell to 11.4%, and the employment rate increased by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2017 in the Basque Country (04/25/2017)04/25/2017
The unemployment rate fell to 12.5%, and the employment rate decreased by 0.9% in the fourth quarter of 2016 in the Basque Country (01/20/2017)01/20/2017
The unemployment rate fell to 12.6%, and the employment rate rose by 0.8% in the third quarter of 2016 in the Basque Country (10/21/2016)10/21/2016
The unemployment rate fell to 13.9%, and the number of people in work rose by 9,300 in the second quarter of 2016 in the Basque Country (07/22/2016)07/22/2016
The unemployment rate fell to 14.4%, and the employment rate remained stable in the first quarter of 2016 in the Basque Country (04/22/2016)04/22/2016
The unemployment rate fell to 14.5%, and the employment rate increased by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015 in the Basque Country (01/22/2016)01/22/2016
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 14.7%, and the employment rate fell by 0.4% in the third quarter of 2015 in the Basque Country (10/21/2015)10/21/2015
The population in work was up by 8,400 individuals and the unemployment figure was down to 15.1% in the second quarter of 2015 in the Basque Country (07/22/2015)07/22/2015
The population in work rose by 0.4% and the unemployment rate stood at 14.8% in the first quarter of 2015 in the Basque Country (04/17/2015)04/17/2015
The population in work was up by six thousand individuals and the unemployment figure remained at 14.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014 in the Basque Country (01/16/2015)01/16/2015
The population in work fell by 0.1% and the unemployment rate fell to 14.5% in the third quarter of 2014 in the Basque Country (10/17/2014)10/17/2014
The population in work was up by 6,400 individuals and the unemployment figure was down to 15% in the second quarter of 2014 in the Basque Country (07/18/2014)07/18/2014
The population in work fell by 0.5% and the unemployment figure stood at 15.5% in the first quarter of 2014 in the Basque Country (04/16/2014)04/16/2014
The number of people in work remained stable and the unemployment rate reached 15.3% due to an increase in the active population in the fourth quarter of 2013 in the Basque Country (01/17/2014)01/17/2014
The population in work was up by 11,000 individuals and the unemployment figure stood at 14.8% in the third quarter of 2013 in the Basque Country (10/18/2013)10/18/2013
The population in work was up by 14,600 individuals and the unemployment figure stood at 14.5% in the second quarter of 2013 in the Basque Country (07/19/2013)07/19/2013
The population in work was up by 2,500 individuals and the unemployment figure stood at 13.8% in the first quarter of 2013 in the Basque Country (04/19/2013)04/19/2013
The population in work fell by 2.1% and the unemployment figure stood at 12.8% in the fourth quarter of 2012 in the Basque Country (01/18/2013)01/18/2013
The unemployment rate was down by 11.8% and the population in work fell by 1% in the third quarter of 2012 in the Basque Country (10/19/2012)10/19/2012
The population in work grew by 0.2% and the unemployment rate stood at 11.9% in the second quarter of 2012 in the Basque Country (07/19/2012)07/19/2012
The population in work fell by 1.8% and the unemployment figure stood at 12.1% in the first quarter of 2012 in the Basque Country (04/19/2012)04/19/2012
The number of people in work dropped by 1.1% and the unemployment rate rose 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2011 in the Basque Country (01/19/2012)01/19/2012
The number of people in work dropped by 0.5% and the unemployment rate fell to 10.6% in the third quarter of 2011 in the Basque Country (10/20/2011)10/20/2011
The number of people in employment rose by 0.3% and the unemployment rate stood at 10.9% in the second quarter of 2011 in the Basque Country (07/19/2011)07/19/2011
The employed population fell by 0.1% and the unemployment rate stood at 10.7% in the first quarter of 2011 in the Basque Country (04/15/2011)04/15/2011
The number of people in work fell by 1,9% and the unemployment rate reached 10% in the Basque Country in the fourth quarter of 2010  (01/20/2011)01/20/2011
The employed population increased by 0.9% and the unemployment rate fell slightly in the third quarter of 2010 in the Basque Country (10/19/2010)10/19/2010
The number of people in employment rose by 0.9% and the unemployment rate stood at 9.1% in the second quarter of 2010 in the Basque Country (07/20/2010)07/20/2010
The employed population fell by 0.9% and the unemployment rate reached 8.9% in the first quarter of 2010 in the Basque Country (04/21/2010)04/21/2010
The employed population up by 0.4% and the unemployment rate reached 8.7% in the fourth quarter of 2009 in the Basque Country (01/20/2010)01/20/2010
The employed population fell by 0.2% and the unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in the third quarter of 2009 in the Basque Country (10/19/2009)10/19/2009
The number of people in work fell by 7,100 and unemployment stood at 7.8% in the second quarter of 2009 in the Basque Country (07/17/2009)07/17/2009
32% of the unemployed registered with the INEM offices in the Basque Country are not unemployed according to ILO definition (04/23/2009)04/23/2009
The employed population fell by 2.2% and the unemployment rate rose to 7.7% in the first quarter of 2009 in the Basque Country (04/20/2009)04/20/2009
The employed population fell by 1.6% and the unemployment rate remained rose to 4.6% in the fourth quarter of 2008 in the A.C. of Basque Country (01/19/2009)01/19/2009
The employed population rose by 600 and the unemployment rate remained steady at 3.5% in the third quarter of 2008 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (10/20/2008)10/20/2008
Nº of people in work drops by 700 & unemployment stands at 3.5% in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in 2nd quarter of 2008 (07/18/2008)07/18/2008
The employed population fell by 0.3% and the unemployment rate rose by point two per cent in the first quarter of 2008 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (04/18/2008)04/18/2008
The unemployment rate decreased in almost all the districts of the A.C. of the Basque Country between 2005 and 2007 (03/12/2008)03/12/2008
The employed population increased by 0.4% and the unemployment rate remained unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2007 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (01/18/2008)01/18/2008
The employed population increased by 1.9% and the unemployment rate fell by three tenths in the third quarter of 2007 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (10/19/2007)10/19/2007
The unemployment rate for the A.C. of the Basque Country in the second quarter of 2007 remained steady at 3.4%, with the female rate equalling the male one for the first time  (07/19/2007)07/19/2007
The unemployment rate remained steady and the employed population decreased in the first quarter of 2007 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (04/23/2007)04/23/2007
In the fourth quarter of 2006 the employed population in the A.C. of the Basque Country grew by 1.3% and the unemployment rate fell by point two per cent  (01/19/2007)01/19/2007
The working population grew by 1.8% and the unemployment rate fell by point six in the 3rd quarter of 2006 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (10/20/2006)10/20/2006
The working population remained stable and the unemployment rate fell by point ten in the 2nd quarter of 2006 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (07/18/2006)07/18/2006
The working population fell by 0.9% and the unemployment rate rose point two in the first three months of 2006 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (04/21/2006)04/21/2006
There was a rise in the employed population and a slight fall in the unemployment rate in the A.C. of the Basque Country in the fourth quarter of 2005 (01/20/2006)01/20/2006
The employed population grew by 1.8% and the unemployment rate fell to 5% in the A.C. of the Basque Country in the third quarter of 2005 (10/21/2005)10/21/2005
The number of people in work in the A.C. of the Basque Country fell by 0.6% and the unemployment rate decreased to 6% in the second quarter of 2005 (07/15/2005)07/15/2005
The unemployment rate stayed at 7% and the number of employed fell by 2,500 in the A.C. of the Basque Country in the first quarter of 2005 (05/17/2005)05/17/2005
The unemployment rate fell by 7% and the number of people in work rose by over four thousand in the A.C. of the Basque Country (01/21/2005)01/21/2005
The summer saw 6,500 more people in work and 4,200 less unemployed in the A.C. of the Basque Country (10/15/2004)10/15/2004
4,400 more jobs and 6,300 less unemployed in the last three months in the A.C. of the Basque Country (07/16/2004)07/16/2004
Employment remained stable and there were 2,000 less people out of work in the first quarter of 2004 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (04/22/2004)04/22/2004
The balance of the labour market in the A.C. of the Basque Country in 2003 shows a 0.7% increase in employment and a point two percent fall in the unemployment rate (01/16/2004)01/16/2004
The number of people in employment rises by 9,800 and unemployment falls 2,800 in the first quarter of 2003 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (10/17/2003)10/17/2003
7,800 more employed persons and 5,900 fewer unemployed in the 2nd quarter of 2003 in the A.C. of the Basque Country (07/18/2003)07/18/2003
Slight fall in employment and stable unemployment rate in the A.C. of the Basque Country in the first quarter of 2003 (04/16/2003)04/16/2003
FALL IN EMPLOYMENT AND INCREASE IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE A.C. OF THE  (01/17/2003)01/17/2003
UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE IN THE SUMMER AND STANDS AT 8.2% OF THE ACTIVE POPULATION (10/18/2002)10/18/2002
PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN LABOUR MARKET EQUALS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE A.C. OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY AND THE EU (07/19/2002)07/19/2002
GROWING TREND IN EMPLOYMENT CONTINUED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2002 (+1.6%) (04/22/2002)04/22/2002
CONTINUING TREND IN EMPLOYMENT GROWTH  (01/18/2002)01/18/2002
 
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Operation : 
Survey on the population in relation to activity
Código operación : 
050403
Frequency : 
Quarterly
Timeframe : 
i/2025
Last updated : 
06/11/2025
Next update : 
07/17/2025
Type of operation : 
Encuesta por muestreo
Licence : 
Creative Commons
Metodologia : 
Methodology file
Body responsible : 
Other bodies : 
Departamento de Empleo y Políticas Sociales, Departamento de Hacienda y Economía

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