Unemployment fell by 4.5% in the first quarter of the year in the Balearic Islands, with a total of 91,800 unemployed people, which is 4,400 less than in the same period of 2025, and 76.5% more than the previous quarter, with 39,800 more unemployed people in the islands.

The Balearic Islands ended 2025 with 19,500 households in which all members are unemployed, a figure that represents an increase of over 90% compared to the previous quarter, when 10,100 were recorded. This is reflected in the data from the Active Population Survey (EPA) published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). Between October and December, the number of Balearic households with all members employed stood at 330,100, while households with at least one employed member reached 378,700. Meanwhile, in 94,100 households in the archipelago, there is no employed person, according to the same official statistics. The evolution of the data in the Balearic Islands contrasts with the trend recorded in Spain as a whole. In Spain, 2025 ended with 772,300 households where all members were unemployed, a figure that represents a reduction of 61,200 households compared to the previous year (-7.3%) and marks the lowest level since the third quarter of 2008. In the last quarter of the year alone, these households saw a decrease of 0 (-2.3%). In contrast, households with all members employed reached a new all-time high nationwide, with 12,166,300 homes, after increasing by 262,000 throughout 2025 (+2.2%). In the final quarter of the year, the increase was 128,600 households, 1% more than the previous quarter.

The number of employed people in the Balearic Islands rose by 16,400 in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2024, reaching 646,300 employees, a 2.61% increase, while unemployment fell by 2,700, representing a 4.94% drop to 51,700. Unemployment fell by 44,500 people in the second quarter in the Balearic Islands, reaching 51,700 unemployed, a 46.25% decrease compared to the previous quarter, according to data from the Active Population Survey (EPA) published this Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). With the decrease in the second quarter, the unemployment rate in the region stands at 7.41%.