The number of unemployed people in Manilva continues to fall. May 2026 closed with 881 people out of work, a drop of 24 compared with March (905), marking five consecutive months of falling unemployment in the municipality.
This latest figure confirms the positive trend in the local labour market at the start of the year and, as usual, coincides with the start of the tourist season, one of the main economic drivers in the area.
Female unemployment fell by 10 people, to 539 (549 in April), while male unemployment fell by 14, to 342 (356 in April). These figures reinforce the downward trend and also improve the year-on-year comparison, standing below the 895 unemployed people registered in May last year.
The services sector accounts for more than two thirds of local unemployment
The municipality’s economic structure is once again clearly reflected in the statistics. The services sector accounts for 602 unemployed people, which is 68.3% of total registered unemployment. Far behind come construction with 92 unemployed, people with no previous employment with 129, industry with 32, and agriculture and fishing with 26.
The most in-demand occupations are precisely those related to services, especially those linked to hospitality, catering, retail and customer service, sectors closely tied to the municipality’s tourist activity.
Provincial, regional and national figures
At provincial level, Málaga once again recorded one of the best performances in the Andalusian labour market in May, with significant job creation and a further fall in unemployment. The province added more than 10,000 new Social Security registrations over the last month, while unemployment fell by more than 2,200 people, according to data published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy and Social Security.
At regional level, Andalusia once again led the fall in unemployment in Spain for the second consecutive month, bringing the total number of unemployed in the region to 548,120, the lowest figure for a month of May since 2008.
In Spain, unemployment fell by 36,323 people in May and reached its lowest level for this month in 19 years, at 2.32 million.
Figures for the last year in Manilva:
- May 2026: 881 -24 unemployed
- April 2026: 905 -37 unemployed
- March 2026: 942 -29 unemployed
- February 2026: 971 -7 unemployed
- January 2026: 978 +39 unemployed
- December 2025: 939 = unemployed
- November 2025: 939 +42 unemployed
- October 2025: 897 +27 unemployed
- September 2025: 870 +16 unemployed
- August 2025: 854 +10 unemployed
- July 2025: 842 -10 unemployed
- June 2025: 852 -43 unemployed
- May 2025: 895 -27 unemployed
- April 2025: 922 -27 unemployed
- March 2025: 949 -22 unemployed
- February 2025: 971 -29 unemployed
- January 2025: 1000 No change
- December 2024: 1000 +14 unemployed
- November 2024: 986 -10 unemployed
- October 2024: 996 +34 unemployed
- September 2024: 962 +35 unemployed
- August 2024: 927 +21 unemployed
- July 2024: 906 -62 unemployed
- June 2024: 968 -61 unemployed
- May 2024: 1029 -6 unemployed
- April 2024: 1035 -58 unemployed
- March 2024: 1093 -51 unemployed
- February 2024: 1144 -49 unemployed
- January 2024: 1193 +24 unemployed
- December 2023: 1169 -2 unemployed
- November 2023: 1171 +57 unemployed
- October 2023: 1114 +37 unemployed
- September 2023: 1077 +88 unemployed
The Employment Promotion department of Manilva Town Hall continues to maintain the web platform that gives local businesses an ideal tool for publishing job vacancies or finding potential candidates, who can also register on the application to post their CV completely free of charge. It can be accessed at: https://empleomanilva.com
Historical unemployment figures for Manilva since 2005 can be viewed by clicking here
