In Andalucia, The number of unemployed rose by 15,600 people in the fourth quarter of 2011, so that the community ended the year with 1,248,500 unemployed and an unemployment rate of 31.23 percent, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS ).
By provinces, Cadiz had the highest unemployment rate (35.33%) at year-end, followed by Huelva (34.23%), Almería (33.31%), Cordoba (31.73%) and Malaga (31.63%), while the lowest rate is Jaén (28.24%). In Granada it was 28.93% and Sevilla 28,50)%