Balearics have Spain’s lowest work absence rate at 5.9%

Mallorca and the rest of the Balearic Islands record Spain’s lowest work absence rate in the second quarter of 2026, at 5.9%. But the rate is still rising. Staffing company Adecco reported the figures on Tuesday, 10 November.

The Balearic rate is up 0.1 percentage points from the same quarter last year. It remains below Spain’s 7.76% rate and the 9.6% recorded in the Canary Islands, the highest in the country. Madrid stands at 6.8% and La Rioja at 6.9%.

Across Spain, work absence rose by almost 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier. Adecco says sick leave due to temporary inability to work accounts for 60% of that increase. The sick-leave rate rose from 5.88% to 6.04%, and 13 of Spain’s 17 regions recorded higher overall absence than a year ago.

Topics: Jobs & labour

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com