Unemployment up for third quarter in a row, rate stands at 10.37%
20,000 more jobless, but number of people at work increases by 64,000
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Unemployment rate down to 12.9%, but still far from pre-pandemic figures
There are 499,700 jobless people — 88,100 more than last year, but 38,200 fewer than three months ago
Jobless total in Catalonia up 1.4% in January
Extra 5,558 people out of work last month takes unemployment in the country to 393,682
Unemployment up for fifth month in a row but best November since 2015
Jobless number stands at 390,182, around 4,000 fewer people than 12 months ago
Downward trend continues despite unemployment increase in August
Catalonia has recorded the lowest post-August unemploymenttotal since 2008
Catalonia creates 75,000 jobs in a year
Unemployment rate stands at 11.75%, says Spanish statistics institute
Slight rise in jobless total in Catalonia in November
Unemployment went up by 0.82% compared with October but the annual figures continue to fall
Unemployment rate down to 10.63%, lowest since 2008
Some 33,500 jobs were created between July and September this year
Unemployment in Catalonia drops to lowest level since crisis began
Jobless rate falls to 12% with 20,000 fewer people out of work in the first quarter of 2018
Lowest end-of-year jobless rate since 2008
2017 ended with 479,200 unemployed people, with the rate dropping to 12.6%
Unemployment in Catalonia rose by 278 people in January
The number of people unemployed and registered as such with the Catalan Public Employment Service (SOC) at the end of January increased by 278 people compared to December’s figures, a slight growth of 0.06%, according to data released this Thursday by the Spanish Ministry of Employment. Thus, the number of unemployed in Catalonia totalled 453,923. Despite this increase, the unemployment rates in annual terms has declined for 43 consecutive months and there are 64,157 fewer unemployed now than at the end of January 2016, which represents a 12.38% decrease. In Spain as a whole, unemployment has also grown and stood at 3,760,231 people at the end of January. This means that registered unemployment increased by 57,257 people in Spain, representing a 1.55% rise in comparison to last December.
Unemployment in Catalonia rises by 4,573 people in November
Unemployment in Catalonia increased by 4,573 people in November and reached 462,969 individuals registered on the lists of the Catalan Public Employment Service (SOC). According to the data released by the Spanish Employment Ministry and Social Security, unemployment saw a 1% rise in monthly terms. This increase in jobseekers is the highest registered in November since 2013. The Catalan Secretary General of Employment, Social Affairs and Families, Josep Ginesta, warned that the reduction of unemployment in Catalonia is “slowing down” due to the dependence on seasonal economic sectors. In this vein, he proposed the reconversion and reindustrialisation of Catalonia to create “more and better” jobs. In annual terms, registered unemployment has decreased, with 58,681 less jobseekers, an 11.25% drop.
Catalonia leads reduction of unemployment in Spain in third quarter
The number of unemployed people in Catalonia dropped to 552,500 people in the third quarter of 2016, representing a decrease of 51,100 people in relation to the second quarter, according to the latest Active Population Survey (EPA). The unemployment rate fell to 14.63%, the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2008. The environment of economic recovery, with record numbers in the tourism sector, led to the creation of about 42,700 new jobs, the largest number ever recorded in any of the seventeen regions of Spain. Catalonia closed the third quarter with 3.2 million employed people, a 3.64% increase over the previous year, and was the community with the highest number of people employed, ahead of Madrid (with 2.8 million).