SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Sep. 2 (EUROPE PRESS) –
Registered unemployment fell in August in the Canary Islands by 1,148 people (-0.6%) compared to the previous month, which leaves a total of 190,282 unemployed on the islands, according to data published this Friday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, which show that the fall in annual rate is 18.7%, specifically 43,968 fewer people.
The Canary Islands are thus at the forefront in the decrease in registered unemployment in Spain and by province it fell by 686 people in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (-0.75%) and by 462 in Las Palmas (-0.46%). ).
In the annual evolution, unemployment also decreased more in the western province with 21,766 people (-19.30%) than in the eastern province, where the drop benefited 22,202 people (-18.28%).
By sectors, services pulled employment in August with 890 fewer unemployed on the islands, followed by the group of ‘without previous employment’, with 163 people, agriculture (-79), industry (-12) and construction (-4).
In the Canary Islands, 62,838 contracts were signed in August, the majority in the services sector with a total of 55,911, which represents a monthly fall of 6.97%, although the annual rate accumulates an increase of 18.74% (9,919 contracts).
Of the total new contracts, 34,758 were temporary and 28,080 indefinite, including 5,184 coming from temporary.
Spending on unemployment benefits totaled 90.2 million euros in August with an average amount of 820.5 euros.
NATIONAL DATA
In Spain, the number of unemployed registered in the offices of the public employment services (former Inem) increased by 40,428 people in August, 1.4% more than in July and is once again above 2.9 million unemployed , specifically in the 2,924,240 unemployed.
The portfolio led by Yolanda Díaz points out that it is “a much smoother increase than in recent years prior to the pandemic and that, in addition, it also affects the activities that usually suffer this increase in August.”
Compared to the data for August 2021, unemployment has been reduced by 409,675 people, 12.29%.
In seasonally adjusted terms, registered unemployment rose in August by 3,184 people.
Labor emphasizes in its statement that the total number of unemployed (2,924,240) is the lowest in the month of August since 2008.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN BOTH SEXES
Unemployment rose in August in Construction by 2.23%, with 5,095 more unemployed, followed by Industry, with 4,974 new unemployed. It also increased in the services sector, where unemployment increased by 1.85%, with 37,546 unemployed.
In Agriculture, unemployment decreased by 6,693 people (-4.53%) and in the group without previous employment, with 494 fewer people (-0.2%).
Unemployment increased in August among women, adding 22,613 more unemployed women (1.31%), reaching 1,751,001, while in the case of men it grew by 1.54%, with 17,815 new unemployed, up to 1,173 .239.
For its part, the unemployment of young people under 25 years of age rose in August by 8,881 people (4.71%) compared to July, while the unemployment rate of 25 and over increased by 31,547 (1.17%), according to Labor .
THE NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED FOREIGNERS FALLS
Registered unemployment fell in August in four autonomous communities, with the sharpest falls in the Canary Islands (-1,148), Comunidad Foral de Navarra (-479) and Aragón (-432).
Unemployment rose in the remaining 13 autonomous communities, with Andalusia in the lead (9,955), followed by Catalonia (9,554) and the Valencian Community (6,994).
As for the provinces, registered unemployment fell in 7 headed by Huelva (-1,479), Santa Cruz de Tenerife (-686) and Zaragoza (-657) and increased in the remaining 45, including Barcelona (6,481), Valencia ( 3,677) and Madrid (3,254).
Registered unemployment among foreigners fell in August by 3,388 unemployed (-0.94%) compared to the previous month, until the total number of unemployed immigrants stood at 356,776.
TEMPORARY CONTRACTS SURPASS INDEFINITE CONTRACTS
The total number of contracts registered during August was 1,283,791. Of these, 506,731 are permanent and represent 39.47% of the total, while the signing of temporary contracts stood at 777,060 in August, 60.53% of the total.
In the accumulated of the year, 12,511,212 contracts have been signed, 5.45% more than in the first eight months of 2021. Of that total, 4,474,581 are permanent contracts and 8,036,631 are temporary.
Of the 506,731 permanent contracts signed in August, 217,743 were full-time, 118,941 part-time and 170,047 permanent.
Regarding the duration of their working day, temporary contracts in August are divided into 520,499 full-time and 256,561 part-time.
EXPENDITURE ON BENEFITS
The Ministry has also reported that spending on unemployment benefits reached 1,643.4 million euros in July (last month available), 18.9% less than in July 2021.
The total number of recipients of unemployment benefits stood at 1,758,496 people at the end of July.
The average monthly expenditure per beneficiary, not including the agricultural subsidy in Andalusia and Extremadura, amounted to 955.7 euros in July.
The benefit data is always one month behind the unemployment data, so Labor has published this Monday the unemployment figures for August and the benefit statistics for July.
