Gipuzkoa’s business association, Adegi, maintains its forecast that Gipuzkoa’s economy will be around “a 1.5 or 2% this year”, with the creation of more than 4,000 jobs, although it does not rule out “stagnation” for the second half due to high inflation.
At a press conference in Donostia/San Sebastián, the president of Adegi, Eduardo Junkera, accompanied by the general director of the Guipuzcoan employers’ association, José Miguel Ayerza, and the head of competitiveness and innovation, Patxi Sasigain, reported on the main data of the latest situation study that the association conducted in September.
According to this study, “there has been a moderate deterioration in the to trustsales and orders, while employment prospects are better”, forecasting that an average of more than 4,000 net paid jobs will be created in Gipuzkoa this year. Thus, 91% of companies surveyed expect to maintain or create employment.
Junkera has called for “caution” in this caseuncertain macroeconomic environmentmarked by economic slowdown and the sublime inflation“, in which “stagnation in the second half of this year cannot be ruled out.” However, Adegi maintains his forecast that Gipuzkoa’s economy “will grow between 1.5% and 2% this year, less than half of last year. ” he noticed.
Among the top three business concerns In this order, they include “the high labor costs and salary increases, the difficulty of hiring qualified workers, and concerns about the supply and price of raw materials.”
Regardless, “91% of companies plan to maintain or increase their employment levels.”
Source: EITB
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