Compared to December last year, there are 3,019 fewer unemployed people in the Basque Autonomous Community and 1,622 fewer in Navarre. The CAV ended the year with a record number of members, namely 1,012,947, and in Navarre a further 5,783 people were registered.
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The Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) ended 2023 with 107,779 unemployed, 2.72% less than in 2022, according to data provided today by the Ministry of Labor and the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Basque Government. In Navarre there were 29,988 unemployed, 5.13% less than the previous year.
With regard to the monthly variationFrom November to December, the number of unemployed fell by 373 people in the BAC (0.34%) and by 172 people (0.57%) in Navarra.
Compared to the end of 2022, the number of unemployed has decreased, both in the BAC (3,019) and in Navarra (1,622).
The best annual data are consistent for each area Gipuzkoawith a relative decrease in unemployment of 3.46% (1,018 fewer people and 28,419 unemployed), followed by Bizkaia by 3.30% (2,057 fewer unemployed, to 60,304) and Arabia, where it rose slightly, 0.29% and 56 more unemployed, so that the year ends with 19,056 unemployed. On a monthly basis, unemployment in Bizkaia (642 fewer people) fell by 1.05%, while it rose by 0.73% in Araba (138 more) and 0.46% in Gipuzkoa (131 more).
In the Spanish state At the end of the year there were 2,707,456 unemployed, the lowest figure since 2007. From November to December unemployment fell by 27,375 people. The interannual rate has in turn fallen by 4.6% (130,197 people).
Record membership in the Basque Autonomous Community
The CAV closed 2023 with a record number of members, reaching the number of 1 012 947after registering 18,870 more contributors than in 2022 (1.90%), according to data made public by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
In December, 1,716 more affiliates were registered in the Basque Autonomous Community than in November, which represents an increase of 0.17%.
Talk about NavarreIn 2023, the labor market gained 5,783 members, which represents an increase of 1.93% compared to the previous year and places the absolute figure at 305,749. However, a decrease of 0.69% is observed in the month of December compared to November. which equates to 2,117 fewer people.
Hiring
The trend of recent months in recruitment in the Basque Autonomous Community, with an emphasis on permanent contracts, which amounted to 21.71% of the total. 54,415 signatures have been signed, of which 11,812 are of this nature.
In Navarre A total of 19,166 contracts were signed in December, of which 3,814 were for an indefinite period.
Evaluation of the Basque government
The Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Employment of the Basque Government, Idoia Mendiahas emphasized that last year’s employment and social security data demonstrate the “strength” of the labor market. Likewise, it has shown that in a demographic situation that translates into an increase in the number of retirees, there has been an increase in the number of social security affiliates “without a significant increase in the population”. “This membership evolution is exceptional, but above all it is the strongest indicator of the strength of our economy,” he noted.
Mendia has emphasized that 2023 has been the year in which “the barrier that seemed insurmountable of a million people connected to social security” has been overcome, and that 2024 must be the year in which “this new economic phase, with innovative public services, must be supported”. policy”.
Source: EITB
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