The unemployment rate rises to 8.11% in the BAC and falls to 7.42% in Navarra in the second quarter

The unemployment rate fell to 8.11% in the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) and 7.42% in Navarre in the second quarter of 2024, according to the Active Population Survey (EPA), published on Friday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

Compared to the previous quarter, unemployment has fallen by 0.42 points in the BAC and by 1.4 points in Navarra. However, compared to the same quarter last year, it has increased slightly in the CAV and the downward trend continues in Navarra. In fact, the regional community is the one with the lowest unemployment rate in the state.

In total there are 1,013,500 people employed in the BAC28,500 more than in the previous quarter, while 89,500 people are unemployed. In NavarreThe total number of unemployed in turn is 25,100, and that is also 313,800 employees.

By area, the highest unemployment rate is that of Bizkaia (8.88%), followed by Álava (8.28%), Navarra (7.42%) and Gipuzkoa (6.75%).

However, within compared to the same quarter last yearthe number of unemployed in the BAC has increased by 14,500 people (1.4%). The number of employed persons has also increased compared to last year; There are 35,900 more employees.

In Navarra, unemployment has fallen by 3,400 people compared to the same period in 2023, but there are also 10,900 fewer people employed.

In the Spanish state as a whole, the number of employed people increased by 434,700 people in the second quarter of 2024, to 21,684,700. The quarterly variation rate was 2.05%. Unemployment decreased by 222,600 people to 2,755,300. In twelve months, unemployment decreased by 52,900 people. The rate is 11.27%, 1.02 points less than the previous one.