New record of people working in Spain. Social security affiliation exceeded 21.5 million people on average, a new maximum of the historical series, after adding almost 231,000 workers compared to the previous month in an April pushed by Holy Week and the tourism sector. The registered strike was reduced by 67,420 people, which leaves the total number of unemployed people somewhat above 2.5 million.
On a day marked by the sending of the law to reduce the working day to the Congress, with a parliamentary tour that has complicated something more for the announcement yesterday of an amendment to the whole by Junnts, Vice President Yolanda Díaz has celebrated the record of employment. “The same ones who said that the labor reform would bring more unemployment, today they say that reducing the working day will be a disaster. They were wrong and they will be wrong now,” said the Minister of Labor and leader of adding in the government coalition, which has argued that the measure “will be moved.”
April is usually a good month for the labor market, with increases in employment and a reduction in unemployment, especially when the celebration of Holy Week coincides, as has happened this year. In total, social security affiliation stood at 21,588,639 people working on average, a fact never reached before. The previous maximum, of June last year, in which the 21.4 million sharp.
The thrust of employment is the second largest for one month of April, after the one registered in 2023, “and the fourth largest intermencing rise since 2012,” says Social Security. In addition, it has allowed another record, in terms of female employment, with more than 10.2 million women working, which exceeds the maximum reached in March.
By sectors, the increase in hospitality stands out, with the creation of 108,500 jobs (+7.5%) in the general regime, followed in relative terms by agriculture 1,600 people (+1.96%) and artistic and recreational activities (4,750 people,+1.5%).
If you look a year ago, it accelerates the 2.3%job creation rhythm, with 487,134 more people working. Destationalized data, those that isolate the fluctuations of seasonality and calendar, also leave good news with an increase in employment in April far superior to that of the previous months, of 69,160 people. The last March was 23,079 people. Thus, a historical record of people is also reached by working according to the desestationalized series, of 21.55 million affiliated people.
“This means that even removing the effect of Holy Week, which has also been a especially rainy week in our country, we continue to reach records,” celebrated the Minister of Social Security, Elma Saiz. “These data show us that we are on the right track,” said Saiz, who has also stressed that the 3.4 million autonomous people affiliated with Social Security have been exceeded, after adding almost 13,000 autonomous workers to the recaate in April.
By communities, the monthly increase in employment stands out in 62,800 people in the Balearic Islands ( +12%), followed by Andalusia (54,000, +1.6%) and Cantabria (3,100, +1.3%). In the last years, the regions with the most employment creation are Canary Islands (+3.3%), Balearic Islands (+3.2%) and Madrid (2.8%).
Unemployment touches the barrier of 2.5 million people
For its part, the reduction of unemployment at 67,420 people (-2.6%) has been higher than last year and in line with those reached this month in relative terms. The reduction leaves the total unemployed people looking for employment in the SEPE offices in 2,512,718, little above the barrier of 2.5 million people.
This is the lowest data in the last 17 years, at levels of 2008, before the great rebound during the financial crisis, which led the unemployment recorded to the five million people. In the last year, unemployment has been reduced by 153,700 people, which accelerates the rhythm of interannual fall to 5.8%.
By sex, unemployment fell by 38,291 people (-2.5%) among women and in 29,129 people (-2.8%) among men in April. In total, there are more unemployed women, 1.5 million, compared to 997,231 unemployed men, and the data is reduced more among workers: in the last year the male strike low in 66,4316 (-6.3%) and the female falls into 87,351 (-5.5%).
By ages, the decrease in unemployment among young people in April, which descended in 20,095 people (-10.2%) compared to the previous month.
Almost half of indefinite contracts
In April 1.1 million work contracts were signed, of which 44.5% were indefinite. “Yes, they are almost half. They told us that it was impossible to end temporality and we have achieved it,” Yolanda Díaz said in reference to the labor reform, after which temporary work has been reduced to historical minimums.
In April, temporary work remains at 11.9%, reports Social Security. “On the average of 2017 to 2021, this percentage amounted to 29.5% (just before the reform, in December 2021 it was 27.9%),” says the Ministry of Elma Saiz.
In total, there are more than 15 million workers with an indefinite contract, of which more than 9.9 million work full time. “The number of fixed-discontinuous ones, however, is stabilized and represents, only 5.8% of the total,” says Social Security.
Source: www.eldiario.es
