| Date: October 4, 2010 | Source: Europa Press |
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Loading ... The number of unemployed registered at the offices of the public employment service (INEM old) rose by 48,102 people in September, 1.2% from the previous month, two months and chaining upward in August after increasing by more than 61,000 .
Thus, the total number of unemployed at the end of September again exceeded the barrier of the four million people, by placing the unemployed in total 4,017,763, said today the Ministry of Labour and Immigration.
The rise in unemployment in September, the month in which unemployment tends to increase, is, however, lower than in the same month in 2009, when unemployment rose by 80,367 people.
The Secretary General for Employment, Maravillas Rojo, acknowledged that this increase in unemployed "is not a good thing", but stressed that the Spanish economy begins to show signs of improvement todavían not have resulted in a recovery in employment, as required "a longer period of sustained growth."
In the last twelve months, unemployment has increased by 308,316 unemployed, up 8.3%, of which 133,572 are men and 174,744 women, with increases of 7.2% and 9.4% respectively.
In monthly terms, the female unemployment increased by 33,512 women, 1.6% from August, while the male half rose, with 14,590 more unemployed (+0.7%). Thus, at the end of September, the number of unemployed people totaled 1,984,933, while that of unemployed women was 2,032,830.
By economic sectors, unemployment fell in three economic sectors: in construction declined by 9,738 people (-1.3%), industry fell by 4,299 people (-0.9%) and in agriculture fell by 3,552 people (-2.9%). By contrast, there were increases in unemployment in services, with 53,585 more unemployed (+2.3%) and in the group are former job, where unemployment rose by 12,106 unemployed (+3.5%).
8.8% THE CONTRACTS AND INDEFINITE.
In terms of recruitment in September were recorded in the public employment services a total of 1,390,283 contracts, up 2.6% over the same month in 2009. Of these, 8.8% of the total, or 122,090 contracts were for an indefinite period, 4.9% from the same month last year.
The Secretary General of Employment said that although it is too early to assess the effects of labor reform, hiring data for August and September show an increase in the number of contracts to promote employment (compensation of 33 days per year) over the same period in 2009.
| Date: August 20, 2010 | Source: Sources |
Go ahead and rate this post Loading ... The Ministry of Labour has approved the second extension to the Program Temporary Unemployment Protection and Integration: the aid of 426 euros per month, for up to six months may apply for the unemployed who have exhausted benefits and unemployment benefits. But this time, groups that may benefit less. In the case of the unemployed between 30 and 45, may only seek help those with "family responsibilities".
So far during the year in which the program has been in place, could ask for help all the unemployed under 65 years without other support.
Moreover, maintaining the other necessary requirements to be a beneficiary of the program, among others, the commitment to participate in a route to employment, and have incomes above 475 euros per month.
| Date: August 3, 2010 | Source: Europa Press |
Go ahead and rate this post Loading ... The number of unemployed registered at the offices of public employment services fell by 73,790 people in July, 1.85% from June, bringing the total of unemployed people stood at 3,908,578, down from four million for the second time since December 2009, as reported by the Ministry of Labour and Immigration.
This decrease is attributable to contracts summer, is the fourth in a row after June, when unemployment fell by 83,834 people, and the best data that is recorded in July since 1998. Last year, 20,794 fewer unemployed in July left.
In the last twelve months, unemployment has increased by 364,483 unemployed, 10.28% more, of which 165,736 are men and 198,747 women, with increases of 9.37% and 11.2% respectively.
Specifically, in the seventh month of the year there were 43,023 fewer unemployed compared to June (-2.2%) compared to a fall in female unemployment of 30,767 women (-1.5%). Thus, the end of July, the number of unemployed amounted to 1,935,278 men, while that of unemployed women was 1,973,300.
By economic sectors, there were decreases in all cases, except in the group without previous employment, which increased by 1,312 persons (+0.4%).
The largest decrease was recorded by services, with 44,496 fewer unemployed (-1.9%), followed by re-building a positive yield by reducing its number of unemployed for the fifth consecutive month, with 16,522 fewer unemployed (-2.2 %). The industry, meanwhile, reported 13,242 fewer unemployed (-2.6%), while unemployment in agriculture fell by 1,067 people (-0.87%).
By age, unemployment among young people under 25 years fell in July at 15,976 people, 3.67% less, compared with a decline in unemployment among those over 25 years of 57,814 persons (-1.63%).
UNEMPLOYMENT JUST WENT UP IN NAVARRE
The cut in unemployment is also seen among the foreign population in July experienced a 2.45% decrease in number of unemployed, with 14,312 fewer unemployed. A total of unemployed immigrants totaled at the end of last month 569,615 unemployed, with a 87,507 rise in unemployed (+18,15%) from a year ago.
In July, unemployment rose only in Navarre, which had 24 more unemployed, and fell in the other regions, especially in Catalonia (15,070 unemployed), Valencia (10,710 unemployed) and Galicia (10,036 unemployed).
By provinces, unemployment fell in 44 of them, led by Barcelona (9,609 unemployed), Madrid (8193) and Pontevedra (4181), and increased in eight, led by Almeria (stand 1700) and Seville (+ 478).
HIRING
As for recruitment, in July were recorded in the public employment services contracts totaling 1,397,265, 0.41% lower than the same month in 2009. Only 6.86% of total contracts, ie 95,823 contracts were for an indefinite period, a 13.78% less than the same month last year.
Of the remaining contracts, 11,975 were formative and 1,289,467 other temporary contracts.
From January to July, the registered contracts in excess of 8,220,000, with a rise of 2.5% over the same period in 2009. Of that amount, only 719,554 contracts made in these seven months are undefined, with a fall of 9.55% over January-July 2009.
| Date: July 12, 2010 | Source: Reuters |
Go ahead and rate this post Loading ... Spain, which is by far the country with the highest unemployment in the OECD , increased in May by three tenths the differential with the average of the organization, by the double effect of increasing their own rate of unemployment by two tenths to 19.9% and fall of one tenth of the member countries of the OECD at 8.6%.
The slight decrease in the level of unemployment in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) had to do mainly with the declines in the U.S. (two tenths to 9.7%), South Korea (five tenths 3.2%) and Hungary (five less well to 10.4%), according to figures released today in a statement.
At the other extreme, Ireland saw an increase of four tenths unemployment rate to 13.3% and was confirmed as the third country with the worst data behind Spain (19.9) and Slovakia, which remained stable in May with 14.8%.
Portugal, an increase of one tenth to 10.9%, beat Hungary (with the aforementioned 10.4%). No data available for Greece since March, when the unemployment rate reached 11% of its workforce.
In the whole euro area remained stable at 10%, as in the European Union (9.6%).
Between May 2009 and March this year, the countries of the OECD where unemployment has risen more were Slovakia (3.6 points more a year), Spain (two points), Poland (1.8 points) , Portugal (1.5 points), Ireland (1.3 points), Italy (1.2 points) and Holland (1 point).
By contrast, there are others in which the proportion of unemployed during those twelve months decreased: nine tenths in Austria to 4%, six tenths in Germany 7%, six tenths in Australia to 5.2%, six tenths in Korea South at 3.2% or four tenths in Canada to 8.1%.
In its annual survey of employment prospects, published on 7 July, the OECD found that unemployment had peaked in the first quarter of this year, when it came to 8.7%, but warned that the reduction will be slow, and that the end of 2011 will still exceed 8%.
The organization said that the duality in protection between permanent and temporary employment had aggravated unemployment during the crisis, advised that guarantees balance between them contracts to ensure that the economic upturn also the labor market.
| Date: July 2, 2010 | Source: Europa Press |
Go ahead and rate this post Loading ... The number of unemployed registered at the offices of the public employment service (INEM old) decreased by 83,834 people in June, 2.06% from May, bringing the total of unemployed people stood at 3,982,368 , down from four million for the first time since December 2009, according to the Ministry of Labour and Immigration.
This decrease is attributable to contracts summer, is the third in a row after May, when unemployment was reduced by more than 76,000 people, and the best data that is recorded in a June since 1997. Last year, 55,250 fewer unemployed in June left.
In the last twelve months, unemployment has increased by 417,479 unemployed, up by 11.7%, of which 195,121 are males and 222,358 females, with relative increases of 10.9% and 12.4% respectively.
The Secretary General for Employment, Maravillas Rojo, said in a statement that the fall in unemployment in June represents the largest monthly decline for the past five years, which, in his view, confirms that it is slowing job losses and progressively monthly figures will be recorded prior to the crisis.
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| Date: May 13, 2010 | Source: Europa Press |
Go ahead and rate this post Loading ... The general secretaries of CCOO and UGT, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and Candido Mendez, respectively, announced Thursday that their organizations are moving ahead with the demonstrations announced in the public sector, which will culminate in a general strike in the public sector at the beginning June, despite the explanations given by the Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, on measures to further cut.
At a press conference after the meeting of about two hours with President of the Government in the Palacio de la Moncloa, the two leaders said that, pending further clarification by the Executive, Zapatero has not convinced by not rectifying any of these measures, expected to approve the Cabinet next week.
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