The contention of tourism was decisive for the province Alicante achieved the highest employment rate in its history. Specifically, there are 812,200 people working in this region, after an increase of 22,200 recorded in the last quarter marked by the summer campaign. The unemployment rate also fell to historical lows of just 13.61%..
Datas Active Population Survey (EPA) The figures corresponding to the third quarter of this year are extremely positive for the province, considering that such a high number of workers has never been reached before. Tourism attracted the most in this regard.increased to 610,400 from 594,100 employed last quarter, but the industry also posted positive numbers, jumping from 108,800 to 121,400. Agriculture, on the other hand, fell from 24,000 to 18,700, while construction also saw a slight decrease in this case from 63,000 to 62,300.
With these records, it is not surprising that the unemployment rate has also reached historic figures of 13.61 percent, from 130,000 in the previous quarter to 128,100 in the current quarter.
in dedication part of the active population, after the decline recorded three months ago, rose again and rose from 920,000 to 940,800. Inactive ones, on the contrary, fall from 694,900 to 677,200.