his arrival Easter give again Good news for the Alicante labor market. Staff expansion and reopening of many businesses in the industry hostel To welcome the tourists of these days they were forcibly withdrawn from the occupation until someone leaves the best numbers of the last years, According to data released by the government on Tuesday.
Specifically, over the past month, 10,346 new jobsOf the 9,532 jobs recorded in 2022, and also above those that generally occurred before the pandemic (8,392 in 2019 and 9,856 added in 2018).
With this increase Number of Alicante affiliated to SSI 710.555This means that according to the official data of this organization, there are 24,354 more jobs than a year ago. Of course, the figure is still below the nearly 720,000 recorded during the summer months when the tourist season is at its peak.
On the other hand, the number of unemployed It is registered at Labora offices, the public employment service of Generalitat. 1,826 people decreasedleaves the total number of unemployed as 139,989. Unemployment reduction is less than job creation, as most job seekers are not registered or workers who have not been in the labor market so far join the labor market during this period.
by sectors
The key to this improvement in employment must be found in the re-activation of employment. hostelwas responsible more than half of new jobs Created in March. Especially restaurants, bars, hotels and other businesses in the sector employed 5,546 more people compared to the previous month.
But the truth is that the best have been produced in almost all industries. industry exceptionIt recorded a slight decline after losing 24 affiliates. On the contrary, trade 683 new workers were added to companies belonging to the sector. structure increased its staff by 649 people and schools They hired 577 people.
Moreover administrative activities and business services It has 556 more employees and health added 485 employees.
According to the plans, most of the jobs created were jobs. for othersAlthough the number of employees increased self-employment759 of 138,917, more than a month.
stable employment
The effects of labor reform continued to be felt, even though the employment boom was re-experienced by a seasonal activity such as tourism. 61% of contracts made official last month were permanent, in any modality. Specifically, of the 42,785 contracts formalized in March, up to 26,271 were permanent, 38% more than a year ago.