Trade and hospitality lead Alicante to a new employment record in June

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The predictions have come true and template supplements faced with the high tourism season, the province allowed Alicante reached during the month of June. new busy record, for the third consecutive year after those recorded in April and May. Of course, the job creation rate stoped compared to recent years and also compared to the usual figures for this period before the outbreak of the pandemic, to a lesser extent than nationwideCompared to last year, only half of the employment was created.

In total, Social Security recorded on average 736,468 participants last month in the province, so Alicante’s economy has created 6,146 new jobs. This is a very significant number – representing an increase of 0.84% ​​as a percentage, compared to 0.26% of the national average – but it remains so. below 8,243 created last year or more than 7,000 recorded in the same month between 2016 and 2019.

In any case, this Highest employment volume in the entire historical series and that means right now There are 22,634 more jobs in Alicante than a year ago.

The improvement in commitment was also reflected in a new process. decline in registered unemploymentHE 2,846 people decreaseduntil 131,869. In this case, the decrease in the number of unemployed registered in the offices of Labora, the regional employment service, was more than last year when June was closed with 2,139 unemployed. Globally, this Lowest number of unemployed in Alicante since October 2008.

sectors

Looking at the distribution by activities, unlike the previous months, this time trade who managed new hires, 2,720 new employeesThis represents 44% of all jobs created last month. In this context, it should not be forgotten that it was a month when the sales of distribution chains such as supermarkets increased. Reinforce their templates to include holidays increase the number of personnel in the summer and at the same time increase the number of workers in the workplace facilities located in tourist areasto join more visitor presence.

on his behalf hostel reduced the rate of new hires after adding significant reinforcements in previous months. However, the industry created More than 2,000 new jobs, which represents almost a third of the total.

A complete terrace on the Plaza de Luceros in Alicante during the past Bonfires. MATIAS SEGARRA

They also continued to create administrative activities and business services, with 768 new participants in the period; the health and the rest of the social services, where 763 more people are employed; industry entertainment and culture, With 541 employees; the industry manufacturing involving 449 workers; industry new technologieswith 234 organizations; wave structurewith another 230.

The only significant decrease was recorded in the education sectorlost 1,897 affiliates by the end of the classes and thus the activities associated with them, such as canteens or extracurricular activities.

hiring

Regarding the quality of employment, once again permanent contracts were in the majority: 52.3% of Alicante people who found a job in June have a permanent job. Of course, a slightly lower rate than in previous months, when it exceeds 56%, it will be related to temporary contracts that took place on this date, reduced by labor reform, but not eliminated. , because although the law prioritizes other modalities such as the discontinuous constant, it still allows for some flexibility.

In total, 50,880 new contracts were signed, almost 11,000 less than last year.

For its part, unlike previous months, in June Men created most of the jobs createdWith 3,978 new jobs compared to 2,168 women who found employment, according to data from the Ministry of Social Security.

Regarding social protection, in May 70,558 unemployed from Alicante still received some form of help from Sepe -just over half of the total-, of which 28,051 received contributions; Another 36,326 people received subsidies and 6,181 people benefited from Active Addition Income.

when it comes regional data4,948 jobs were created across the Valencian Community, for a total of 2,099,889 employees. Employment increased in Alicante and Castellón, but decreased by around 2,200 in Valencia. Regarding registered unemployment, the number of registered unemployed in Labora decreased by 5,341.

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