bear August Alicante again leaves bad data for the labor market. Although the time has come Increasing activities in the tourism sector -with the highest weight in the province-, There was a slowdown in other sectors due to the holiday usually causes membership decline Social Security and the rise in registered unemployment, and this year was no exception.
According to data released by the government this Monday, Alicante lost 8,939 jobs last monthThe total number of contributors stood at 733,099. it’s a fall very similar to the one recorded in August last year While Social Security recorded a decrease of 9,059 registered employees- though significantly lower than recorded figures at this time of year before the pandemicIt was commonplace for the summer vacation to destroy between 11,000 and 15,000 jobs.
A drop that unions always associate with practice The end of temporary contracts coinciding with the closing period Factories and other businesses avoid paying holiday periods.
In this context, data released this Monday show: industry Manufacturing was the sector that lost the most jobs this month, with an average of 4,344 fewer employees. Likewise, the industry education It cut its headcount by 2,520 after the last throes of activity, which institutes and universities usually recorded in July.
Another significant decrease in employment was experienced in formal employment. structureThere are 1,655 fewer contributors, which also coincides with business interruptions due to holidays.
In any case, the fact is that the number of members low in almost all titles with very few exceptions, albeit to a lesser extent than before. Like this hospitality continued to create jobs342 more people were employed public administrationss (+334 members), however health With 1,351 participants, it is the city that creates the most employment thanks to renewal contracts covering holidays.
Decrease in the number of affiliates ends six-month intense job creation streak In Alicante, this caused the province to break the occupancy record four times in a row. Of course, the figure remains positive in terms of years, as they currently have work across the entire borderline. 22,253 more people compared to August last yearanyone.
Most job losses by contribution plans employment for othersin other words, the number of wage earners decreased to 8 thousand 392. For their part, there were 561 people. self-employment this reduced the blindness of their businesses and the total figure was 140,332.
Unemployment
Poor membership data was also reflected in the number of members. registered unemployed Located in Labora 1,059 people increasedAccording to the statistics released by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy, the total number of unemployed was 131,950. Of course, despite this increase, there are 10,418 less unemployed than a year ago.
Regarding the contract, during the month of August 32,703 new contractsThis represents an 18% decrease compared to those recorded in the same period last year. This total 50.2% were temporary, 49.8% were permanentQ. In the first months of the year, the rate of permanent contracts reached 55.12%.
Finally, let me state that in July Some form of help was received from 75,215 unemployed people in September57% of all are registered in Labora offices. Of these, 34,400 received contributions, 34,762 received subsidies, and 6,053 benefited from Asset Addition Income.
Ratings
Although it is a negative figure, unions say that these figures are It would have been much worse without the effects of labor reform. “Worst August in years“Assures the person responsible for the Employment of CC OO at l’Alacantí i les Marines, Jose Maria Ruiz OlmosStating that recent legislative changes will “significantly prevent the abuse of temporary employment”, which often occurs in sectors such as tourism, and that “recruitment has stabilized”, Dr.
The general secretary of the UGT at l’Alacantí i la Marina expresses himself in similar terms: Yolanda Diaz, This also highlights the improvement in the quality of employment created. about 50% unspecified. Of course both are in this line and especially increase in wages or Tightening the terms of dismissal.
On behalf of the employer ANSWER states that the data “reflects”: challenges faced by the business structure, they think this will “continue to weaken the dynamism in economic activity and job creation” in terms of both rising costs and weakening foreign and domestic demand. legislative break This situation, which led to the establishment of the new government, increases the level of uncertainty in the decisions of economic units.
Finally, the new regional Minister of Employment, Antonio Galvan, ensured the increase in unemployment customary values usually recorded in this month of the year due to the end of the summer campaign”. In that sense, he admitted that Consel was “concerned” about it. Postponement of Imserso aid a situation by the central government that could worsen the employment situation in one of the most important sectors for the Community of Valencia, such as tourism.
autonomous data
At the regional level, the whole country Valencian Community registered Membership loss of 27,199 people, Until the total number of contributors remains at 2,078,479. The province that experienced the greatest decline was Valencia, with 15,856 fewer contributors. In Castellón, employment decreased by 2,405 people. Likewise, the number of registered unemployed increased by 3,190 to 329,391.