HE work The pandemic left behind with a historic occupancy record, but it is not noticeable in every area. The unemployment rate for people 55 and older increased by just over half a percentage point between 2020 and 2022, to 12.61% nationally. by autonomous communities Andalusia continues to be the country with the highest number of elderly unemployed people, with a total of 18.34% (17.31% two years ago). Despite the decrease in the indicator in the Canary Islands and Extremadura, both autonomous communities remain second and third in this ranking of unemployed, with 16.45% in the first case (19.15% in 2020) and 15.09% (17.34%) in the second case. is ranked. ). Along with Castilla La Mancha, these are the only four regions below the national threshold. By more than ten percentage points, Navarra became the region with the lowest unemployment rate This was a half-point decrease compared to the previous edition (6.44%). Basque Country (7.02%) and Aragon (7.55%) are other autonomous communities where people aged 55 and over find more jobs.
Unemployment figures among the elderly vary from city to city, depending on the total figures of the autonomous community in which they are located. Murcia is the city with the lowest unemployment rate for people over 55 (27.88%) This is followed by Palma de Mallorca with 29.23% and Malaga with 29.43%. On the other hand, Valencia ranks last among the ‘top ten’ with 33.58%. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (33.51%) and Madrid (33.47%) follow them.
This is not bad news for this age group. According to data collected by the ‘Ranking of Regions for High-End Economy 2022’ prepared by the Mapfre Foundation, the number of people finding employment has also increased in the last two years. The elderly occupancy rate increased by nearly 1 percent to 20.24 percent, but seven autonomous communities still fall short of this figure. Andalusia ranks last with an occupancy rate of 18.70 percent, followed by Catalonia with 18.81 percent and the Balearic Islands with 18.97 percent. On the other hand, Castilla y León, Asturias and the Basque Country rank first with almost a quarter of the total number of people of this age.
A significant portion of employees are self-employed: Number of senior freelancers increased by 14,758 people. Andalusia tops the list with the highest percentage of self-employed workers (95,090 workers), followed by Catalonia (94,105) and Madrid (66,864). On the other side of the scale, La Rioja, excluding Ceuta and Melilla, has the least number of people (5,409), followed by Cantabria and Navarra (8,424 and 8,905 respectively).
Revaluation of the average pension
The government approved a 2.5 percent increase in premium pensions and a 3 percent increase in non-contributory pensions in 2022, compared to the amount determined in 2021. Thus, the annual revaluation applied to the average pension resulted in a homogeneous increase in the pension. Economic benefits of all autonomous communities.
The list will remain unchanged between 2022 and 2022. Basque Country has the highest average pension at 1,537.49 euros It is followed by Asturias with 1,502.42 euros and Madrid with 1,457.39 euros. Navarra, Cantabria, Aragon and Catalonia complete the list with regions exceeding the national average. Below, the lowest average pensions are found in Extremadura (€1,044.41), Galicia (€1,063.21) and Murcia (€1,120.75). The average retirement age for all autonomous communities is 64.60 years.