Despite the consequences inflation And economic slowdown Alicante’s economy in sectors important to the province such as footwear last year managed to create more than 21,000 new Jobs And reduce your number unemployment in about 7,900 peopleThe total number of unemployed people increased to 132 thousand 611 The lowest figure at the end of the year since 2007. Moreover, a fact that emerges despite this: Bad development of DecemberAs in every province, there was a decrease in occupancy rates.
In this way, the Alicante labor market will continue throughout 2023. extraordinary power, under the influence of good progress tourism –hospitality is the activity that creates the most employment – but it also applies to other types of services; education or healthcare services. Of course, both the increase in Social Security participation and the decrease in unemployment remain below those recorded in 2022, when the recovery of activity after the restrictions of the pandemic triggered these figures, but those recorded improve in 2019.
Number by parts The number of registered unemployed people in the province increased by 127 people in December until you place it The total number of unemployed people registered in laboratories is 132,611. Despite this recovery last month, the balance of the year is quite remarkable compared to the number of unemployed people in Alicante at the end of 2022. decreased by 7,884 people. It is below the decline recorded in the previous year, when unemployment fell by 15,912 people, but is much higher than that recorded in 2019, when the decline was only 2,643 people.
But the fact that must be emphasized above all is that The lowest number of unemployment recorded in the state at the end of the year since 2007, It is the last one before the bursting of the housing bubble, where unemployment still remains below the psychological barrier of 100,000 people. Especially at 95,539. This situation changed radically from 2008 and ended with 150,608 unemployed.
Membership
For your part, December It was also a bad month for Social Security membership. 1,980 jobs lost. But again annual balance It means that the average 730,016 affiliates ending 2023 currently remain in positive numbers 21,464 more Alicante residents have jobs than a year ago.
In this regard, it is worth remembering that the province broke its own record. Absolute employment record last July742,468 workers were laid off. As is usual in a region with intense seasonal activities, this figure decreased in the last months of the year, but still As of year’s end, it was the highest employment rate in the entire Social Security history series.
By sectors, hostel It was the event that created the most employment last year, with 4,045 more members in Alicante than in December 2022. This much, education3,519 more Alicante residents are currently employed than a year ago; And health and social servicesDuring this period, 2,620 new jobs were created.
The numbers are also striking. structureWith 2,017 more employees than in December 2022; or those who record them administrative activities and auxiliary servicesThere are a total of 1,795 Social Security members.
On the negative side, manufacturing industry The jobs of 276 people were lost and their number cleaners at 36 workers.
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Looking at the quality of employment created, it appears that temporary employment comes to the fore in December, taking on almost 55% of monthly contracts for commercial or logistics service companies to meet the increased demand over Christmas. However, in total for the year; Permanent contracts were the majority, with 54% in total. According to data from the Ministry of Labor.
Finally, up to 58% of the unemployed in Alicante received some income from Sepe in November. In particular, according to official data, so far 34,926 workers benefited from contribution aid others due to unemployment 36,336 people received subsidies –the benefit the Board just changed – and 5,797 others had Active Addition Income.