The industrial sector continues to have a key specific weight in Elda’s economic activity and labor market. National Institute of Statistics (INE). Specifically, the most recent records, corresponding to 2020, show that 32.57% of jobs are linked to jobs. industry, mainly to shoes and leather goods. This percentage is much higher than that of other industrial municipalities. Sagunto, Gijon or Irun and place in handnext to the catalan town rubyIt is one of the Spanish cities where the industry has more weight in the economy.
The importance of the footwear industry is also reflected in the labor market, and the latest data, State Public Employment Service (SEPE) The fact that it coincides with the month of July confirms this. Unemployment figures in Elda continue to fall even below pre-pandemic levels for several months.
Currently, the number of unemployed in Elda is 5,327, the lowest figure since records. The footwear industry played a leading role in this decline, as the number of unemployed in this industry is 881, which is also the lowest for statistics available.
This figure represents a 24.3% decrease compared to pre-pandemic. The drop in unemployment is even more pronounced than in April 2020, when the health crisis was at its height: -37.2%.
Likewise, the number of members Social Security It also records excellent data. Currently, the number of people under Social Security in Elda is 17,229 according to the data for the second quarter of the year. Valencia Institute of Statistics (IVE). This figure represents 5.20% more affiliates compared to the same period in 2021 and 12% more than in 2020.
workers affiliates they also grow in the industrial sector, even at a higher rate. In the second quarter of the year, there were 4,795 participations in the industrial sector, which is 11.5% more than in 2021 and 22.1% more than in 2020.
Member of the Economic Development, Industry and Employment Council, Silvia Ibanezevaluated these data and “Economic activity in our province has recovered very well from the effects of the pandemic, despite the uncertainties of the situation, and the unemployment and Social Security enrollment data confirm this.”.
The mayor stated, “Despite such positive numbers, we continue to work from the local government to strengthen Elda’s economic fabric, support self-employed SMEs and businesses, invest in our city’s industrial zones and contribute to creating a living space for birth. new companies and businesses to create jobs and create wealth.