April unemployment in the Balearics the lowest for more than 20 years
"Really extraordinary" figures, says the Balearic government.
Balearics leads the annual fall in unemployment in March
Service sector is driving the employment recovery.
A bar worker in Palma, Mallorca
Unemployment coming down in Mallorca.
Balearics lead year-on-year fall in February unemployment
Unemployment down 37.9% compared with February last year.
Terrace in Menorca
Most unemployment in the Balearics is in services.
Balearics led December fall in unemployment
Over 28,000 fewer people out of work compared with December 2020.
Construction worker in Palma Mallorca
In construction, there were some 6,000 people out of work in November.
Balearics lead year-on-year fall in unemployment
Unemployment in the Balearics in November stood at 57,710.
Mallorca’s rich and poor
The social divide between the have and have nots is widening in the Balearics.
Prepandemic employment levels in Spain but the job market is still very fragile
Prepandemic employment levels in Spain but the job market is still very fragile.
Employment ups and downs
Prepandemic employment levels in Spain but the job market is still very fragile.
Workers in an office
An increase in the number of employees on ERTE furlough.
July year-on-year unemployment in the Balearics down 26%
But 40% higher unemployment than in July 2019.
The unemployment rate remains well above the 13.78% rate recorded before the pandemic hit Spain
The unemployment rate remains well above the 13.78% rate recorded before the pandemic hit Spain.
More people may be in work in the Balearics but for how long?
More people may be in work in the Balearics but for how long?
It will take several quarters yet for there to be genuine talk of reactivation
It will take several quarters yet for there to be genuine talk of reactivation.
May unemployment down eight per cent from April
Not so encouraging when compared with May 2019.
Spain posts record monthly jobless drop in May
The Balearic Islands, reported the largest fall in unemployment.
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Comment
Never mind the quantity, it’s the employment quality
What does this quality employment imply? What do you think?
Andrew Ede02/12/2021 12:51