Unemployment in Tenerife is falling, also in its sister islands, and that is much better than the national average unemployment rate.
The province of Tenerife leads national employment growth. April data shows a 3.6% increase, with 15,656 more affiliates to Social Security over the past year. Notably, there is a rise in health and social services activities. Construction is one of the sectors where employment is growing.
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Social Security affiliation data for April places the province of Tenerife at the forefront of Spain in terms of year-on-year employment growth, with a 3.63% increase, more than one point above the national average (2.3%), and an increase of 15,656 employed individuals. The province thus reaches 447,395 affiliates to the system, the second-highest figure recorded in the historical series, after the one noted in December of last year, when there were 83 more affiliates than in April.
Monthly data also reveals that the province of Tenerife accounted for virtually all the jobs created from March to April, with 1,675 new affiliates (+0.38%), while Las Palmas only grew by 57 (+0.01%). Overall, the Canary Islands increased their workforce by 29,782 people compared to the same month last year, a growth of 3.28%, making it the region with the best evolution in the country.
Another notable figure in Social Security affiliation is that the number of self-employed workers reaches its maximum in the Archipelago, registering 142,706 in April, an increase of 3,385 over April last year, a 2.4% rise.
Record Number of Self-Employed
Furthermore, employment increased last month across all sectors, with the main activities showing very positive figures. Among general regime affiliates and self-employed, hospitality in the Islands reaches 171,352 affiliates (6,191 / +3.7%) and continues as the sector generating the most employment. Commerce, with 165,048 employed, grows by 2,907 affiliates (+1.8%), and health and social services, the third-largest activity in terms of employment in the Canary Islands, register the highest growth, with 5,016 more affiliates (+5.4%) reaching 97,723. Construction, for its part, recorded an increase of 2.7% and a total of 61,177 affiliates.
Regarding hiring, Social Security affiliation data for April reveals that seven out of ten jobs are permanent (74% of the total in the general regime), including part-time and full-time contracts. If only the latter are considered, they represent 58% of the total of 765,188 affiliates, that is, 447,390. Although the total number of employed is equal between both sexes at 382,500 people, temporary and part-time hiring among women continues to significantly exceed that of men.
Unemployment in the Islands Reaches Its Lowest Figure Since April 2007
Registered unemployment in the public employment offices in the Canary Islands decreased in April by 2,784 people compared to the previous month (-1.8%), bringing the total to 154,644 unemployed, according to data published by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy. With the April decrease, there have been two consecutive months of unemployment declines in the region.
Unemployment decreased in all provinces, with the largest drops in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (-1,487) and Las Palmas (-1,297).
This total number of unemployed is the lowest figure for an April month since 2007. In the last year, unemployment has accumulated a decrease of 12,824 unemployed, which represents a 7.7% reduction. By sectors, unemployment decreased in all, with the largest reductions in Services, 1,949 fewer (-1.6%); No previous employment, 503 fewer (-4.1%); Construction, 181 fewer (-1.3%); Industry, 95 fewer (-1.6%), and Agriculture, 56 fewer (-2.2%).
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