Camilo A. Ulloa joined BBVA Research in 2009 and now is Principal Economist for the Spain & Portugal unit. His main areas of interest are macroeconomics and applied econometrics, and his research has mainly focused on economic scenarios assessment, short-term forecasting and structural time series modeling.
November 5, 2024
Social Security affiliation grew by 134,300 people and unemployment increased by 26,800. Seasonally adjusted, the number of employees rose by 55,000, while the number of unemployed fell by 13,000. Additionally, the percentage of affiliates with temporary contracts decreased.
October 30, 2024
Economic activity grew strongly again in the third quarter (0.8% QoQ), driven by domestic demand. Consumption would have offset the sluggishness in investment. The contribution of net external demand was slightly negative. GDP growth was due to higher productivity, as hours worked increased by 0.2%.
October 25, 2024
Once seasonality is discounted, both employment (0.4% q/q) and hours worked (0.1% q/q) increased at a similar pace to Social Security affiliation (0.3% q/q). Additionally, the unemployment rate declined (to 11.3%), and the temporary employment rate remained stable (15.9%).
