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December 3, 2024
Social Security affiliation dropped by 30,100, while unemployment decreased by 16,000. Adjusted for seasonality, contributors increased by 26,000, and the unemployed fell by 4,600. Preliminary data does not indicate a significant rise in workers affected by furlough schemes (ERTE) following the DANA.
November 12, 2024
The weakness in employment, observed since the beginning of the year, has intensified more than expected due to factors such as the closure of federal infrastructure projects and political and economic uncertainty. In October, formal employment grew by 1.4%, falling 0.3 percentage points short of expectations.
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 28, 2024
Green jobs definition varies depending on the question to be answered. Understanding their evolution across activities, products, and skills & tasks becomes crucial for the design and deployment of the most appropriate policies.
October 16, 2024
Formal employment grew by 1.6% in September. Despite the increase, the growth was lower than expected, reflecting a more significant slowdown and worsening short- and medium-term employment expectations, influenced by the country's anticipated lower economic growth and uncertainty.
October 7, 2024
Immigration has been a key factor supporting the growth of the Spanish economy in the wake of the pandemic. The labor market, economic and social integration, and training of immigrants all require priority attention from policymakers.
September 30, 2024
The national unemployment rate was 9.7% in August, up from 9.3% in August 2023. Seasonally adjusted, the August unemployment rate was 10.0%, unchanged from July this year, and below its average level for the first half of the year, which was 10.6%.
September 27, 2024
In Colombia, 76.4% of men are in the labour force. By contrast, only 52.1 per cent of women do so. This disparity, which is called the gender gap in the labour participation rate, is marked in Colombia, reaching 24.3 percentage points.
September 19, 2024
In this edition of the QLMO, we review the labor market situation with data available up to Q2 2024. We assess the progress of key indicators, explore employment rate differences between Spain and the EU, and place particular emphasis on the trends in occupational segregation.
September 12, 2024
Employment continues to slow down, with minimal monthly increases. According to the IMSS, formal employment grew by 1.8% annually in August, 0.2 points less than in June and July. Seasonally adjusted job creation has shown three months of 0.1% variations, reflecting weakness in annual variations.
September 3, 2024
Social Security affiliation fell by 193,700, and unemployment increased by 21,900 due to seasonal factors. After adjusting for this factor, it is estimated that the number of contributors rose by 23,000, while the unemployed decreased by 4,500. The percentage of affiliates with temporary contracts increased marginally.
