Alicante leads unemployment drop across Valencia region

The province of Alicante has led the charge when it comes to a drop in unemployment in the Community of Valencia for the month of April. The province recorded a decrease in unemployment by 1,336 people, representing a 1.14 per cent decrease compared to the previous month. Alicante’s figures are also ahead of the April figures for the city of Valencia, which saw a decrease of just 918 people.

Alicante sees community-leading figures for a drop in unemployment: Nearly 7,000 fewer

Alicante’s figures are even more impressive when looked at year-on-year. The province now has 6,965 fewer unemployed people than a year ago, representing a reduction of 5.68 per cent. These figures are also ahead of the communitywide average, which saw unemployment decrease by 5.48 per cent.

The drop in unemployment is starkly concentrated in the Services sector, with 1,238 fewer unemployed people in the month of April, representing the vast majority. The Industry sector has also seen a stark decrease, with 128 fewer people unemployed. Following these are the Agriculture and Construction sectors, with 86 and 75 fewer people registered on unemployment, respectively.

Services sector sees the most people on registered unemployment

In Alicante, the total number of people on registered unemployment is now 115,728. Of these, the Services sector has the most unemployment despite seeing the most significant drop, with 80,109 people unemployed. Following this is the Industry sector, with 12,867; people without previous employment history, with 10,218; Construction, with 9,291; and Agriculture, with 3,243.

Female unemployed far outnumber male unemployed: A closer look

In Alicante, female unemployment far outnumbers male unemployment, with 70,327 unemployed women compared to 45,401 unemployed men. Under 25 years of age, there are 6,551 people unemployed, with the rest being over 25 years of age.

Spain’s national figures, setting records for first time since 2008

On a national scale, unemployment has decreased by 62,668 people, with a total of 2,357,044 unemployed. This figure is below 2.4 million for the first time since June of 2008.