The CAV ends 2022 with a drop in unemployment of 3.5% and Navarra with a drop of 1.3%

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The Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) closed 2022 with 110,798 unemployed people, 3.52% less than in 2021, according to data provided today by the Ministry of Labor. In Navarra they have recorded 31,610 unemployed people, 1.30% less than the previous year.

In regards to the monthly variation, from November to December, the number of registered unemployed has increased by 88 people in the BAC. In Navarra, unemployment has risen by 117 people.

However, in relation to closing of 2021 there has been a reduction in unemployed people both in Euskadi (4047) and in Navarra (416).

In year-on-year terms, there are 2,517 fewer unemployed in Biscay (-3.88%), 1116 less in Gipuzkoa (-3.65%) and 414 less in alava (-2.13%). Álava and Bizkaia have also registered monthly decreases in December with 256 and 7 fewer unemployed, respectively. In contrast, in Gipuzkoa, unemployment rose by 351 people (+1.21%).

In it Spanish state there were 2,837,653 unemployed people at the end of the year, the lowest figure since 2007. From November to December, unemployment fell by 43,727 people in December (-1.52%). The interannual rate, for its part, has fallen by 8.64%.

Hiring

In December, 57,989 contracts were signed in Basque Countryof which 21.29% were permanent, a total of 12,345. In 2022 as a whole, 199,995 permanent contracts were signed, 148.3% more than in 2021.

However, as a whole, hiring fell by 10.88% in December in the Basque Country (-7,079 contracts) compared to the previous month and 22.39% (-16,727 contracts) compared to the last month of 2021.

In Navarre A total of 22,555 contracts were signed in December, and 4,331 of them were permanent. In the last month, contracting fell by 7.74% (1,866 contracts) and compared to December of the previous year, the drop was 22.82% (6,582 contracts).

When one year has elapsed since the entry into force of the labour reform, there are 2.3 million people with a permanent contract in the Spanish State. In Euskadi the increase was 148.3%.

Membership

Basque Country 2022 ended with 14,055 affiliates (1.41%) more to Social Security than a year ago, reaching 994,077 registered. However, affiliation has moderated its growth because in December there were only 822 registered more than in November in the Basque Country, which represents a slight increase of 0.08%.

In annual terms, membership has grown by 4,301 people in Navarre1.45% more than in December 2021, reaching 299,966. In contrast, the number of Social Security affiliates in Navarra fell by 2,319 workers in December, 0.77% less than The last month.

Assessment of the Basque and Navarrese governments

The Second Vice-Hendakari and Minister of Labor and Employment of the Basque Government, Idoia Mendia, He stressed that the Basque Country “is much more solid to face the new year and any new unforeseen event”. In his opinion, these are figures “not only historical, but above all hopeful, which are even better if we take into account the upheavals this year.”

Idoia Mendia has highlighted that not only are there more affiliates than ever, but there are more people than ever with permanent contracts. “The measures that we have adopted have allowed economic activity to continue despite the difficulties and that people have continued to be hired,” she added.

The Provincial GovernmentFor its part, it has considered that “2022 has been a year of growth and stability for employment in Navarra with 73,137 permanent contracts, double that of 2021” and with a reduction in unemployment, with 416 fewer unemployed people than in 2021 , despite a slight drop in figures in December.

In a statement, the Navarrese executive assures that “for the moment the job market remains stable” and that, therefore, the assessment is positive. However, he has stressed that “it is convenient to flee from complacency, work continues to create employment and reduce unemployment figures.”