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The total number of unemployed in the Cartagena Region in December 2020 stood at 34,549 people, which represents an increase of 182 unemployed compared to November, 0.5% more.
Covid-19 continues to seriously affect job creation The total number of unemployed in the Cartagena Region in December 2020 stood at 34,549 people, which represents an increase of 182 unemployed compared to November, 0.5% more.
By sectors, unemployment in December increased especially in the construction sectors (+ 4.2%) and industry (+ 4.1%), decreasing in agriculture (-0.8%) and services ( -0.3%). By municipalities, the number of unemployed increased in all of the Region, except in San Javier, where it remained the same.
The highest percentage increases in the number of unemployed in December were found in Fuente lamo (+ 2.0%), Los Alc zares and La Uni n (both with + 1.4%), while the lowest growth took place in Cartagena (+ 0.3%). By sex and age, unemployment in the Region increased in men in all age groups (with a special incidence among men over 45 years of age, + 2.1%), and in women over 45 years of age.
It decreased among women under 45 years of age. INTER-ANNUAL DATA The increase in registered unemployment during the month of December 2020 in the Region (+ 0.5%) contrasts with the monthly decrease experienced in December 2019 (-1.9%), and with the average decrease of the last 10 years ( -1.2% for the period 2010-2019). The medium-term trend of unemployment in the Comarca de Cartagena continues to show the deterioration that began in March 2020 with the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
The number of registered unemployed in the Cartagena Region increased in December by 6,798 people with compared to the same month of the previous year, December 2019, which represents an increase of 24.5%. Compared to December 2019, unemployment rose in December 2020 in all productive sectors, especially in agriculture (+ 46.7%) and among the unemployed without previous employment (+ 35.0%), with increases appreciable (above 16%) also in the rest of the sectors. By municipalities, and always in interannual terms, the number of unemployed increased in all of the Region, especially in Fuente lamo (+ 31.5%), Mazarr n and Torre-Pacheco (+31, 0% in both), with the lowest increase in Cartagena (+ 22.1%).
With respect to December 2019, unemployment in the region as a whole increased both among men and women and in all age groups, although in a higher percentage among those under 25 years of age (+ 49.7% in men and + 43.7% in women), and among men aged 25 to 44 (+ 31.6%). COEC expresses its concern about the increase in unemployment in the Campo de Cartagena region, which continues to show the deterioration that began in March 2020 with the start of the COVID-19 crisis, aggravated this month by restrictions on the economic activity, mainly in the hotel business, and due to mobility limitations. According to the regional employers' association, the tightening of restrictive measures to fight against the outbreaks of COVID-19 and the lack of consumer confidence in the current health and labor context, both factors due to the second wave of the coronavirus contributed to the rise unemployment in the region.
In fact, the percentage increases in unemployment in December 2020 contrast with the decreases in unemployment in previous years. A significant figure for COEC lies in the number of employment contracts signed in the Cartagena Region in December, with 21,902 contracts, 9.0% less than in November 2020 and 10.2% less than the same month of the previous year, December 2019.
It is worth highlighting the fact that the year-on-year drop in hiring has had a special impact on the services sector. The president of COEC, Ana Correa, expresses her concern about the effects that the foreseeable third wave of this pandemic may have on the economy of the region and the measures that both the regional and national governments may adopt that will show their impact on the battered labor market and will further increase the serious crisis suffered by the service sector, mainly commerce, hospitality and the entire tourism sector. “That is why it is necessary for the Government of Spain to adopt economic measures, aimed fundamentally at these economic sectors, to alleviate the serious crisis that threatens their subsistence and, with it, that of the jobs they hold.
It is also necessary to pay more attention to the self-employed, reducing or exempting contributions, as well as exempting taxes and fees, ”Correa said. UNSEASONALIZED DATA The number of registered unemployed in the Region increased by 698 people in December 2020 compared to November 2020, representing an increase of 2.1%.
This data would seem to confirm the negative effect of the second wave of the coronavirus in December in the Region, which slows down the declines in seasonal registered unemployment in the months prior to November. By municipalities, seasonally adjusted unemployment rose in December, especially in San Javier (+ 4.5%).
Cartagena presents a rise slightly above 2%.
Seasonally adjusted unemployment in the Murcia Region as a whole increased by 1.8% in December. SIGNED CONTRACTS The total number of employment contracts signed in the Cartagena Region in December 2020 was 21,902 contracts, which means 2,174 fewer contracts signed than in November, 9.0% less.
The number of signed contracts only increased in services (+ 0.6%), decreasing in the rest of the sectors, especially in industry (-41.8%) and construction (-37.7%), but also in agriculture (-9.0%). By municipalities, the number of contracts signed in December grew only in Mazarr n (+ 80.4%) and San Pedro del Pinatar (+ 29.8%).
The greatest percentage decreases in the number of contracts signed were found in Fuente lamo (-36.3%) and San Javier (-18.8%).
Cartagena had a decrease of 18%.
These decreases are common during the months of December, with an average decrease of 13.7% during the last ten years.
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Source: COEC
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