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Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Employment, Ana Belén Castejon, stressed that the April unemployment figures are very positive in the municipality since the number of unemployed compared to March has decreased by 669 persons (-3.34%) and the total count of unemployed stood at 19,346 people.

In addition, Castejon noted that the percentage decrease in Cartagena three tenths higher than that recorded nationally (-3.31%) and more than one point in front of the regional decrease (-2.04%).

Over last April 2015, annual data indicates that there are 2,486 fewer people on unemployment lists, representing a decrease of 12.85%.

In the words of the Councillor for Employment, this is the best unemployment figure recorded in the months of April since 2010 as the decline in Cartagena exceeds four points to the national figure and two points to regional.

Regarding youth unemployment, Castejon stressed that declines in 36 people over last March and 311 persons compared to April 2015. Employment Councillor stressed that this is the best figure of youth unemployment months April during the last 8 years.

April data show that the largest decline in unemployment in the municipality have registered services (247) sector, followed by construction (236), industry (195) and agriculture (28).

The head of the Department of Economic Strategy explained that the trend is positive and unemployment gradually decreases and this trend coincides in the city of Cartagena with job creation in the service sector and an important flow of tourist activity coincides with the increase of visitors to Puerto de Culturas (+ 17,000 from January to March), with the arrival of 18 cruise ships and more than 24,000 tourists and holding several congresses and events in Cartagena.

Castejon recalled that much remains to be done as there are more than 19,000 reasons in Cartagena so you have to address this issue for what a few days ago we asked the Regional Government the convening of a regional employment table.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena