Unemployment figures known this morning show that for the fourth consecutive month in July low unemployment in the municipality of Cartagena, has dropped by 2.46%, 2 points more than in the region, indicating that 74 % of people who found a job are of Cartagena.
In particular have been 499 people that have joined the labor market last month, reaching the figure of 21,586 unemployed in about rates not seen since December 2011.
Councilman Employment, Diego Ortega, this data as positive, confirming a downward trend in the number of unemployed started in April. Figures alleviate the situation of growth experienced earlier this year and hope that will not break this dynamic.
The most striking aspect of the decline in unemployment is that 70% of people who left the list of unemployed during the month of July are young people, particularly young people found a job 351 under 25.
This has been highlighted by Diego Ortega considers the young beneficiaries of this trend change is related to increased hiring to cope with the summer campaign.
The mayor of Cartagena Employment underlines in the unemployment rate among young people has been placed with the decline in 15.86%, well below the Spanish average.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena