Unemployment registered in January stood at 2,267 unemployed, which represents a decrease of 6.75 percent over the same month of the previous year.
The unemployment recorded in the municipality in January was 2,267 unemployed, which means an increase of 39 unemployed compared to the month of December, but in year-on-year terms there is a reduction of 164 unemployed, 6.75% Compared to January 2016.
Employment councilor José Fernández has pointed out that January is a month in which unemployment data traditionally rise, however, in interannual terms, a 37-month consecutive decline has taken place.
In this sense has indicated that in the historical series of recent years, is the best month of January since 2009, which corroborates the good trend in the evolution of employment data in the municipality.
As for Social Security in December 2016 (the last month for which municipal data are available), the number of affiliates in San Pedro del Pinatar stood at 6,608, which means an increase of 25 contributors compared to November, being the The first time in the last 10 years that there is an increase in this month.
In addition, in interannual terms this increase rises to 403 contributors.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar