Record employment in Catalonia in third quarter with more than 3.71m people in work
Unemployment stands at 8.5%, with 345,000 jobseekers at end of September
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Entities voice concerns against airport runway expansion proposal
Environmental group and farmers union against business group's project, government avoids evaluating idea
Business group proposes expanding Barcelona airport runway to Ricarda Natural Park
"It is now or never," Foment president says of suggestion to construct over lagoon area
FC Barcelona and PortAventura to work on joint amusement parks
Football team will design themed attractions in upcoming Espai Barça of Spotify Camp Nou stadium
Catalan exports grow in August reaching €6.9bn
Sales of goods abroad surpasses €68bn since the beginning of the year
Air India pilots to train at Lleida–Alguaire Airport
Government envisages new building and two new hangars due to expected increase in students and aircraft
Tarragona port to reach 236,000 annual cruise ship passengers in ten years
Economic impact during 2023 season is €16 million, and each traveler spends an average of €18
Soaring food prices sees inflation rise in Catalonia
Cost of olive oil and sugar up more than 38% compared to last year
Barcelona Metro exceeds pre-pandemic passenger numbers with 28 million in August
Journeys up 17.6% from August 2022 and up 16.6% from August 2019
Air Europa suffers cyberattack, asks customers to cancel bank cards
Airline says systems are working again but recommends cancelling cards to "minimize any incidence"
Rent prices in Barcelona register new record: €1,123.56 per month during second quarter
Contracts fall 9.5% to 10,328 between April and June, compared to previous year
Facebook content review company registers 20% absenteeism for psychologic trauma
Staff in Barcelona check content shared online including videos of murder, rape, or suicide
2.1 million tourists visit Catalonia in August, 10% down from pre-pandemic levels
Expenditure by international visitors reaches €2.7bn, while 91% of travel agencies increase sales this summer
Unemployment drops in Catalonia in September, while Spain registers 20,000 new jobseekers
First drop after a steady two-month increase, reaching lowest point for the month of September since 2007
Inflation in Spain rises to 3.5% for September
Core inflation, excluding food and energy, falls slightly to 5.8%
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