15,070 less unemployed in Catalonia this month, but unemployment is still higher than last year
In July, the total number of Catalan jobless stands at 539,191, thanks to the creation of service sector summer jobs
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Long-term unemployment rates rising for young people
Some young workers are becoming stuck into long-term unemployment, with little future perspectives. In addition, long-term unemployment has overtaken short-term unemployment.
The Barcelona City Hall brings 10,000 new workers into the labour market in the last two years
The plan started 2 years ago to foster quality employment. More than 160,000 people have benefited from the programme, although only 10,000 found a quality job.
Labour Market Reform to be approved thanks to the abstention of the People?s Party and Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Party
This afternoon the Spanish Parliament will vote on the labour market reform approved by Zapatero?s Government last Wednesday. The reform already entered into force but it can be modified or blocked today by the Parliament. Last Thursday, the President of
Leader of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Party ensures Spanish Labour Market Reform
Prime Minister Zapatero needs the votes from other parties to pass his Labour Market reform. Artur Mas, President of the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Party (CiU) has affirmed today that his party will not block the reform in the Spanish Parliament. Ci
Unemployment in Catalonia drops by 3.19% in May
In the rest of Spain, unemployment has decreased 1.84% in the last month. However, both Catalan and Spanish figures remain at highest rates of the last decade: about 575,000 Catalans are unemployed. In overall Spain, about 4.07 million people are jobless.