The number of unemployed in the islands experienced a 1.2% increase in July, bringing the total figure to 144,168 people. However, this figure represents the lowest unemployment recorded in a July since 2007. Historically, July unemployment has decreased in the Canary Islands most of the time since 1996, although this past month's increase is the largest since 2019.
On a year-on-year basis, unemployment in the archipelago shows a decrease of 6,920 unemployed, which translates to a reduction of 4.6%.
By sectors, unemployment decreased in 'No previous employment' (-164) and 'Industry' (-32). In contrast, it increased in 'Services' (+1,899), 'Agriculture' (+41), and 'Construction' (+15). The sectors with the highest number of unemployed are Services (114,656) and Construction (11,475).
Regarding gender distribution, out of the 144,168 unemployed, 83,558 were women, an increase of 1,422 (+1.7%), and 60,610 were men, with an increase of 337 (+0.6%) compared to the previous month.
Youth unemployment, among those under 25 years old, decreased by 412 people (-5.7%), while unemployment for those 25 years and older increased by 2,171 people (+1.61%).
By provinces, unemployment rose in both, with the largest increase in Las Palmas (+1,321), followed by Santa Cruz de Tenerife (+438).
Nationally, Catalonia (+7,705), the Valencian Community (+7,021), and Madrid (+3,822) recorded the largest increases in unemployment, while Andalusia, Extremadura, and Cantabria experienced decreases.
In terms of hiring, 70,258 contracts were registered in the Canary Islands in July, a 1.2% decrease compared to the previous year. Of these, 30,201 were permanent contracts (a 3.6% increase) and 40,057 were temporary contracts (a 4.5% decrease).
