Unemployment in the Balearics in September increased by almost 4%, 2,094 people having brought the total number of unemployed to 56,531. The Balearics had the third highest percentage increase in unemployment of regions of Spain behind Cantabria and Asturias, where the rises were 4.7% and 4.2% respectively.
Employment
Balearic unemployment went up in September
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I assume a lot of this additional unemployment is to do with hotels beginning to close down for the winter so visitors have nowhere to go?
When the tourist tax comes in the island will have a long long summer as well depression is looming
And unemployment will go through the roof in October as the island, yet again, shuts down for a long, long winter...