Spain's jobless edged down in April as COVID restrictions eased
Unemployment had risen steadily as authorities slapped restrictions on movement and socialising.
Balearics year-on-year unemployment up 13%
There were 82,066 unemployed in the Balearics last month.
Slow relaxation of restrictions to ensure 200,000 summer jobs
One of the main unions is insisting that current caution needs to continue in order to save summer employment.
Balearic first quarter unemployment increased over four per cent
There were 116,800 unemployed in the Balearics in the first quarter of 2021.
Highest February unemployment in the Balearics for seven years
27,000 more unemployed than in February 2020.
People on a street in Palma, Mallorca
An inter-annual rise in unemployment of more than 20,000.
Over 80,000 unemployed in the Balearics
There was a slight fall in unemployment compared with December.
Balearic Islands registers one of the worst unemployment figures in the country
Balearic Islands registers one of the worst unemployment figures in the country.
At an employment office in Mallorca
An unemployment rate for women of over eighteen per cent.
Unemployment in the Balearics has risen by 75%
At the end of 2020, there were 109,900 unemployed people in the Balearics,
People at an employment office in Palma, Mallorca
Hiring in December was mostly for temporary work.
December unemployment in the Balearics fell compared with November
Down slightly from November but up more than 20,000 compared with December 2019.
Employment office Palma, Mallorca
The highest November unemployment figure for seven years.
Over 85,000 unemployed in the Balearics
Thirty-seven per cent higher unemployment than November 2019.
Employment
Monthly unemployment in the Balearics rises six per cent
Compared with October 2019, the rise is by over 60%.
Majorca
Numbers and more numbers: the week in Majorca
Unemployment up, tourists and jellyfish disappearing, and partial lockdowns.
Iago Negueruela, Balearic minister for the economic model, tourism and employment
Iago Negueruela, who was talking to IB3 on Friday.
Employment office Palma, Mallorca
Social security registrations fell and unemployment rose in September.
Employment
Over 73,000 unemployed in the Balearics in August
Unemployment was 90% higher than in August 2019.