Employment
Balearic unemployment down in February
Though unemployment was down in eleven regions, nationwide there was a rise in the February rate.
Employment
Government and business agree on plan for quality employment
The agreement for a pact on competitiveness, employment and social progress for the Balearics was signed today at the presidential headquarters, the Consolat de Mar.
Employment
Year starts with a fall in Balearic unemployment
The number unemployed in January was over 1% lower than in December, with 811 leaving the unemployment register.
Economy
Layoffs by the Bauzá government cost 16 million euros
There were 1,620 fewer government employees at the end of the Bauzá administration than at its start.
Economy
Unemployment falls by almost 10% in the Balearics
Registered unemployment in the Balearics fell last year to 75,784 unemployed.
Economy
Spanish economic recovery boosted jobs for festive season retail jobs
Staff were taken on at the fastest rate for eight years, as retailers tipped the best Christmas since recovery from deep recession.
Employment
Balearic unemployment will fall over the next two years
The Balearics would have the fifth highest unemployment rate in the country next year.
Employment
Unions doubt record year
The unions said that employment in hotels is only expected to have risen by 2.16% compared with 2014.
Employment
Work inspections to increase in 2016
There are to be four key campaigns: control of temporary appointments and potential contractual fraud; control of the hours of work; control of part-time contracts; and limitations on overtime.
Employment
Unemployment soared in October ... but it was normal
Unemployment in the Balearics rose by over 19% in October.
Economy
Over 30% of Balearic jobs are in the tourist industry
31.1% of all those in work in the Balearics are employed in the tourism sector, way above the national average of 13.5%.
Employment
Campaign against worker exploitation bringing in 350,000 euros in fines
A total of 31 inspectors were involved in the campaign, and 8,008 temporary work contracts were investigated.
Employment
The Balearics outperforms national employment market
Unemployment in the Balearics for the third quarter was down by 13.6% (14,000).
Employment
Employment opportunities for Balearic youth increase
In the Balearics, where there was one of the highest proportions of ni-nis last year, the number is down by six points.
Employment
Balearic unemployment went up in September
Across Spain as a whole, unemployment was up in September by 0.64%, giving a total unemployed figure of 4,094,042.
Employment
140,000 employed in tourism industry, increase of 5%
The Balearic tourism sector employed an average of just under 140,000 people between June and August,
Employment
The number of foreign workers in the Balearics on the rise
The percentage rise over last August in the Balearics was the largest of all regions of Spain.
Employment
Balearics leading employment growth but jobless creeps up
The Balearics was the best-performing region, but the growth was slightly higher in the autonomous north African city of Melilla, where it was up 4.97%.
The past week in The Bulletin
Records being broken left, right and centre, the local economy on a high, all was glowing last week, except when it rained.
Spain jobs
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