The pandemic has taken away more than jobs

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These are the worst figures since . Last year, the pandemic destroyed jobs and unemployment rose by people , according to data from the Active Population Survey (EPA) referring to the fourth quarter of last year. At the end of , unemployment stood at 16.13% , 2.3 points higher than in 2019, and although the Government's forecasts improved, the year closed with a total of unemployed. The employment rate reached 19,344,300 , with employment increasing by 167,400 people in the fourth quarter. To the global impact of Covid on employment, we must add that employees covered by an ERTE are considered employed in the INE statistics and not unemployed. The youth unemployment rate in the fourth quarter climbs to 40 percent The loss due to the drop in activity has been felt very intensely among the self-employed.

The number of self-employed workers has fallen by almost people compared to the same quarter of 2019, despite the increase of 28,900 compared to the previous quarter. In year-on-year Belgium Mobile Number List terms, the Services sector accounted for the greatest increase in unemployment, with 297,500 more unemployed and among those who lost their jobs more than a year ago, with more unemployed. Unemployment increased in practically all communities , except Extremadura, with 12,200 fewer unemployed, the region of Murcia, with a reduction of 5,500 people and Melilla, with 800 fewer unemployed. The largest increases occurred in Catalonia.



With , followed by Madrid, with more unemployed and Andalusia, with 83,400. Unemployment also increased more among women , with 305,600 more unemployed, compared to the men who lost their jobs. As for young people, a group especially affected by unemployment, in the fourth quarter there was a decrease of unemployed people. For the year as a whole, unemployment increased by people in the group between 16 and 24 years old. The youth unemployment rate in the fourth quarter stood at . Regarding public employment closes with a growth of people (but without recovering the employment lost after the crisis. The EPA data also reflects an increase in households with all their members unemployed by to reach.