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| The number of unemployed registered last month in the municipality is 794, and the local unemployment rate is stands at 7.38%, more than 8 points below the regional and national | The number of affiliations to Social Security increases by 177, the highest increase in the last year The volume of unemployed in Puerto Lumbreras fell by 1 point last November, in contrast to the large increase in the unemployment figure in Spain of up to 6 points.

With this, the unemployment rate in the municipality stands at 7.38%, more than 8 points below the regional and national figure according to the latest available data.

The number of unemployed people in the town is currently 794; 42 less than last September.

After a few negative months as a result of the State of Alarm decreed in March by the health crisis of COVID-19, the curve has been inverted, Puerto Lumbreras continues in a positive trend and has generated employment in 4 of the last 5 months.

In the month of November there were 102 new hires compared to the previous month.Regarding the latest data on Social Security affiliations, last October was especially positive, with 177 new affiliations more than in September and reaching 4,912.

An interannual increase of almost 2 points and the largest rise in the data for affiliations since October 2019. "Unemployment in Puerto Lumbreras continues in the downward trend of recent months, despite the negative economic consequences of the pandemic and the restrictions imposed by the state of alarm.

Our municipality has always stood out for being a great engine of employment, and In the last 7 years the number of unemployed has fallen by more than 25 percent, always placing us well below the regional and national average.

We want to continue improving current data, we will continue to carry out the necessary measures to help freelancers, companies and workers from Lumbrere, and to continue in this way creating the conditions to create employment in the municipality, "says the Councilor for Employment; José Manuel Sánchez.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras