With an unemployment rate of 16%, unemployment in the region of La Marina Alta It has dropped four points since 2016. This is the figure that emerges from the report that the Observatori Marina Alta has just published on its website, which includes employment data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018.
Temporality is the key to unemployment in this region, with the lowest unemployment rates in the second and third quarters that coincide with the summer vacation period, where hiring increases.
This tendency is eminently caused by the labor dynamics of the municipalities of the coastal area where the greatest economic volume is recorded due to the flow of tourists and visitors during their vacations, with the consequent increase in employability.
Due to demographic variables, there is inequality in job opportunities according to gender, since the unemployment rate for women rises to 18,46%, while for men it remains at 13,07%. Regarding the unemployment rate by age groups, the oldest and youngest age groups are the most vulnerable in the search for employment, as we find unemployment rates around 18% for both groups (<24 and> 44 years) and 13,6% in the intermediate age group (25 to 44 years).
The service sector continues to have a fundamental weight in the employment of the Marina Alta, since the 80% of the job seekers are from this sector, a clear indicator of the high seasonality associated with the sector. It is followed very far by the construction sector, an 16,5% are discharged as claimants of the sector.
At the municipal level there is a decrease in the annual unemployment rate compared to the previous year. In this 2018 there has been an increase in employment with the exception of the municipalities: La Vall d'Ebo, La Vall de Laguar, Poble Nou de Benitatxell and Benimeli where the unemployment rate has increased - minimally - compared to the previous year.
