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Public sector adds 89,900 jobs and reaches a record 3.7 million

Public employment increased by 89,900 in Q3 to 3,736,800, while the private sector lost 16,300 jobs.

Beatriz Lorenzo Aguirre
Beatriz Lorenzo Aguirre
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AIIllustrative image: an empty office desk with documents and a calculator, lit by side light from a window
Illustrative image: an empty office desk with documents and a calculator, lit by side light from a window

Unemployment rose by 95,900 people to 2,591,200 and the unemployment rate reached 10.18%. Despite this, the public sector gained jobs while the private sector destroyed 16,300 positions.

With 3,736,800 people employed, the Spanish public sector records its highest figure in the series, having added 89,900 jobs in the third quarter. According to businessinsider.es, based on the Active Population Survey (EPA) published by the INE, this increase surpassed the total job creation in the economy.

The private sector lost 16,300 positions, bringing the total to 19,115,800 employed. Total employment grew by 73,600 people between July and September, a figure that would have been negative without the public sector.

Unemployment also rose. The number of unemployed increased by 95,900 people to 2,591,200, and the unemployment rate advanced by 31 hundredths, reaching 10.18% of the active population. The cause, according to the INE, is the entry of 169,500 people into the labour market, which raised the active population to 25,443,800.

One year ago, the public sector employed 3,532,700 people; today it is 204,100 more, an increase of 5.8%.

In the last twelve months, public employment increased by 5.8%, compared to 1.4% in the private sector. Of the 465,500 jobs created during this period, nearly 44 out of every 100 are public. Its share of total employment rose from 15.8% to 16.4%.

The composition of employment also changed. Salaried workers grew by 90,000, of which 68,000 have temporary contracts and 22,100 are permanent. Self-employed workers decreased by 15,500. Full-time employment rose by 244,400 people while part-time employment fell by 170,800.

By regions, Canary Islands led job creation with 38,100 more employed, while the Community of Madrid recorded the largest drop, with 49,200 fewer. Households with all members actively employed fell by 47,600, to 12,226,100, and households with all members unemployed rose by 21,800, to 786,100.

By sectors, only services, with tourism and hospitality as drivers, added jobs, with 235,600 more employed. Agriculture lost 58,300 workers, industry 54,400, and construction 49,300.

Beatriz Lorenzo Aguirre

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