Today the unemployment figures for the month of August have been published and, for the sixth consecutive month, the jobless figures have improved in Manilva, with a fall of 86 fewer unemployed people this month, as the figures continue to recover towards pre-pandemic levels.
Currently, the number of unemployed people in our town stands at 1139 people, 485 men compared with 654 women.
Figures for the last year:
- August: 1139 -86 unemployed
- July 2021: 1225 -221 unemployed
- June 2021: 1466 -208 unemployed
- May 2021: 1674 -92 unemployed
- April 2021: 1766 -3 unemployed
- March 2021: 1769 -84 unemployed
- February 2021: 1853 +22 unemployed (Record high)
- January 2021: 1831 +74 unemployed
- December 2020: 1757 +59 unemployed
- November 2020: 1698 +85 unemployed
- October 2020: 1613 +105 unemployed
- September 2020: 1508 +127 unemployed
- August 2020: 1381 +30 unemployed
- July 2020: 1351 -219 unemployed
- June 2020: 1570 -45 unemployed
- May 2020: 1615 Unchanged
- April 2020: 1615 +162 unemployed
As for hiring, this month there were 382 new employment contracts, 225 for men and 157 for women. Hospitality was once again the sector generating the most jobs, with 120 new contracts, followed by construction with 63 contracts, wholesale and retail trade with 56, arts, recreation and entertainment activities with 26 new contracts, and public administration with 26.
In terms of contract type, there were 361 temporary contracts compared with 21 permanent contracts.
You can see the historical unemployment figures recorded in Manilva since 2005 by clicking here
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