[Economics] Unemployment fell by 1,191 people in the BAC and 1,106 in Navarra, in April

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In total, there are 108,001 unemployed people in the Basque Autonomous Community and 30,844 in Navarra. The Social Security affiliation figure stands at 997,243 people in the BAC and 303,769 in Navarra.

Registered unemployment fell in April by 1,191 people in the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) and by 1,106 in Navarra, which represents a decrease of 1.09% and 3.46% respectively compared to the previous month. The number of unemployed people is 108,001 in the BAC and 30,844 in Navarra.

In relation to April 2022, 7,553 fewer unemployed registered in Lanbide have been recorded, which represents a year-on-year decrease of 6.54%. In Navarra the number of unemployed people has been reduced by 7.72%, with a total of 2,582 fewer unemployed.

According to the data provided this Tuesday by the Ministry of Labor of the Government of Spain, in Gipuzkoa there are 226 fewer unemployed (0.79%) compared to March, in Bizkaia 654 fewer (1.07%) and in Álava 311 fewer (1. 61%). Compared to April 2022, the drop was 8.40% in Gipuzkoa (2,287 fewer people), 6.67% in Bizkaia (4,338 fewer people) and 3.19% in Álava (628 fewer people).

On the other hand, the Basque Autonomous Community has set a new all-time high for affiliation to Social Security and the figure has stood at 997,243 people, 2,588 more than in the previous month. These are the lowest unemployment data since 2008, and the highest affiliation figures ever known in the CAV. Navarra registered 2,832 more Social Security affiliations in April than last month and 6,183 more than in April of the previous year, standing at 303,769.

In the whole of Spain, registered unemployment has decreased by 73,890 people (2.58%) to 2,788,370 unemployed, figures that have not been registered since 2008, while the drop compared to April 2022 is 234,133 which means a reduction of 7.75%.

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