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Light and shadow in the European labor market The unemployment rate in the eurozone remained stable at 6.5% in February 2024, compared to January 2024, according to data published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. This figure is below the 6.6% recorded in February 2023. In the European Union as a whole, […]

More than 4,500 new Social Security affiliates in the Canary Islands in March The Canary Islands experienced an increase in Social Security affiliation in March 2024, with a total growth of 4,559 affiliates compared to the previous month. The total number of affiliates reached 909,391 people, of which 472,846 are men and 436,545 are women.

 The Spanish economy closed 2023 with remarkable momentum The Spanish economy closed 2023 with remarkable momentum, registering a financing capacity of 16.131 billion euros in the fourth quarter, according to data published today by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This figure represents 4.2% of the GDP for the period, which is a significant improvement

National demand propels Spanish GDP growth to 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023 March 27, 2024 – The Spanish Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the previous quarter, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This rate is two tenths higher

Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) publishes first Business Turnover Indexes based on 2021   March 25, 2024 – The Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) today published the first Business Turnover Indexes (ICNE) based on 2021, which offer a new perspective on the evolution of the Spanish business sector. The ICNE data based on 2021 show

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Employee Compensation Remains the Largest Component of Income in the EU Employee compensation remained the top component of income in the European Union (EU) throughout 2023, accounting for 47.0% of GDP, according to data published today by Eurostat. This figure remains stable compared to the previous year, confirming the importance of this component in the

In the EU, the employment rate of people aged 20 to 64 stood at 75.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023, an increase of 0.1 percentage points (pp) compared to the third quarter of 2023. The labor market slack, which encompasses people with unmet employment needs, a large portion of whom includes unemployed individuals, amounted

In the fourth quarter of 2023, seasonally adjusted GDP remained stable in both the euro area and the EU compared to the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the third quarter of 2023, GDP had decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained

Today the Economic Situation report for the 4th Quarter of 2022 was presented by this Confederation. In it, the Director of Consulting of Corporación 5, José Miguel González, during the presentation on the different data for this quarter, emphasized the paradox of the low unemployment rate and the fall in GDP and the uncertainty that