Unemployment in the Balearic Islands fell by 6.12% year-on-year in October

PalmRegistered unemployment at public employment offices in the Balearic Islands rose by 1,631 people in October compared to the previous month (+6.26%), reaching 27,685 unemployed. However, year-on-year, unemployment in the region fell by 6.12% (1,804 fewer unemployed). At the end of the month, the sectors with the most unemployed were services (20,609) and construction (3,310), while the sectors with the fewest were agriculture (331) and industry (1,208). Regarding gender, of the 27,685 unemployed registered in October, 15,539 were women and 12,146 were men. In October, 28,100 contracts were registered in the Balearic Islands, 3.24% more than in the same month of the previous year. Of these, 17,002 were permanent contracts, a figure 1.4% lower than in October of the previous year, and 10,546 were temporary contracts (6.16% less). Furthermore, the Balearic Islands registered 618,471 Social Security affiliates last October, 34,936 fewer than the previous month (-5.35%), according to data also released this Tuesday by the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. In year-on-year terms, affiliation in the Autonomous Community has increased by 15,073 workers compared to October 2024, a 2.5% increase.