Registered unemployment in the Balearic Islands has increased by 3,058 people during October compared to September, an 11.52% increase that brings the total number of unemployed to 29,605. The figure is also 6.94% higher than in the same month last year, with 1,920 more unemployed people, according to data published this Wednesday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy.

The State Public Employment Service (SEPE) has recorded 26,547 unemployed in September in the Balearic Islands, 493 more than the same month of the previous year, which represents a rise of 1.9%, while affiliation to Social Security has increased by 4.5% year-on-year, with 29,079 more, reaching 684,079.

The number of registered unemployed people in the Balearic Islands reached 25,706 during the month of August, 262 fewer than the same month last year, according to data published this Wednesday by the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy. In annual terms, unemployment has fallen by 1%.

The Balearic labor market maintains a positive year-on-year trend, despite the usual slight increase in unemployment in July. The offices of the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) registered 24,882 unemployed people during the month, a figure that represents 504 fewer unemployed than a year ago, meaning a decrease of 1.99%, according to data published this Tuesday by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy.