Employment

Employment stagnates in Lanzarote in November

San Bartolomé has more unemployed people than a year ago. Unemployment is barely falling on the island and is doing so below Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, and Tenerife

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Unemployment fell by 0.1% in November, which is equivalent to four fewer people on the unemployment lists in Lanzarote.

Thus, the total number of **unemployed** on the island stands at **6,924 people**, 7.2% less than a year ago.Meanwhile, unemployment fell in November by 1.9% in Fuerteventura, 0.9% in Tenerife, and 0.8% in Gran Canaria.

By municipality, unemployment fell particularly in Teguise, where 28 people left the unemployment lists (-3.4%), bringing the municipality's total to 789 unemployed, 11.6% less than a year ago. 

Next, Yaiza, where unemployment fell by 1.8%, equivalent to ten more people employed. Thus, the number of unemployed in the south currently stands at 548 people, 1.3% less than twelve months ago. 

In Tías, the drop was 0.3%, meaning two fewer people unemployed, bringing the total to 730 unemployed, which is 6.9% less than a year ago.

Unemployment fell by 0.1% in Arrecife, which equates to three fewer people on the unemployment lists, bringing the total to 3,484 unemployed. Compared to a year ago, unemployment fell by 6.6%. 

In Haría, unemployment rose by 1.6%, which equates to four more people on the unemployment lists in the north. The total for the municipality is now 251 unemployed. Compared to November 2024, unemployment is 19.3% lower. 

Unemployment also rose in **San Bartolomé**, by 4%, meaning 33 more people have registered as unemployed, bringing the total to 854. Compared to last year, unemployment in the municipality that hosts the airport is 0.7% higher.

Tinajo experienced no changes. It still has the same number of unemployed people as the previous month, that is, 268 people. A year ago, there were 20.7% more unemployed people in the municipality.