One in three people who signed an employment contract in Lanzarote in January were foreign nationals, according to the Lanzarote Data Center based on figures from the Canary Islands Employment Observatory (OBECAN).
The figure shows the labor dynamism of foreign residents on the island, who in population terms represent 22.7% of the inhabitants of Lanzarote, but filled 33.5% of the positions available in January.
Specifically, there were 1,641 people out of a total of 4,896 new employment contracts formalized on the island during the first month of the year. 59% of all contracts were indefinite.
Nearly half of the foreigners who signed an employment contract in Lanzarote in January, 45.8%, come from Ibero-America, while one in four is European (26.1%).
Next, 20.6% of the employment contracts signed by foreigners were for people from the African continent, and 7% for citizens originally from Asia.
The vast majority found employment in the hospitality industry (1,070), and are mostly women (880).
In terms of age, the foreigners who started a new job on the island are mostly between 25 and 44 years old (875), the youngest were 218, while over 45 years old, 548 citizens of foreign nationality found employment.
Tías and Yaiza, the municipalities with the most opportunities for foreign workers
The municipality with the highest number of employment contracts for people originating from other countries was Tías, where 508 foreign people found work in January.
Secondly, Yaiza, where 470 people of nationalities other than Spanish were hired in January.
In Arrecife, 316 foreigners signed a new job in January, while in Teguise there were 221.
In the municipality of San Bartolomé, 75 people of foreign origin started a new job in January, while in Haría and Tinajo there were 34 and 17 people respectively.
