The number of unemployed in the Canary Islands increased by 15,100 people during the summer quarter compared to the previous one, a 9.59%, bringing the total to 172,200 unemployed, 14.59% of the active population of the community, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
The Active Population Survey (EPA) for the third quarter, published this Friday, reveals that the Canary Islands economy destroyed 14,100 net jobs from July to September, while the population seeking employment increased by 1,000 people, resulting in unemployment rising by those 15,100 people at the end of September.
In comparison with the summer of 2024, the Canary Islands ended September with 10,500 more net jobs (1.06% more), which were insufficient to absorb the growth of its active population by 14,900 people (1.29%).
As a result, unemployment has accumulated an increase of 4,400 people in the last year, equivalent to 2.62%.
By sex, in the Canary Islands, 82,000 men are unemployed, 13.16% of the active population, and 90,100 women, 16.19%.
In Spain as a whole, unemployment rose at the end of the summer by 118,400 people, 0.53%, bringing the unemployment rate in the country to an average of 10.45%.
The communities with the lowest unemployment are the Balearic Islands, with 5.77%; the Basque Country, with 6.98%; and Navarra, with 7.29%. At the opposite extreme are Andalusia, with 15.27%; the Canary Islands, with 14.59%; and Extremadura, with 13.56%. E
