According to the data from the Active Population Survey of the last quarter of 2021, there are currently some 68,590 people working on the island, some 1,000 more than there were before the start of the pandemic and some 12,000 more than a year ago.
As for the unemployment rate, despite having decreased by 4 points compared to the last quarter of 2020, it is above 21%.
In the Canary Islands, 110,500 new jobs were created last year, of which 56,600 corresponded to the last quarter. The islands registered between October and December 2021 the largest relative quarterly increase in employment in the country, of 6.79%.
Assessments of the Cabildo of Lanzarote
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, has positively valued this evolution. "These figures demonstrate the evident progress of the economic recovery on our island and in the Canary Islands. We must remain cautious but, without a doubt, the data is encouraging. There is still a way to go, but the prospects are positive and from the Cabildo we will continue working to promote employability, especially for the most vulnerable groups, leaving no one behind," said the president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote.
“We will continue fighting for decent, stable and quality employment, as well as opening new niches, especially in frameworks such as decarbonization, ecological transition and green employment”, said the Minister of Employment of the first island institution, Jorge Peñas.