After five consecutive months of decreases in unemployment figures, January saw a sharp increase of 4.4%, which is equivalent to 390 more people on the unemployment lists on the island. If only a month ago there were 8,937 unemployed in Lanzarote, today there are 9,327, according to data published this Thursday by the Canary Islands Employment Observatory (OBECAN).
January is usually a bad month for employment and this year has been no different, the first month of the year has practically wiped out all the decreases in unemployed in December (-300) and November (-111).
Despite the growth in the number of unemployed, the figures are still 20% below those recorded by the island in January 2022 when 11,633 unemployed were counted.
Unemployment grew more among young people
Unemployment increased more among women, 5.2% compared to the increase of 3.2% among men.
Although the majority of the unemployed on the island are over 45 years old, there are 5,542 people registered looking for work in this age group, unemployment grew more among young people in January, specifically 14.5% compared to December.
Regarding the level of education, unemployment grew more in January among university students, with a rate of 7.3%, although Lanzarote residents with only primary education continue to be the most affected by unemployment, since they represent 60% of the total.
Yaiza, the municipality that best withstands the January labor slope
By municipalities, 175 jobs were lost in Arrecife, while 64 and 53 more unemployed were recorded in Tías and Teguise respectively.
The municipalities that experienced a greater proportional increase in unemployment were Tinajo and Haría with an increase in unemployment of 9.8% (34 more unemployed) and 8.3% (28 more people) respectively.
On the other hand, where unemployment increased the least was in San Bartolomé, with a rate of 3.1% and 31 more unemployed, and especially in Yaiza, which with a rate of 0.7% limited the impact to 5 more unemployed. The southern municipality is the one that best withstands the January labor slope and the one that has best maintained employment rates compared to January 2022. Currently there are 31.9% fewer unemployed in Yaiza than there were at the beginning of last year.
