A January 31 this year Lorca municipality has 146 fewer unemployed than a year ago and there are 347 fewer unemployed than April 30, 2011 in the construction sector.
Employment Councilwoman City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra has reported that "after the end of the Christmas period, Lorca continues to record unemployment data better than the rest of the country and the region. In this sense, explained that although for this reason unemployment has grown in Lorca gained 1.8%, it has a lower percentage than in the rest of Spain and the Region, which increased by 2.4 and 2.1% respectively. "
Ibarra explained that besides "being late January, a month that traditionally the number of people who have lost their jobs due to seasonal increases in unemployment this year in our town has risen less than the same month last year, and indeed in Lorca have 146 fewer unemployed than a year ago. "
In addition, the mayor said that "Lorca in January unemployment has continued to fall in construction, and today we have in this area 347 fewer unemployed when the earthquake occurred, although not yet begun on redevelopment of neighborhoods. "
Finally, the council has indicated that "although we will continue working to reduce the unemployment rate, Lorca still a percentage of the unemployed population much lower than other large municipalities in the region and among municipalities with fewer unemployed by population. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca