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Today there are 781 unemployed Lorca less than a year after the biggest annual reduction of unemployment occur between the months of January historical series, which in the past three years has been a decline in 1,579 people.

Employment Councilwoman City of Lorca, Eulalia Ibarra has reported that unemployment in Lorca has dropped 11.08% in the last 12 months, which is, again, job creation faster than the rest of the country and the region, where the reduction in unemployment between the months of January 2014 and 2015 was 8.28% and 10.63%, a percentage that was not reached in January since 1999.

Ibarra explained that "today there are 781 unemployed Lorca less than a year after the biggest annual reduction of unemployment occur between the months of January historical series, which in the past three years has only thrown declines in unemployment, assuming a decrease in 1,549 fewer unemployed in the city since the beginning of 2013. Analyzing the data in perspective, it is best that the rate of decline in unemployment from year to year is increasing. "

In fact, the decline in unemployment in Lorca since January last year occurred in all sectors, mainly in the service sector with 363 fewer unemployed, 189 less in construction, 88 less than in agriculture, 79 less in industry and 62 least among those seeking their first job.

Lali Ibarra said "in Lorca we continue moving in figures similar to those of mid-2009, unemployment, and in sectors such as construction today we have less than half of the unemployed who had before the earthquake, specifically 795 fewer unemployed ".

The mayor stated that "although the end of the holiday season always felt in the January unemployment figures, this time both in the region as Lorca and Spain also have the best figures of the time series of monthly comparison ".

"Of course, while there is only one Lorca unemployed we will continue working towards their employment, but the fact that in the past year has created net employment in ten of the twelve months indicates that the line of work we are Lorca following governments, the region and Spain is correct, although danger if not achieved soon close a country's governance stability, business confidence needed to help create jobs, "said the councilman.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca