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Employment Councilwoman City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, has described as "particularly worrying" unemployment figures in the city after learning of the balance which gives the month of December, a circumstance that the city council has decided to convene the next weeks a new session of the "Bureau of Local Employment."
Ibarra stated that the City wants to reunite all liable parties in this matter to seek solutions that allow us to meet under the best conditions possible the situation we are facing and, as indicated from the National Government even going to get worse in coming months.
Employment Councilwoman recalled that the Bureau of Local Employment, which included Chamber of Commerce, Ceclor, Young Entrepreneurs Association, political parties, trade unions and social partners agree on a Joint Action Plan earlier this year.
Employment Councilwoman said about that "from the Bureau of Local Employment believe that this Plan has provided a cushion job losses in our township, and has helped the figures will increase even more than it have done.
Now is the time to continue to act in a responsible and united to face this serious crisis, therefore, the meeting of this body we find real and effective solutions among all stakeholders.
In fact we want to, again, are the main social and economic actors of our city are designed and raised the improvements needed to increase the number of workers employed in Lorca. "
Lali Ibarra said the unemployment figures are due to our city is suffering the effects of international economic crisis, which is being felt particularly in two sectors in recent years was generating many new jobs.
This construction and services, whose data on the last quarter of 2008 show that 204 and 205 lost jobs, respectively, a figure that is thus found to be significantly in the total number of unemployed, amounting to a total of 4,848 people at 31 December 2008, 292 more than last month.
The age group most affected by job losses is that of men between 25 and 29, totaling 469, while in the case of women, the crisis has an impact especially in the 40 to 44 years with a total of 307 unemployed.
Is saved from this situation, the agricultural and livestock sector, an area where 12 jobs have been lost in the last 3 months.
Ibarra recalled that the decline in the number of employees is a direct result of the current crisis, which has led to 1 million jobs lost nationwide during 2008, and now Spain has the highest unemployment figure in its history, A total of 3,128,963 unemployed, almost 50% more than a year ago, leading our country well, the unemployment rate with 13.4%.
In fact the President of the Government has predicted a 2009 hard and difficult in terms of unemployment, which we, from the city of Lorca, we face from the seriousness and joint action by all stakeholders.
Urban, Municipal Investment Plan, the arrival of new industries and employment workshops, basic pillars to stop job losses in 2009
The Employment Edil said that the City expects the job losses will slow the implementation of the Municipal Investment Plan, which is funded by local, regional and national levels.
From the Consistory expect their effects on the implementation of the various civil works projects would curb the current trend.
Another point on which special emphasis is making the City is increasing employment workshops and training activities of unemployed Completion of the Department of Employment, Municipal Town Hall.
Ibarra said that "we know that the development of the Urban Initiative will allow the creation of many jobs, so we have their contribution in this regard as one of the keys to addressing this crisis period."
Since the City Council have also indicated that the arrival of new industrial firms, as is the case Noksel will help alleviate the effects of the current crisis.
- Figures of the employment situation in Lorca (as of 31/12/2008)
DECEMBER 2008
TOTAL
1st EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
4.848
222
316
502
1.292
2.516
NOVEMBER 2008
TOTAL
1st EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
4.556
224
315
469
1.167
2.381
OCTOBER 2008
TOTAL
1st EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
4.396
222
304
471
1.088
2.311
DECEMBER DIFFERENCE - OCTOBER
TOTAL
1st EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURE
INDUSTRY
CONSTRUCTION
SERVICES
UNEMPLOYED
452
0
12
31
204
205
DECEMBER 2008
SEX
UNEMPLOYED
NOV 2008
SEX
UNEMPLOYED
TOTAL
TOTAL
4.848
TOTAL
TOTAL
4.556
16 TO 19 YEARS
MAN
91
16 TO 19 YEARS
MAN
96
WOMEN
56
WOMEN
56
20 TO 24 YEARS
MAN
297
20 TO 24 YEARS
MAN
277
WOMEN
160
WOMEN
157
25 TO 29 YEARS
MAN
469
25 TO 29 YEARS
MAN
434
WOMEN
279
WOMEN
266
30 TO 34 YEARS
MAN
449
30 TO 34 YEARS
MAN
410
WOMEN
301
WOMEN
292
35 TO 39 YEARS
MAN
410
35 TO 39 YEARS
MAN
354
WOMEN
307
WOMEN
309
40 TO 44 YEARS
MAN
322
40 TO 44 YEARS
MAN
294
WOMEN
251
WOMEN
241
45 TO 49 YEARS
MAN
254
45 TO 49 YEARS
MAN
223
WOMEN
255
WOMEN
239
50 TO 54 YEARS
MAN
197
50 TO 54 YEARS
MAN
179
WOMEN
191
WOMEN
191
55 TO 59 YEARS
MAN
184
55 TO 59 YEARS
MAN
176
WOMEN
118
WOMEN
110
> 59 YEARS
MAN
172
> 59 YEARS
MAN
170
WOMEN
85
WOMEN
82
OCTOBER 2008
SEX
UNEMPLOYED
OCT-DEC DIFFERENCE
SEX
DIFFERENCE OCTOBER - DECEMBER
TOTAL
TOTAL
4.396
TOTAL
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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