Employment Councilwoman City of Lorca, Lali Ibarra, reported this morning that during the month of May, unemployment fell in the town of 105 people, "which goes to show the fourth consecutive month that we are working for track with the Municipal Investment Plan Consistory Lorca (PIMUN) and the Municipal Plan for Employment and Training. "
Ibarra pointed out that "since the City Council launched its ambitious plan of more than 275 municipal works, amounting to almost 60 million euros, we've seen has been reduced the increase in unemployment, to see now that there are over Lorca hundreds of returning to have a job, which puts us among the first municipalities in the region that more jobs were created in the last month.
However, we insist that we can not release the rooftops, because we must be cautious and wait to see if this information becomes a trend, we will continue working within the scope of this City, as each stand is a family drama and then went on high unemployment figures. "
In this sense, Employment Councillor pointed out that in the coming weeks and months to come the city of Lorca start new works as well as implement new training programs and promotion of self-employment.
Lali Ibarra returned to claim that "the National Government finance, as appropriate, to local councils and cover services that are under state jurisdiction, which would allow Consistories make an even greater commitment to policies to promote employment and formation. "
Lali Ibarra explained that unemployment has fallen particularly in construction, in services and industry with the profile of Lorca's arrest has left a man between 16 and 39 years, in fact, virtually all sections of age has been falling unemployment among men.
However, men in the service sector and construction are still the highest unemployment rate remains.
Ibarra has again requested that "the Government carry out an adequate funding of the Law Unit, the underground railway, the arrival of the AVE to the city and the diversion of the Ebro, in addition to the Auditorium and Congress Hall, it is the best way to really get out of the crisis. "
Similarly, Lali Ibarra recalled that "the City has requested the Central Government to reinvest in public works of the municipalities with VAT proceeds of the works of Plan E, in addition to planning a similar fund for next year, since the Community Autonomous European Union and the City Council have already committed to invest heavily in Lorca in 2010. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca