The Basque Country closed the third quarter with 3,100 fewer unemployed and 6.6% unemployment

According to data published this Friday by the Basque Institute of Statistics, Eustat, the unemployment rate in the ACV in the third quarter of the year was 6.6%, three tenths lower than in the previous three months and 3,100 fewer unemployed.

According to the Population Survey in Relation to Activity, there are 5,000 fewer unemployed men and 32,000 fewer women, an increase of 1,900.

Thus, the male unemployment rate has fallen by eight tenths to 5.8 per cent, while the femaleunemployment rate has risen by three tenthsto 7.4 per cent, bringing the overall unemployment rate to 6.6 per cent.

In the 16-24 age group, the unemployment rate is 13.2 per cent, two percentage points lower than in the previous quarter.

In terms of nationality, the unemployed population fell, both among persons of Spanish nationality, by 2,600 (51,500 unemployed), and among those of foreign nationality, by 500 (19,900 unemployed).

Unemployment by territory

• Gipuzkoa: 17,600 unemployed, 1,200 fewer than the previous quarter, with an unemployment rate of 4.9 per cent (four tenths less).
• Bizkaia: 43,200 unemployed, 1,000 fewer than in the previous quarter, with an unemployment rate of 7.7 per cent (two tenths less).
• Álava: 10,600 unemployed, 900 fewer than the previous quarter, with an unemployment rate of 6.4% (4 tenths less).

Unemployment by sector

• Employment increases in industry, with 2,700 more people (+1.4%), and in the service sector, with 1,700 more people (+0.2%).
• The fall in employment in construction is 1,900 people (-2.9%) and in the primary sector 1,100 (-12.8%).

Unemployment by household unit

• Households with all active persons employed: 558,000 (3,000 more than in the previous quarter).
• Households with all active persons unemployed: 22,200 (100 less than in the previous quarter).
• Households without active persons: 321,500 (-1900 less than the previous quarter).