The number of unemployed registered in January 2020 increased by 90,248 people compared to the previous month, up 2.85% , with the total number of unemployed stands at 3,253,853 , according to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy .
This is the largest increase in unemployment in a month of January compared to the previous one since 2014 . The Ministry explained that "the increase in the number of registered unemployed people is common in all the months of January in the historical series of the last 25 years."
With respect to January 2018, unemployment was reduced by 31,908 people, 0.97% less than a year ago.
By autonomous communities, unemployment fell in Islas Baleare s (266 people less), while it rose in the remaining 16 regions , led by Andalusia (28,156) and the Community of Madrid (11,417).
By economic sector of origin of the workers, the registered unemployment was reduced in Construction , in 9,368 (-3.42%) and in the group without previous employment, in 3,145 people (-1,22%). On the contrary, it increased in Agriculture , in 9,085 (6.45%), in Industry , in 2,719 (0.99%) and in Services in 90,957 (4.11%).
With regard to contracting, the total number of contracts registered during the month of January was 1,764,837, which represents a decrease of 93,240 (-5.02%) over the same month of the year 2019. Of these , 178,978 were permanent contracts, 1.31% less than a year ago.
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