The percentage of seasonally corrected unemployment stood at 13% in September 2021, according to data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). The decrease in the number of unemployed on an annual basis, ie compared to September 2020, reached 21.7%. More detail: The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces the seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment estimates for […]
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Britain: Unemployment fell to 4.3% in October
The number of people on corporate wages in the UK continued to rise in October, a sign that the end of the government’s job support program did not lead to higher unemployment. The data may boost expectations that the Bank of England will start raising borrowing costs slightly as early as next month. There were […]
Commission: Growth of 7.1% in 2021 and 5.2% in 2022 with investment, tourism and consumption guide
LAST UPDATE: 12.18 By Tasos Dasopoulos The European Commission forecasts growth of 7.1% for this year and 5.2% for 2022 in its autumn forecasts for Greece, guided by investments from the funds of the Recovery Fund and the recovery of private consumption and tourism. The European Commission in its autumn estimates makes a significant revision […]
US: Jobs estimate better in October
Another month of strong employment growth was recorded in October by the US economy, with new jobs exceeding analysts’ estimates, leading to a further decline in unemployment. In particular, the US economy added another 531,000 jobs last month, following a revised September increase of 312,000 jobs from 194,000 initially, according to data released by the […]
The Chamber Of Barcelona Claims That 25% Of Direct Government Aid To Companies And The Self-employed By The COVID Go To Catalonia
The Barcelona Chamber of Commerce ask the government that destined to Cataluña a quarter of direct aid to Business Y autonomous affected by the restrictions decreed to contain the Covid pandemic. The aid plan approved by the Minister council last week is divided into 3.000 million euros for the financial debt restructuring fund, 1.000 million […]
Computer attack on SEPE: Has data been compromised and will benefits be paid?
The computer attack suffered by the State Public Employment Service has paralyzed some SEPE services and delayed the handling of hundreds of thousands of appointments, although it has not affected the payment of salaries and benefits. The investigation is ongoing and there are still several unknowns, but some details are also already known. Possibly the […]
Towards a new normal “much more technological than the previous one”
In the opinion of Enrique Marazuela, Head of Economic Analysis at BBVA Research, “the new normal will be much more technological than the old one.” “We have taken a giant step: we had the technological solutions on the table, but perhaps due to previous inertia we did not adopt them,” he added. This is one […]
Escrivá announces that ERTE shoots up to 900,000 people in the first two weeks of February
The Government breathed a sigh of relief on February 4 when the number of unemployed fell just short of four million workers and was able to make a positive reading of the evolution of the crisis. It was a reading that practically no one shared and that I could hardly keep up with now. Between […]
Brussels revises Spain’s growth forecast up two tenths this year
The European Commission predicts a very difficult end of winter, but begins to see “the light at the end of the tunnel”. This is reflected in the Winter Macroeconomic Forecasts, one of the four forecasting exercises carried out each year and in which, despite the third wave, the vaccine problems and the prolongation of the […]
Unemployment benefit claims double in third wave
Applications for unemployment benefits double in the third wave. The number of requests for benefits in the province of Castellón registered in the month of December 2020 amounted to 15,024, which represents 99% more than the same month of the previous year, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy. […]
