According to data published by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Tarragona region records 37,827 unemployed individuals, a figure virtually identical to that of the previous year. This rise places Tarragona with a 4.1% increase compared to July.
Compared to other Catalan provinces, Girona leads the monthly increase with 5.8%, followed by Lleida with 5.3%. Barcelona shows a smaller growth of 4.5%. Analyzing the annual trend, unemployment only decreases in Girona (-1.3%), while in Tarragona it slightly increases by 0.2%, in Lleida by 4.5%, and in Barcelona by 0.7%.
The rise in unemployment in August in Tarragona has been distributed across all economic sectors. The services sector has seen the largest increase, with 988 more people registered with the SOC. Following this are individuals who had no prior employment. Industry (+84), construction (+77), and agriculture (+10) have also seen their unemployment figures grow.
At the Catalan level, employment has decreased by 59,500 people in August, falling below 4 million workers. However, Social Security affiliation in Catalonia has reached a historic record for an August month, with 3,965,220 affiliated individuals, a 3% increase from the previous year. This growth is partly attributed to the regularization of immigrant individuals.
