In August there was 49,209 workers in unemployment insurance, of which 40,692 were in the total subsidy and 8,517 in the partial regime. The number of registered showed a 13.5% increase compared to the previous month, which meant 5,842 more people in the subsidy, according to the Ministry of Labor.
Regarding the modalities, the portfolio pointed out that the increase in the number of beneficiaries in the subsidy was concentrated in the total unemployment insurance that went from 35,035 to 40,692, with an increase of 5,657 more workers. In the regimen partial unemployment the quantity showed practically no oscillations.
During August, 13,250 workers entered the subsidy. Of these, 4,612 (34.8%) were admitted for grounds for dismissal and 8,638 (65.2%) were for downsizing or suspension.
The causes
The official report stated that the distribution of August was different from what had been verified in previous months and showed that the rise in the total number of people with unemployment insurance is explained by the entry of employees to the modalities of reduction or suspension.
The increase in income from suspension or reduction was mainly due to the fact that a little more than 1,000 workers were incorporated into the special unemployment insurance that was approved due to the fire in Shopping Point.
It also weighed on the fact that two activities with seasonal components marked the increase in unemployment insurance, on the one hand in the citrus sector that culminated its annual harvest and, on the other, the refrigeration activity that in August he had a one-off sick leave at various plants in the country. In these two cases, the estimate is around 2,000 workers.
Lastly, added the growth of around 600 workers of the Casa de Galicia mutual insurance company recently incorporated into the subsidy and an increase in workers in the tourism sector, also estimated at 600 people.
