Nerja registers 159 fewer unemployed people than a year ago

Registered unemployment in Nerja was 14.23% lower in October than a year earlier, the town's ayuntamiento (town hall) has announced. That means 159 fewer people were registered as jobless.

The town hall based its figures on the latest Ministry of Labour data. According to the council, these figures also show that the number of people signed on as unemployed in the municipality remains below 1,000. The announcement did not give the exact current total or a breakdown by sector, age or gender.

What local officials said

In the town hall's statement, the mayor, José Alberto Armijo, welcomed the figures. He said that a fall in unemployment is always good news for Nerja and Maro, particularly for families finding new job opportunities. He added that the council's aim is to keep working to create the conditions for stable, good-quality employment all year round. His remarks are translated here from Spanish.

Ángela Díaz, the councillor responsible for employment, said the data reflected a favourable trend in the local labour market. She said the figures encouraged the council to keep promoting active employment policies, training programmes and other measures to help residents find work. Díaz also highlighted cooperation with local businesses. In her words, they play a fundamental role in creating jobs and driving the municipality's economic development.

Why it matters

For residents and people thinking of moving to the eastern end of the Costa del Sol, the figures give a snapshot of the local job market. Some caution is needed when reading them. They are a single month's comparison with the same month last year, and they come from the council's own summary of the ministry data. The town hall did not say which sectors drove the fall or how much of the change is seasonal.

The council did not give details of any specific new employment or training schemes in its announcement.