Compared to the previous year, Vallès Occidental has 420 more unemployed people (+1.0%). In this regard, the region's trend is more favorable than Catalonia's, where unemployment is accelerating its growth rate to 5.0% (16,174 more unemployed people than a year ago). The provisional registered unemployment rate for the region stands at 8.7%.
The monthly increase in unemployment is widespread across the territory, with rises in 14 municipalities, stability in Gallifa, and reductions in 8.
Among the municipalities with the highest unemployment, relative increases are notable in Ripollet (+3.5%), Terrassa (+2.2%), Rubí (+2.0%), Barberà del Vallès (+1.8%), Montcada i Reixac (+1.6%), Badia del Vallès (+1.2%), and Sabadell (+1.0%). In absolute numbers, the most significant increases are in Terrassa (+251), Sabadell (+111), Rubí (+80), and Ripollet (+67).
