The municipality of Santa Perpètua de Mogoda finished the month of September with a 1.77% reduction in unemployment, totaling 1,111 jobless individuals, 20 fewer than the previous month. This improvement surpasses the trend observed in Valles Occidental (a 1% decrease) and the province of Barcelona (a 0.25% drop), even though unemployment in Catalonia as a whole saw a slight increase of 0.18%.
Unemployment has primarily decreased among women (-2.49%) and individuals aged 30 to 44 (-7.83%), as well as those with post-secondary (-12.5%) and university (-11.11%) education. Conversely, it has risen among those under 30 (+6.49%) and individuals with primary education (+4.24%). Year-on-year, unemployment is 1% lower than in September 2025, with eleven fewer unemployed people, a figure that contrasts with the increase in the province of Barcelona (+2.42%) and Catalonia (+2.48%).
The unemployment rate in Santa Perpètua stands at 8.4%, a figure lower than the comarca's rate (8.8%), equivalent to the provincial rate (8.4%), and higher than the Catalan average (8%).
Regarding hiring, 1,513 contracts were formalized in September, 500 more than in August, representing a 49.36% increase. Notably, permanent contracts saw a significant rise with 505 (+86.3% compared to the previous month), accounting for 33.38% of the total contracts. Compared to September 2025, hiring has grown by 26.72%.
