Currently, the municipality has 449 men and 670 women unemployed, placing the unemployment rate at 8.3%. The age group analysis shows a decrease in unemployment for two people in the 30 to 44 years bracket, while it remains stable for those over 45 years old. Conversely, there is an increase of ten people in the age group up to 29 years.
Regarding educational attainment, unemployment has increased by 1.5% among individuals with secondary education, but has decreased by a significant 9.1% among those with university degrees. In terms of unemployment duration, 51.3% of the unemployed have been seeking work for less than a year, while 36.1% have been unemployed for over two years.
At the level of the municipalities in the Eix de la Riera de Caldes, October closed with 3,825 people unemployed, four fewer than the previous month (-0.1%). This general stability contrasts with the increase in unemployment in the Barcelona region (+2.0%) and the country as a whole (+2.5%). Unemployment has decreased in four out of the seven municipalities in the area, with Sant Feliu de Codines standing out with a 4% reduction.
