Unemployment among the youngest fell slightly, but the gender gap widened

Unemployment among the youngest fell slightly, but the gender gap widened

He unemployment Among the youngest it fell slightly, after the age group of 14 to 24 years experienced a decrease from 27.5% to 26.9% between May and June, although the difference between men and women increased again.

The unemployment rate remained unchanged for the 25-29 age group, remaining at 10.4%, and increased for those aged 30-34, from 7.3% in May to 7.6% in July.

Although unemployment fell for both men and women, from 7.9% to 7.5% and from 9.3% to 9.0% respectively, the gap between them grew because the labour market absorbed more men than women.

At a general level, the Activity rate male grew from 72.8% to 72.9% and the employment rate from 67.1% to 67.4%, while female activity fell compared to May from 55.8% to 55.5% and the employment rate went from 50.6% to 50.5%.

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No registration and educational segments

On the other hand, the non-registration rate It is higher among men, as it is 22%, while among women it is 21.3%. On the other hand, the underemployment rate It is higher among women, reaching 11.3%, compared to 7.1% among men.

Segmented by education levelUnemployment is 9.5% among those who have incomplete Basic Cycle (or less); 10.1% among those who have completed Basic Cycle (or incomplete Upper Secondary Education); 8.2% for those who have completed secondary school or incomplete tertiary education; and 2.4% among those who have completed tertiary studies or a postgraduate degree.

Source: Ambito

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