The number of women with periodic employment contracts is increasing, that is, 65.13% of these contracts have been suspended in Hego Euskal Herria since May. LAB stresses that these employment contracts are increasing since the entry into force of the Spanish State's labour reform and that they currently predominate among women.

In addition to the fact that the majority of the unemployed are women (59%), the trade union wanted to highlight the "precariousness" women must suffer in employment contracts. "What has happened in recent months, coinciding with the summer, is a clear indicator of the precariousness of the working conditions of women." Among men, 29.23% of regular contracts have been suspended in the same period.

Unemployment increased in August

In August, unemployment increased in Hego Euskal Herria, the second consecutive month. According to data from Lanbide and Lanbide, in August there were 2,496 more unemployed than in July. The increase was mainly in Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa (1,005 and 920 respectively). In Álava, 558 more unemployed persons and thirteen in Navarra were registered. Thus, unemployment accounts for 10% of the population (12.4% in women and 7.9% in men).