SHARE
COPY LINK

JOBS

‘Spain’s jobless rate will rise in 2014’: OECD

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned on Tuesday that Spain's unemployment level won't be coming down in the next 18 months.

'Spain's jobless rate will rise in 2014': OECD
The OECD expects Spain's unemployment level to hit 27.8 towards the end of 2014. Photo: Sebastian Berda/AFP

The OECD expects Spain's unemployment level to hit 27.8 towards the end of 2014, the organization said in a report published on Tuesday.

There was also a danger that the large number of long-term unemployed people in Spain could result in cyclical unemployment becoming structural, the organization said in its Employment Outlook 2013 report.

The OECD highlighted the fact that Spain's rate of long-term unemployment (12 months or more without work) had been steadily rising for some years.

In the last quarter of 2007, 19.1 percent of unemployed people in Spain had been out of work for a year or more.

But this figure had ballooned to 47 percent of Spain's jobless by the end of 2012.

"This large increase is of concern because it may be harder for the long-term unemployed to return to work because of skills depreciation and a loss of motivation leading to a rise in structural unemployment that may be difficult to unwind," the OECD said in the latest instalment of an annual report on the employment outlook among the organizations 34 member states.
 
The report's authors also noted youth employment had plummeted by 21 percent since the start of the crisis, or five times more than the OECD average.
 
They said that while some of this fall had been offset by increased enrolment in education and training, there had also been a 7 percent rise in the number of young people neither working nor studying — or ni-nis, as members of this group are known in Spain.
 
"Youth in this group are particularly vulnerable to having their future work careers scarred by a prolonged period of unemployment or inactivity," the OECD said in its report.
 
The Employment Outlook 2013 report also highlighted the fact that Spain has the second highest unemployment rate in the EU.
 
This was 26.9 percent in May, and second only to Greece, a country which has its nose just in front with a figure of 27 percent.
 
The OECD noted this meant some 4 million people had joined Spain's jobless queues since the beginning of the crisis.
 
The organization's Employment Outlook 2013 report also said jobless rates across the OECD will fall only slightly over the next 18 months, from 8.0 percent in May 2013 to 7.8 percent at the end of 2014.
 
This will leave around 48 million people out of work in the 34 OECD countries, the OECD predicted.

Member comments

Log in here to leave a comment.
Become a Member to leave a comment.
For members

JOBS

The best websites to look for jobs in Spain

If you’re looking for your next career challenge in Spain or indeed are new to the country and are looking for employment, here are some of the best websites to look for jobs.

The best websites to look for jobs in Spain

Unless you’re retired or moving to Spain to retire, one of the most important things you’ll need to do when you first arrive, or even before you arrive, is to look for a job. It can be a little daunting knowing where to look when you’re in a new country, but we’ve got you covered with some of the best job websites in Spain.

Or perhaps you’ve lived here for several years and are looking to take on new career responsibilities and improve your prospects. If you always get stuck looking at the same job sites, you may want to take look below and broaden your options. 

READ ALSO: Not just English teaching: The jobs you can do in Spain without speaking Spanish

The Local Jobs

Did you know that at The Local we also have our own job site? You can find it under the jobs tab under the logo on the homepage and choose from careers in Spain including education & teaching, software engineering, sales and customer service. Most of the job descriptions are written in English too, so it’s one of the best places to look if your Spanish is not quite up to scratch yet.  

InfoJobs

InfoJobs continues to be the leading job search portal in Spain, ever since it was launched in 1988. It’s the best place to start when searching for a job here, with listings of thousands of vacancies across the country and across various industries too. Large corporations such as Telefónica, Clece and Sacyr publish hundreds of job offers daily. It also allows you to set various filters when searching, including work-from-home and hybrid positions.

Infoempleo

Infoempleo enables users to register for free and upload their CVs to the site. If you can understand Spanish, the blog section is particularly helpful with several articles with tips and news related to employment in Spain. They also have a section on courses and study centres throughout the country, in case you need to brush up on your skills first.

LinkedIn

One of the most comprehensive jobs sites out there, LinkedIn is of course one of the best places to search for jobs worldwide, not just in Spain. You can select the search terms for the jobs you want, as well as preferred locations. As many of you are probably already aware, LinkedIn is not only great for searching for jobs, but of course for making professional connections online and putting your CV online, so that potential recruiters can search you out too.

Laboris

One of the most important online employment agencies in Spain, the site allows companies to sign up and publish their first two job offers for free. It also has a geolocation service that allows candidates to know which jobs are closest to their homes.

Indeed

Indeed, allows you to search through thousands of jobs online to find your next career move and has several tools to help you such as improving your CV.  One of the best aspects of it is it has thousands of opinions from users and candidates who have already had the experience of working for the same company or have already been through the interview process.

Trabajamos

Trabajamos is a social employment site that is ideal for those who are self-employed, with more than 60,000 users and 13,000 job ads published. Under the section ‘Demands and services’ professionals from all fields have the opportunity to upload a professional description about themselves, a photo and details on what they charge per hour for certain services.

El País / Monster

The joint initiative of the newspaper El País and the American employment portal, Monster is another great option. As well as searching, the page allows you to save the jobs you’re most interested in so you can look at them any time and don’t have to search again. It also enables you to upload your CV and see which companies are interested or have been looking at it.

Adecco

The Adecco website covers both employment and career guidance and is specialised in Human Resources. As well as being a job site, it also has 280 offices throughout Spain. The company focuses on certain sectors in particular and is best for jobs in hospitality, audio-visual, logistics, motoring and transport.  

Milanuncios

Milanuncios is not solely a job website, it’s also a place to look for second-hand items for sale, search for professional services or even find apartments for rent. It does have a section on employment, however, which allows candidates and companies to get in contact with each other directly. Be aware though, that there can be some job scams posted on the site, so look out for any positions that sound too good to be true or ask you to pay any money in order to apply.  

Noticiastrabajo

Noticiastrabajo specialises in employment, labour rights, economy, benefits and admin. Job boards are published daily with offers from large multinationals such as Mercadona, Leroy Merlin, Bricomart, Decathlon and Primark, among many other leading companies looking to recruit. One of the best parts about it is that it clearly states accurate salaries, the number of hours and how to send your CV. It even gives you tips on how to pass the job interview.

SHOW COMMENTS