“Improving Employment Situation in Spain: Reduction in Youth Unemployment and Job Opportunities Abroad”

Employment data in Spain have improved notably. However, Spain continues to lead in youth unemployment in the European Union with 29.5% unemployed. Many of the young people have a great preparation and can’t find a jobFor this reason they prefer -in large part- to leave Spain and look for opportunities abroad.

Improve the employment situation

The data is much better, there are almost 20,000 fewer young people unemployed. Iria – a young woman who has started in a new position recently – is the perfect image, young and female. “Just today I started working here,” she said excitedly. In April, the month in which employment records have been made, more jobs have been offered to women than to men. “I’m glad I found a job,” celebrated a hired waitress at a restaurant.

Rebeca is a woman who joined the staff of a store in April when the the figure of 9,726,584 employed women, something that is worth celebrating because a record number of affiliated women is achieved. “I am very happy and so are my colleagues,” said Rebeca, who also has Down syndrome.

Contracts increase

Cristo lost his job and it took him two weeks – nothing more – to find a new position. Now, Cristo works in a hotel for him it has been “a renovation”. Unemployment has been reduced by far in some specific sectors, such as services, agriculture, industry and construction. The total of contracts signed has grown remarkably, the temporary ones predominate -626,779- followed closely by the indefinite ones 530,587. More than 120,000 jobs obtained are part-time, “I’m here for 5 hours,” said Manu, a young man who, at the age of 20, has his first contract in the hotel business.

The offers abroad

Although, Spain continues to lead youth unemployment in the European Union. If there is something that encourages young people to prefer leaving Spain to work are the conditions of the positions. To a large extent, they offer long-term jobs, with salaries that exceed 2,000 euros.

In countries like Germany, Austria and Ireland they have different offers, on the one hand; cooks, pastry chefs or teachers. They are very enriching opportunities, because they allow you to learn new languages ​​and also have accommodation and food included.

In Germany they offer a trucker position for 3,000 euros per month and no previous experience is required. Even in the same country there is an offer to work as a nursery or nursery teacher in which more than 2,500 euros of net salary, accommodation and a German course are offered. “The opportunities offered to you in the country open the doors to a job,” says Javier Sotomayor, an early childhood educator in Germany. “There is a lot more work and a lot more opportunities. The salary difference is in the thousand euros“, sentenced Sara Puentes, an early childhood educator in Frankfurt.

In summer job offers increase abroad. The jobs are aimed at young Europeans who are especially related to leisure, sport or other activities. In addition to Germany, there are other countries such as France or Switzerland that require personnel with very different profiles. There are vacancies for all tastes and needs, hairdressers, nurses or drivers.

Right now, some of the offers that are active are:

• Nursery or nursery educator in Germany, with a salary of 2,500 euros. No need to know German and with the possibility of renewal.
• Physiotherapist in Germany with a very high salary, 3,000 euros gross and with continuous training. The offer also highlights the possibility of going to the gym of the center where you work.
• Nurses in France, to work in private practices with immediate incorporation.

These and other job offers They can be seen on the foreign employment portalEURES.

Jobs tend to improve

According to all the data collected and with the labor trend, the data for April reflect the positive effects of the labor reform, which is generating a stabilization of employment and an improvement in its quality.