Overview
- Registered unemployment in Galicia fell by 1,388 people in March to 114,670, a 1.2% drop, according to the Ministry of Labour.
- Pontevedra led the improvement with 682 fewer jobseekers to 43,718, while Ourense was the only province to rise, adding 22 to reach 14,194, as A Coruña fell by 552 to 45,151 and Lugo by 176 to 11,607.
- Tourism and retail activity linked to Easter helped drive the gains in services-heavy areas, with O Salnés cutting joblessness by 149 people, a 3.3% monthly fall.
- Social Security affiliation data show jobs clustered around the Pontevedra comarca with 69,073 affiliates in February and roughly 45% in the city, and the workforce is older, with over‑50s just above 40% and under‑30s at about 11.7%.
- Groups for the self‑employed warn of structural strain in traditional commerce, noting 154 fewer retail affiliates in March and smaller losses in transport, even as hospitality and construction posted modest increases.