Third place statistics

THE province of Almería ranks third for the lowest levels of unemployment in all of Andalusia, with six out of ten people in employment.

According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Almeria has reached a record figure of 300,000 employed workers, and in Spain, 21 million employed workers have been reached for the first time.

Unemployment in Spain has also dropped by 365 thousand people indicating an upward trend for national employment statistics.

Between April and June, more than 600,000 jobs were created, most of them permanent, reaching a new maximum of 14 million people. Seasonal work affects the national statistics of employment as the demands of provincial tourism mean more employment in the hospitality and services sector. Also, figures are affected annually by the end of the agricultural harvesting season which results in the loss of jobs.

Cadiz and Cordoba have the highest unemployment rates, with figures of 22.09 per cent and 21.81 per cent respectively.

Many of the marble monoliths with embedded wooden crosses gradually disappeared from the landscape, or were damaged due to vandalism. However, vestiges of four monoliths still remain.

Valera led the archaeological digs with the City Council and plans to reconstruct the monoliths and return them to their original location where they will stand as witnesses of Almería's recent past.

CERA (Spanish citizens living abroad) announced the official results of the breakdown of votes for the 23J general elections on Friday, July 29.

According to the CERA vote count, in Almeria province, PSOE won in the region, and received 1,049 votes, followed by the Popular Party with 784 votes, with Vox and Sumar both receiving 357 ballots each.

Based on the results across Andalusia, the seats obtained by the four parties in the Congress for Andalusia remain the same: PP with 25; PSOE with 21; Vox with nine seats and Sumar with six.

MOJACAR Council will be promoting the “Here we save turtles” campaign to raise awareness and educate the public on what to do if they encounter a turtle on the coast.

The Oceanographic Foundation launched the campaign in 2019, and were later joined by the Azul Marino Foundation and the Palma Aquarium. Currently, there are 80 municipalities that are involved in this campaign.

In June 2022, Mojácar has hosted the nesting sites of 20 small loggerhead turtles. A member of the public contacted the hotline