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Date Published: 06/07/2022

ARCHIVED - Unemployment falls again in Jumilla: 86 per cent of the population are in employment

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The latest figures show the highest rate of employment in over a decade

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Unemployment falls again in Jumilla: 86 per cent of the population are in employment

The most recent unemployment statistics in Jumilla – those from the month of June 2022 – have shown that the number of people unemployed in the Murcia municipality has fallen once again.

This means that the number of people unemployed in Jumilla now stands at 1,380 people, the best figure for more than a decade.

The unemployment rate decreased compared to the previous month (May) by 30 people and compared to June of last year by 458 people. Crucially, female unemployment has fallen by 53 people, which means that the female unemployment rate has fallen by two and a half percentage points compared to May.

In overall terms, the unemployment rate is below 14% for the first time in a long time. In terms of the number of people signed up to the Spanish Social Security (those who are employed directly by a company instead of being self-employed), there was a significant increase of 252 people compared to the same month last year, which represents an increase in contributors of 3.01%.

The councillor for Economy and Employment in Jumilla, Juan Gil, described the data as “historic in the municipality” and hopes to build on this success in the coming months and years, setting employment records again and again.

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.