Canary Islands end July with nearly 7,000 fewer unemployed in a year and 5,000 fewer long-term unemployed

Fuerteventura ended July with unemployment down year on year, consolidating the island’s positive labour-market trend. According to figures released by the Canary Islands Government, the number of unemployed people fell by 72 compared with the same month in 2025, a decrease of 1.28%.

However, as in the Canary Islands as a whole, unemployment edged up over the past month. The regional government attributes this mainly to seasonal effects linked to the end of the school year and a rise in unemployment in education-related activities.

Across the Canary Islands, unemployment stood at 144,168 people, 6,920 fewer than a year earlier (-4.58%), although the monthly figure rose by 1,759 (+1.24%).

Another notable development is the continued fall in long-term unemployment, which has reached its lowest level since 2009. In July, 63,349 people were in this situation, 4,862 fewer than a year earlier, a decrease of 7.13%.

Isabel León, the Canary Islands Government’s Deputy Minister for Employment, said the rise recorded in July reflected the labour market’s usual pattern after the end of the school year. She stressed, however, that the yearly trend remained positive and was also benefiting people who face greater difficulties in finding work.

By sector, hospitality again performed well, with 180 fewer unemployed people across the Canary Islands (-1.28%), while industry recorded a fall of 31 (-0.61%).

A total of 70,258 contracts were signed across the archipelago in July, 9.87% more than in June. Of these, 30,202 were permanent, accounting for 42.99% of the total and confirming the continued prominence of this type of contract.

Compared with a year earlier, Fuerteventura joins Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Lanzarote and La Gomera among the islands with fewer unemployed people. La Palma was virtually unchanged, while El Hierro saw a slight increase.