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Unemployment in Extremadura in 2,100 climbed in February, a 1.80%.

Merida, March 2 in Extremadura .- Unemployment rose in February at 2,100 people, a 1.80 percent the previous month, bringing the total number of unemployed persons is situated on 118 763.

According to the Ministry of Labour in Spain all increased unemployment in February at 82 132 persons or 2.03 percent, bringing the total number of 4,130,625 unemployed.

By provinces, unemployment rose, tera gold, more Badajoz, or 2.28 percent, while in Caceres grew 0.85 percent.

Over the same month the previous year, unemployment increased 11 526 people in Extremadura, 10.75 percent, especially in Bangkok, with 7,600 (10.59 percent).

At this, the president of the Junta de Extremadura, Guillermo Fernandez Vara, today has called "negative" the latest data of unemployment, aika gold, in the region but stresses "the differential element in the year" since last year has been " A drop significantly lower, almost half. "

However, the regional chief executive points out that "there is no consolation because these data show that there are 2,000 people who were working last month and no longer are."

The Government delegate in Extremadura, Carmen Pereira, said that, sto credits, "unfortunately" the strike will continue to grow in the first quarter of the year, "but in less intensity," and he hoped that at the end of 2010, "we may be able to create and net employment. "

In turn, the president of the PP in Extremadura, Jose Antonio Monagas, today provided its support to the regional government in the event that this had to take unpopular measures to tackle the problem of unemployment.

Acolyte has stated that the Junta de Extremadura will have the support of the PP in the case of having to "take steps that may not be well understood by Extremena society."

He has also opined the Socialist Parliamentary Group, who stressed today that the increase in unemployment in Extremadura in the month of February has been below the national average and that the region is the least increase in unemployment has been on half-year of all CCAA.

On the other hand, Izquierda Unida de Extremadura has considered today that the unemployment figures released by the Ministry of Labour highlight the "futility" of employment policies developed by the regional government.

As for the UGT union of Extremadura, expressed his concern over a further rise in unemployment figures in the region, and that although the rate is lower than the national average, confirming the atonia and employment levels may not recover no stimulus to productive activity.

In a statement, UGT notes that although the statistical data indicate that Extremadura would have returned to economic growth in the last months of 2009, "the truth is that no one can speak of recovery until the re-growth employment."

For its part, CCOO considered today can not be a "consolation" for Extremadura increases have unemployment below the national average and there is a downward trend in the annual rate, as long as the "incessant drip" of unemployed and not consolidate the creation of employment.

In a statement to , has indicated that the rise in unemployment in February (1.80%) is lower than that registered last month and maintains adownward trend in the evolution over the long term, "logic on the other hand, since the higher intensity on the growth in unemployment occurred in the early months of the year 2009."

The managing director of the Public Service Employment Extremadura (sexp), Rafael Pacheco, said today that the degree of rise in unemployment recorded last February in the region shows that "continued the slowdown that started in the previous months."

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