San Bartolomé de Tirajana, a tourist municipality par excellence in the Canary Islands, is no stranger to the reality of unemployment. Although its economy has been favored by the service sector, especially tourism, there are various factors that influence local unemployment rates: 3.556 unemployed for a census population of 54.668 people. It is the lowest unemployment rate in the south of Gran Canaria since 2006, which added 2.885 unemployed people with a population of 47.992 inhabitants.
According to the INE, in June 2024 the unemployment rate registered in San Bartolomé de Tirajana was 11,73%, below the Canary Islands average (13,87%) but higher than the national average (12,62%). . In recent years, the unemployment rate in the municipality has experienced a downward trend, with seasonal ups and downs. However, it is still above levels prior to the 2008 economic crisis.
Hospitality and tourism concentrate most of the work activity in San Bartolomé de Tirajana. However, economic diversification in sectors such as construction and commerce also plays an important role. The south of the island of Gran Canaria has activated new infrastructure works this summer and launched a support plan for initiatives for the creation of new businesses and self-employment from the Local Development Agency and reinforced with its own funds specific plans for groups with higher difficulty of labor insertion.
