Households in which all their members are unemployed increased by 78,500 during the first quarter of the year, which represents 10.1% more than in the previous quarter, the highest percentage increase in 14 years. With this advance, the total number of households with all their members unemployed reaches 850,700, according to the Active Population Survey (EPA) published this Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
If the year-on-year evolution is observed, households with all their members unemployed have been reduced by 32,200 in the last twelve months, which is equivalent, in relative terms, to a decrease of 3.6%.
Between January and March, households in which all their members are employed decreased by 121,300 (-1%), to stand at a total of 12,045,000. However, compared to the same period last year, families with all their members employed have increased by 263,200 (+2.2%).
Households with at least one active person grew by 37,700 in the first quarter (+0.2%), reaching 14.4 million, while in the twelve-month period the increase was 210,200 (+1.5%).
Lastly, households in which there are no assets increased by 26,500 between January and March (+0.5%), to 5.5 million. In the last year, this type of household has increased by 35,100 (+0.6%).