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This document analyzes labor and wage inequalities between men and women in Mexico, with an initial contextualization and an international comparison with the OECD. Using ENOE data, it examines the persistence of existing gaps, while reviewing international recommendations and progress made in the financial sector.

Galicia's GDP could have grown by 3.3% in 2024, and is expected to increase by 2.3% in 2025 and 1.8% in 2026. Going forward, the economy's development will be marked by the weak performance of the industrial sector, high uncertainty regarding economic and tariff policies, and the slow recovery in Europe.

The unemployment rate has declined throughout 2025, reaching 8.6% in June, equivalent to 8.9% after seasonal adjustment. This reduction has been supported by strong employment growth, mainly in smaller urban areas and rural regions, and largely driven by informal jobs.

In July, the Social Security added 4,400 new affiliates, and unemployment decreased by 1,400. Seasonally adjusted (CVEC), contributors increased by 31,000, and the unemployed by 1,200 (the first increase in 21 months). The percentage of temporary contracts in the General Regime rose to 13.7% CVEC.

In 1985, Spain joined what was then the European Economic Community. Four decades down the line, the balance is very positive in terms of growth, employment, and well-being, although it also reveals certain outstanding issues that Spain would do well to address.

Social Security affiliation grew by 195,700 people, and unemployment fell by 57,800. After seasonal adjustment (swda), it is estimated that the number of contributors increased by 34,000, and the unemployed decreased by 15,000. The proportion of temporary workers enrolled in the General Regime moderated to 13.5% swda.

Economic growth in Spain has been based on extensive factors (which may be temporary): incorporating more people into the labor market has been decisive. In contrast, productivity (the intensive and unlimited factor of growth) has yet to take off.

The images of the floods that hit Valencia last October are still fresh in the collective memory. BBVA Research has developed an analytical framework to make the most of the available information and quantitatively assess both the impact and recovery after a climate disaster.