According to the data published in the Situation Report of FEDEPALMA Corresponding to the first quarter of 2026, presented last Thursday in Los Llanos de Aridane, the island currently achieves one of the highest employment rates of the entire series analyzed. In the first quarter of 2026, the employment rate stood at 52.4%, which represents a year-on-year increase of 2.8 percentage points and confirms the consolidation of the economic recovery initiated after the volcanic emergency. This positive behavior is also accompanied by a significant reduction in unemployment and a growth in Social Security affiliations, indicators that point to a greater stability of the palm labor market.
The report also highlights that this improvement is not only driven by the momentum of reconstruction, but by a broader recovery of different productive sectors. The growth of tourism, the increase of business confidence and the progressive recovery of economic activity have contributed to strengthening employment on the island. In fact, FEDEPALMA underlines that current employment rates clearly exceed those recorded in the years immediately after the eruption, consolidating a trend that places La Palma at a stage of growth and economic normalization after one of the most complex episodes in its recent history.