Numerical and conceptual euphemisms for Spanish unemployment: numbers, sources and training profiles

Spain deals with a high unemployment rate that has not yet recovered the values prior to the economic crisis. However, this does not show the grid of job insecurity that affects society. This study starts from the conciseness of the terminology used to quantify unemployment, to study the reality reg...

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Autor: Amber, Diana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP)
Repositorio:Revista brasileira de estudos de população (Online)
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.rebep.org.br:article/1580
Acceso en línea:https://rebep.org.br/revista/article/view/1580
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Employment
Unemployment
Training
Exclusion
Empleo
Desempleo
Formación
Exclusión
Emprego
Desemprego
Formação
Exclusão
Descripción
Sumario:Spain deals with a high unemployment rate that has not yet recovered the values prior to the economic crisis. However, this does not show the grid of job insecurity that affects society. This study starts from the conciseness of the terminology used to quantify unemployment, to study the reality regarding unemployment and job insecurity through an analysis of official statistics given the lack of information and silence that obscure the data. As a methodological strategy, the secondary analysis of unemployment reports provided by Spanish official sources is used. Results show how different conceptualizations affect official figures. Clues are offered for a closer interpretation of reality grounded on the conciseness of a training profile of the unemployed people. It is concluded that official figures do not accurately represent social vulnerability, ignoring part of the population at risk, and that, although training does help, it is not enough to offer a comprehensive response to unemployment.