Overview

• Employers, led by the Confederación de Empresarios de Galicia, report over 15,000 unfilled positions in sectors including construction, hospitality, commerce and metal.
• The Xunta’s Consello approved a request to shift authority from Madrid for issuing initial work authorisations to foreign nationals to speed up permit processing.
• Vocational initiatives such as Dual Vocational Training are being expanded and the €450 million Galicia Retorna programme is mobilised to attract diaspora talent.
• Social Security affiliation in Galicia has reached record levels, topping 1.1 million registered workers in June and 478,960 in A Coruña in May.
• Economists warn that an aging workforce and insufficient investment in R&D +i could undermine the region’s long-term economic competitiveness.