The Councilor for Employment, IMEFE, and Innovation, Luis García Millán, highlighted the importance of this capacity to attract resources and place them at the service of active employment policies. "The responsibility of an administration is to ensure that resources reach those who need them and to transform that funding into training, guidance, and real job placement opportunities," he stated.
Among the mobilized resources are 2,210,286.74 euros from the aid requested by IMEFE within the framework of the European Social Fund Plus-ESF, which was declared eligible with a score of 75 points, according to the assessment list of November 5, 2026. Added to this amount is a provisional proposal of 135,000 euros from the Andalusian Employment Service to develop 30 guidance, training, and job placement pathways aimed at youth employment.
The councilor emphasized that these resources allow the City Council to strengthen an employment policy focused on supporting unemployed individuals throughout their integration into the labor market, combining guidance, training, and connection with business needs. García Millán insisted that municipal employment policy must be linked to the real needs of the productive sector: "It's not about providing training for training's sake. It's about listening to companies, identifying the profiles they need, adapting the pathways, and facilitating people to meet those needs," he pointed out.
This strategy is being developed in a context where Jaén's labor market shows positive evolution. In September, the city registered 6,800 unemployed people, 845 fewer than a year earlier, while Social Security affiliations reached 76,393, an increase of 2,525 compared to September 2025. For García Millán, these figures "encourage us to keep working and, above all, not to let our guard down. We still have thousands of people who need an opportunity, and that's where administrations must be useful," he affirmed.
The head of IMEFE defended that attracting funding is essential, but stressed that "securing resources is only the first step." "We must manage them well, make them available to people, and then evaluate the results we achieve," he indicated. IMEFE's strategy includes identifying companies' hiring needs, adapting training, supporting the unemployed, and measuring job placements obtained.
García Millán concluded that the objective is for public funding to translate into training, qualification, and job opportunities for the unemployed in Jaén, facilitating the connection between those seeking work and those who need workers.
