Spanish Gains Prominence Across Catalan Employment Centers

Sociolinguistic experts point to migratory patterns and the globalization of the economy as key factors in the rise of Spanish within Catalan workplaces. The study by UGT and the University of Barcelona shows that in the Barcelona metropolitan area, Spanish is the dominant language for 41.6% of jobs, largely due to the high concentration of multinational companies. The report calls for a re-evaluation of how language policies can adapt to an increasingly internationalized workforce without losing the local linguistic identity.

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