Spain's unemployment falls by 124,349 people in June
Xinhua, July 4, 2016 Adjust font size:
The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell by 124,349 people from May to June, according to data released on Monday by the Spanish Ministry of Employment and Social Security.
The total number of unemployed people in Spain stood at 3.8 million, which was the lowest figure since 2009, and the fall registered is one of the biggest for June, according to the Ministry.
The number of unemployed men fell by 70,892 people to 1.7 million while the number of unemployed women fell by 53,457 people to 2.1 million.
Unemployment increased by 410 people in the agriculture sector while falling in the rest. It fell by 84,760 people in the services sector due to start of the tourist season, by 14,545 people in the construction sector and by 13,614 in the industry sector.
Meanwhile, the number of people affiliated to the social security system increased by 98,432 people to a total of 17.7 million.
On a year-on-year basis, the number of unemployed people fell by 353,250 from June 2015 to June 2016.
Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said this data is very positive, pointing out that the target of achieving 500,000 jobs more every year is achievable. Enditem