Unemployment in Spain falls by 47,697 people in March

MADRID, April 3 (Xinhua) -- The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain has fallen by 47,697 people in the third month of the year, according to data published on Tuesday by the Spanish ministry of employment and social security.

The total number of unemployed people stood at 3,422,551 in March after a fall that was rated as the lowest since 2014.

The number of unemployed women fell by 29,447 since February to a total of 1,968,431, while the number of unemployed men fell by 18,250 to a total of 1,454,120.

Regarding sectors, unemployment fell especially in the services sector dropping by 52,905 people due to the impact of the Easter period, when the sector hires more staff to face a greater tourism demand.

In the industrial sector unemployment fell by 1,671 people, 0.55 percent less than the previous month, while the construction and agriculture sectors saw increases in unemployment of 1,592 people and 449 people respectively.

Unemployment fell by 279,766 people in March year-on-year, which meant a drop of 7.56 percent, the ministry said.

The Spanish employment and social security minister Fatima Banez, said a total of 4,500 jobs were created per day in the third month of the year.

"We have surpassed 18.5 million jobs for the first time since 2008," she said.

Secretary of state for employment, Juan Pablo Riesgo, highlighted the high number of indefinite contracts. In March, 1,646,846 contracts were registered, of which 193,448 were indefinite. Enditem