Recorded unemployment falls by 94,727 in June

The number of unemployed registered with the Public Employment Services fell by 94,727 in June. This is the fifth consecutive month in which this figure has fallen. In the last seven years, recorded unemployment in June has fallen by an average of 74,000.

In the last 12 months, recorded unemployment has fallen by 329,397, with a 7.4% year-on-year rate of reduction.

Following this fall, the total figure of unemployed stands at 4,120,304, the lowest figure since August 2011. There are now 302,055 fewer registered unemployed than in December 2011.

Recorded unemployment has fallen in almost all sectors where the unemployed are registered. Unemployment among those who most recently worked in the service sector fell by 61,887 (-2.25%). The same trend was seen among those coming from the construction sector (-11,706 or -2.44%) and the industrial sector (-14,139 or -3.41%). Unemployment among first-time job-seekers fell by 4,623 (-1.21%), while it rose by 7,027 (3.6%) among those coming from the agriculture sector.

Recorded unemployment fell in all 17 autonomous regions, led by Catalonia (-20,952), Madrid (-14,090) and Castile-Leon (-8,255).

Permanent full-time employment up by 18.2%

A total of 1,726,117 new employment contracts were signed in June. This is the highest reported number of contracts in one month since October 2007. This is an increase of 13.7% on the same month in 2014.

In turn, permanent employment grew by 15% on the same figure posted 12 months ago, while permanent full-time employment grew by 17.3%.

In the first six months of the year, permanent employment grew by 15.4% on the same period last year, while permanent full-time employment grew by 18.2%.

Consolidation of upward trend in the employment market

The State Secretary for Employment, Juan Pablo Riesgo, stressed that the data published on Thursday show that the employment market maintained an upward trend in June.

"This data should continue to encourage us to work hard for all those who are seeking an opportunity but cannot find one", he stressed.