Spain jobless rate falls to 22.7%

Last Updated: Thursday, July 23, 2015, 15:17

"Never in Spain`s economic history have so many jobs been created in a single quarter," Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a televised speech after the figures were released.

Spanish jobless claims fall in June for fifth straight month

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 15:03

The number of registered unemployed fell in Spain for the fifth straight month in June, government data showed Thursday, but the country continues to battle one of the highest jobless rates in Europe.

Spain records biggest fall in April jobless claims in almost 20 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 16:02

In the third straight month of falling unemployment, jobless claims declined in April by 118,923 to 4.33 million from March.

Spain sees slight increase in first quarter jobless

Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015, 12:52

Spain`s already high unemployment rose slightly in the first quarter, official data showed Thursday, in a bleak reminder of the challenges the country faces as it seeks to cement a fragile economic recovery.

Spain says jobless rate tops 26% at end of 2013

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 14:48

Spain`s unemployment rate rose above 26 percent in the final quarter of 2013, official data showed Thursday, as the eurozone`s fourth-largest economy emerged only haltingly from a long, job-wrecking recession.

Spain posts drop in unemployment

Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 12:36

Employment rose by 149,000 to 16.78 million in the April-June period, with the labor force participation rate at 59.54 percent.

Spain extends benefits for long-term jobless

Last Updated: Saturday, January 26, 2013, 09:56

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria made the announcement to reporters, saying the measure will help ease the "dramatic" effects of unemployment.

Ranks of jobless in Spain edge closer to 5 mn

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 13:36

Over the 12 months ending Nov 30, the ranks of the unemployed rose by 487,355, or 11.02 percent.

Spain jobless rate hits record high; tops 25%

Last Updated: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 10:56

The ranks of Spain's unemployed climbed by 85,000 in the third quarter to more than 5.75 million, pushing the jobless rate to a record 25.02 percent, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Friday.

South Korea's jobless rate falls

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 14:50

South Korea's jobless rate fell to 2.9 percent last month due to strong job creation in both manufacturing and service industries, a government report showed Wednesday.