https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spain's unemployment rate dropped in 2018 as the country's services sector, which includes all-important tourism, generated more jobs, official figures showed Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190129/spains-jobless-queue-shortens-in-2018 Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:01:58 +0100 spains-jobless-queue-shortens-in-2018 Spain's first-quarter jobless rate rose for the first time in a year, official figures showed Thursday, mainly due to a lull in the tourism sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20170427/spains-unemployment-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-two-years Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:24:22 +0200 spains-unemployment-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-two-years Spain's jobless queue shrank sharply last year, dropping by 9.5 percent, the labour ministry said Wednesday, as unemployment continues to recede from the record highs seen during the 2013 crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20170105/spains-jobless-queue-shrinks-in-2016 Thu, 05 Jan 2017 10:37:46 +0100 spains-jobless-queue-shrinks-in-2016 Spain's unemployment fell below 20 percent for the first time in six years, official figures showed on Thursday, in good news for acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he prepares to take power again. https://www.thelocal.es/20161027/spains-jobless-drops-below-20-for-first-time-in-six-years Thu, 27 Oct 2016 13:40:45 +0200 spains-jobless-drops-below-20-for-first-time-in-six-years The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain rose by 14,435 to 3.69 million in August from a month earlier, its first increase since February, the Labour Ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160902/spanish-unemployment-on-the-rise-again Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:51:17 +0200 spanish-unemployment-on-the-rise-again Spain's jobless rate slipped to 20 percent in the second quarter of 2016, as the tourism boom provided much needed seasonal work. https://www.thelocal.es/20160728/summer-jobs-bring-spanish-unemployment-to-six-year-low Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:41:53 +0200 summer-jobs-bring-spanish-unemployment-to-six-year-low The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in May below four million for the first time since August 2010, official data showed Thursday, giving a boost to the ruling conservatives ahead of a June 26th general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20160602/spanish-jobless-queue-shortens-ahead-of-election-unemployment Thu, 02 Jun 2016 13:49:17 +0200 spanish-jobless-queue-shortens-ahead-of-election-unemployment Unemployment in Spain rose to 21 percent over the first three months of the year, official statistics showed Thursday, an increase that was quickly shrugged off by acting Economy Minister Luis de Guindos. https://www.thelocal.es/20160428/spain-sees-jobless-rise-during-first-quarter-of-2016 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:34:59 +0200 spain-sees-jobless-rise-during-first-quarter-of-2016 Spain's unemployment, the eurozone's highest after Greece, shrank by 1.4 percent in March over February, the employment ministry said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160404/spanish-joblessness-edges-down-in-march Mon, 04 Apr 2016 12:57:00 +0200 spanish-joblessness-edges-down-in-march Spain's labour market reform is proving a dream for firms but a nightmare for short term workers. https://www.thelocal.es/20160307/spains-unfair-labour-reform-unemployment Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:03:54 +0100 spains-unfair-labour-reform-unemployment Spain's economy rose 3.2 percent in 2015, official figures showed on Friday, its second year of growth as the country emerges from a damaging economic crisis marked by sky-high unemployment and rising inequalities. https://www.thelocal.es/20160129/record-tourism-boosts-spains-economic-recovery Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:07:35 +0100 record-tourism-boosts-spains-economic-recovery Spain's unemployment rate registered a record fall last year, dropping nearly three percentage points to 20.90 percent, according to statistics published on Thursday that confirm the country's economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20160128/spain-registers-record-unemployment-drop-in-2015 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 13:22:02 +0100 spain-registers-record-unemployment-drop-in-2015 Spanish unemployment fell by nearly eight percent in 2015 from the previous year, the labour ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160105/spains-employment-grew-half-a-million-in-2015 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 13:07:12 +0100 spains-employment-grew-half-a-million-in-2015 Spanish unemployment fell in November, reversing a three-month upward trend, providing a welcome boost for the government less than three weeks ahead of a general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20151202/spanish-unemployment-drops-just-ahead-of-general-election Wed, 02 Dec 2015 12:24:39 +0100 spanish-unemployment-drops-just-ahead-of-general-election Spain's jobless total rose for a third straight month in October to 4.18 million, the employment ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151103/spanish-jobless-count-rises-again-as-seasonal-contracts-end Tue, 03 Nov 2015 12:08:18 +0100 spanish-jobless-count-rises-again-as-seasonal-contracts-end Spain's unemployment rate fell to 21.2 percent in the second quarter, its lowest level in four years, official data showed on Thursday, in a further sign of recovery in the eurozone's fourth-largest economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20151022/spanish-jobless-rate-drops-to-four-year-low-in-further-sign-of-economic-recovery Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:59:53 +0200 spanish-jobless-rate-drops-to-four-year-low-in-further-sign-of-economic-recovery Many of Spain's five million unemployed dream of finding a steady job in the economic recovery vaunted by the government - but a legion of undeclared workers still scrape by cash-in-hand. https://www.thelocal.es/20150727/spains-black-economy-casts-shadow-on-recovery Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:41:29 +0200 spains-black-economy-casts-shadow-on-recovery Spain's unemployment rate fell sharply to 22.7 percent in the second quarter, official data showed on Thursday, as the government boasted of creating hundreds of thousands of jobs ahead of an election. https://www.thelocal.es/20150723/spain-jobless-rate-falls-to-227-percent Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:16:39 +0200 spain-jobless-rate-falls-to-227-percent Spain's conservative government has raised its economic growth forecast for this year to 3.3 percent and to 3 percent in 2016, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150702/optimistic-pm-raises-spains-growth-forecast Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:09:57 +0200 optimistic-pm-raises-spains-growth-forecast The number of registered unemployed fell in Spain for the fifth straight month in June, although the drop was less than forecast. https://www.thelocal.es/20150702/unemployment-falls-for-fifth-month-in-spain Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:23:33 +0200 unemployment-falls-for-fifth-month-in-spain