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Spain’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.87% in Q2, Lowest in 18 Years

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By Marta Serafinko and Mireia Merino July 28 (Reuters) - Spain's unemployment rate fell back below 10% ​in the second quarter of ‌2026, reaching its lowest level since 2008 even as the labour force rose to a record high, data from ‌the ​National Statis...

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The unemployment rate in a single digit -9,87%, its lowest level since before the outbreak of the 2008 financial crisis - and the occupation at a historical peak of almost 22.8 million...

·Madrid, Spain
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The government found a new argument on Tuesday to defend its economic management following the publication of the Labor Force Survey (EPA). The number of employed people increased by 486,000 between April and June, reaching 22.779 million workers, while the unemployment rate fell to 9.87%, the first time it has dropped below 10% since the beginning of 2008. Read more

·Madrid, Spain
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The Spanish National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported that the number of employed people rose to 22.779 million, after 486,000 jobs were created between April and June. At the same time, unemployment fell by 213,300, bringing it below 10%. The increase in employment coincided with the start of the summer season, which traditionally favors the influx of new workers, especially in the service sector. This is a result of the needs of the tour…

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The data from the Active Population Survey (EPA) published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) have collected a decrease of 2.8%.

·Madrid, Spain
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The surprising fact of the unemployment in the Balearic Islands: the lowest rate in Spain, but with 10,200 households where no one works and all its members are in unemployment in the middle of the tourist season and with remarkable lack of labour in all sectors, as they have denounced small and large entrepreneurs who have been attacked by this problem. ... Continue reading "The surprising fact of the unemployment in the Balearic Islands: the l…

·Madrid, Spain
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Spain's unemployment rate falls to 9.87% in Q2, lowest in 18 years

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EL ESPAÑOL broke the news in Spain on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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