Spain Unemployment Rises 1.7% In September

Spain Unemployment Rises 1.7% In September

Unemployment in Spain increased in September as recession and the euro area debt crisis continued to hamper job creation, the latest data from the Labor Ministry showed Tuesday.

The number of registered unemployed rose by 79,645 or 1.72 percent month-on-month in September, leaving 4.7 million people out of work at the end of the month.

The pace of increase in the number of jobless was, however, weaker than that in September last year when unemployment rose by 95,817 persons. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the Eurozone.