The number of unemployed registered in the offices of the Public Employment Service (SEPE) has increased in August by 46,400 people in relation to the previous month. In the last 8 years this month registered unemployment had increased by 44,063 people.

Thus, the total number of registered unemployed stands at 3,382,324. It reaches its lowest level in the last 8 years. In seasonally adjusted terms, unemployment rises to 11,437 people. In the last 12 months, unemployment has been reduced by 315,172 people, with one month remaining a high annual rate of reduction, which stands at 8.52%.