The number of unemployed registered in the offices of the Public Employment Services has increased in August in 47,047 people in relation to the previous month. Last year the unemployment had increased in that same month in 46,400. In seasonally adjusted terms, unemployment has dropped by 2,819 people.

With respect to August 2017, unemployment has been reduced by 200,256 people, which puts its year-on-year decline level at -5.92%. Thus, the total number of registered unemployed is 3,182,068. Male unemployment stood at 1,306,994 people, rising by 27,415 (2.14%) and female unemployment by 1,875,074, increasing by 19,632 (1.06%).