The number of unemployed in Spain fell in 2014 for the second consecutive year, although still at a high level of nearly 4.45 million people, according registered unemployment figures released Monday by the Ministry of Employment.
The country was in late December with 253,627 unemployed less than the same period last year . With this, the registered unemployment to December 31 was 4,447,711 people.
Only in December, the decline was 64,405, according to the statement. The Spanish economy was revived last year, after passing through a serious crisis.
“ This is the second decline in registered unemployment at the end of a year since 2006 (ie before the crisis, ndr), after recorded in 2013, when it fell to 147,000 people, “said the ministry in a statement.
Thus,” the cumulative decline in the last two years now exceeds 400,000 “.
The number of permanent contracts increased last year by 18.9%, totaling 1.35 million, and did faster than precarious jobs, which grew by 12.6% and totaled 15.37 million.
“Today we have more than 253,000 reasons to be optimistic but we still many more to continue working for recovery and stable and quality employment in our country, “Secretary of Employment status , Engracia Hidalgo.
Unemployment in Spain began to soar in 2008, with the bursting of the housing bubble.
The ministry measured monthly registered unemployment, ie registered unemployed, but does not publish any rate .
The National Institute of Statistics (INE), which is a guideline, estimated in the third quarter was unemployed at 23.67% of the working population, what had 5.43 million unemployed.
Through a quarterly survey, the INE posted to all those actively seeking a job, even when they are not enrolled in the unemployment rolls.
The Conservative government, which will face general elections later this year, expect a small reduction in the unemployment rate the fourth largest economy in the Eurozone . Rate is expected to have finished 2014 by 24.2% and 22.2% in 2015, one of the highest levels in industrialized countries.
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