Spain's September jobs data Record Social Security rolls

Oct 2

RTVE reports record September Social Security affiliation, with roughly 92,000 additional affiliates bringing the total above 22.4 million. It attributes part of the growth, and an increase in registered unemployment, to migrant regularization. Unemployment approaches 2.38 million while remaining the lowest September figure in 19 years. The opening headline gives the same record and an approximate two-decade comparison. These are September indicators reported in the October 2 bulletin, not a new regularization decision.

Spain's October 2 labour-data release reports record September Social Security affiliation. RTVE gives roughly 92,000 additional affiliates and a total above 22.4 million. Registered unemployment rises to nearly 2.38 million, still the lowest September level in 19 years. The bulletin attributes part of the affiliation and unemployment growth to migrant regularization. Figures describe September, while the occurrence is their October 2 disclosure; it is not a new regularization decision.