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The unemployment rate in Spain fell sharply in the second quarter of this year, reaching 15.3% against 16.7% in the previous quarter, thanks in particular to services and tourism, according to official statistics released Thursday.
Despite active growth (+ 2.7% expected for 2018), Spain remains the second largest European country after Greece, which has the highest unemployment rate.
At the end of May, the total unemployment rate in the EU (for the 28 countries combined) Percentage, and in the euro area by 8.4%, according to recent figures from the European Bureau of Statistics (U [19659004] In Spain, the employment situation has seen a dramatic improvement in the services sector in the second quarter of this year, during which period the tourist season begins with a large number of temporary jobs. 19659004] The number of unemployed persons under 25 fell to about 34.7% in the second quarter of this year, compared to 36.3% in the previous quarter, despite It is still relatively high.
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